Hyperthyroid Hints

Aldridge C., Behrend E.N., Martin L.G., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2015. 29(3): p.862-8.   BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic hypothyroidism (IH) after treatment of hyperthyroidism can impair renal function. No study compared the efficacy of measurement of serum free thyroxine by … Read More

Hui T.Y., Bruyette D.S., Moore G.E., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2015. 29(4): p.1063-1068.   Background Exclusive feeding of an iodine-restricted diet has been proposed as a method for controlling clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism in hyperthyroid cats. Objectives … Read More

Volckaert V., Vandermeulen E., Dobbeleir A., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2015.   Radioiodine therapy is commonly used in hyperthyroid cats and has a high success rate, ranging from 85-95%. As in humans, thyroid volume has been reported to … Read More

Peterson M.E., Broome M.R. and Rishniw M. J Feline Med Surg, 2015.   OBJECTIVES: Hyperthyroidism is common in cats, but there are no reports that evaluate its severity or underlying thyroid tumor disease based on disease duration (ie, time from … Read More

Peterson M.E. and Broome M.R. Vet Radiol Ultrasound, 2015. 56(1): p.84-95.   Thyroid scintigraphy is currently the reference standard for diagnosing and staging cats with hyperthyroidism, but few studies describing the scintigraphic characteristics in a large number of cats have … Read More

Waddell R.E., Marino D.J., Loughin C.A., et al. Am J Vet Res, 2015. 76(1): p.53-9.   OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of medical infrared thermal imaging (MITI) as a screening tool for hyperthyroidism in cats, evaluate the need for hair … Read More

Junginger J, Hansmann F, Herder V, et al. PLoS One 2015;10:e0130573. This retrospective study provides an overview on spontaneous diseases occurring in 38 captive wild felids submitted for necropsy by German zoological gardens between 2004 and 2013. Species included 18 … Read More

Chow K., Hearn L.K., Zuber M., et al. Environmental Research, 2015. 136(0): p.173-179.   The cause of feline hyperthyroidism (FH), a common endocrinopathy of domestic cats, is unknown. A potential association between exposure to environmental contaminants polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) … Read More

Demonaco S.M., Koch M.W. and Southard T.L. J Feline Med Surg, 2014. 16(12): p.1010-5.   An 11-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for anorexia, lethargy and weight loss of 6 days’ duration. Bilateral mydriasis, absent menace response, slow-to-absent … Read More

Bowlt K., Cattin I. and Stewart J. J Small Anim Pract, 2014. 55(12): p.643-7.   Feline hyperthyroidism can be treated medically, surgically or with radioactive iodine. Carbimazole inhibits both triiodothyronine and thyroxine synthesis in the thyroid gland and reported side … Read More