Finotello R., Masserdotti C., Baroni G., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2016. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) in the diagnosis of feline lung digit syndrome (FLDS) and … Read More
Peterson M.E., Broome M.R. and Rishniw M. J Feline Med Surg, 2016. 18(2): p.92-103. 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, … Read More
Guo W., Gardner S., Yen S., et al. Environ Sci Technol, 2016. 50(3): p.1510-8. In this study, we measured serum PBDE levels in California (CA) house cats during two time periods: 2008-2010 and 2012-2013 to assess the impacts of … Read More
Volckaert V., Vandermeulen E., Dobbeleir A., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2016. 18(2): p.144-9. 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 … Read More
Peterson M.E., Guterl J.N., Rishniw M., et al. Conference Proceedings, (2015). American College of Veterinary Radiology, Minneapolis:
Van Hoek I., Hesta M. and Biourge V. J Feline Med Surg, 2015. 17(10): p.837-47. Since the first description of feline hyperthyroidism (HT) in 1979, several studies have been undertaken to define the etiology of the disease. Epidemiologic studies, … Read More
Scott-Moncrieff J.C., Heng H.G., Weng H.Y., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2015. 29(5): p.1322-6. BACKGROUND: The effect of feeding a limited iodine diet on radioactive iodine uptake in the thyroid glands of hyperthyroid cats is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To … Read More
Peterson M.E., Guterl J.N., Nichols R., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2015. 29(5): p.1327-34. BACKGROUND: In humans, measurement of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration is commonly used as a first-line discriminatory test of thyroid function. Recent reports indicate … Read More
Skeezix came to us in to be treated with radioiodine therapy on May 17, 2015 for his thyroid carcinoma . He came in weighing 4 pounds 10 ounces. He came back today (July 6th 2015) for his re-scan and is … Read More
Nussbaum L.K., Scavelli T.D., Scavelli D.M., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2015. 29(4): p.1069-1073. Background The prevalence of concurrent disease in hyperthyroid cats is unknown. Objectives To identify the prevalence of concurrent intra-abdominal disease using abdominal ultrasound … Read More