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
Mickey was treated in November of 2013 and is still dong great
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
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
Castro Lopez J., Lloret A., Ravera I., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2014. 16(6): p.527-31. An 11-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was presented for polydipsia, hyperactivity and bilateral thyroid gland enlargement. Total T4 (TT4) was in the … Read More
Eichhorn-Wharry L.I., Carlin A.M. and Talpos G.B. Am J Surg, 2011. 201(3): p.334-8; discussion 338. BACKGROUND: Technetium sestamibi scanning is the most accepted method of imaging used for preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas. Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) scanning is … Read More
Lynn A., Dockins J.M., Kuehn N.F., et al. J Small Anim Pract, 2009. 50(3): p.147-50. An eight-year-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated because of dyspnoea secondary to pleural effusion. Ultrasound examination identified a large anechoic cyst-like structure in the … Read More