Peterson M.E. Compend Contin Educ Vet, 2013. 35(8): p.E3. In older cats presenting with clinical features of hyperthyroidism, confirming the diagnosis of thyroid disease is usually straightforward. However, the potential for false-negative and false-positive results exists with all thyroid function … Read More
Williams T.L., Elliott J., Berry J., et al. The Journal of small animal practice, 2013. 54(7): p.367-73. OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible pathophysiological mechanisms (reduced plasma calcitriol concentrations and/or presence of concurrent or masked chronic kidney disease) for hypocalcaemiain … Read More
Dirtu A.C., Niessen S.J., Jorens P.G., et al. Environment international, 2013. 57-58: p.60-7. It was recently hypothesized that pets may serve as sentinels to explore human exposure to organohalogenated chemicals (OHCs) via indoor environments and adverse health effects. The … Read More
Holly’s mom send us a nice card and picture of Holly now. It’s a great example of the huge difference a cure makes to a hyperthyroid cat. “Dr. Broome, I would like to thank you and your staff for the … Read More
Broome M.R. and Peterson M.E. Conference Proceedings, (2013). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Seattle: p.686 Hyperthyroidism develops in cats secondary to 1 or more autonomously functional thyroid adenomas. The progressive thy- rotoxicosis that ensues causes the chronic … Read More
Caney S.M. Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2013. 15(6): p.494-502. Hyperthyroidism is the most common feline endocrinopathy. Treatment options comprise anti-thyroid medication, iodine-restricted diet, surgical thyroidectomy and radioiodine. One hundred and eleven owners of hyperthyroid cats completed a detailed … Read More
Chciuk K., Behrend E.N., Martin L., et al. Conference Proceedings, (2013). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Iatrogenic hypothyroidism following treatment of feline hyperthyroidism can have deleterious effects on renal function. Serum total thyroxine concentration (T4) is commonly … Read More
Williams T., Elliott J. and Syme H.M. Conference Proceedings, (2013). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Seattle: p.686 Hyperthyroid cats are reported to have reduced blood ionised calcium concentrations (iCa) and elevated plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations, … Read More
Bijsmans E.S., Jepson R.E., Chang Y.M., et al. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2013. p.732-733. The association between hypertension and feline chronic kid- ney disease (CKD) is well recognised and the prevalence of hypertension in CKD has been … Read More
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