Hyperthyroid Hints

Kennedy R.L. and Thoday K.L. Res Vet Sci, 1988. 45(3): p.300-6.   Thyroid autoantibodies have been demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence in the sera of 10 of 29 (34 per cent) cats with hyperthyroidism. Antinuclear factor, rare in healthy cats, was … Read More

Turrel J.M., Feldman E.C., Nelson R.W., et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988. 193(3): p.359-64.   The medical records of 14 hyperthyroid cats with thyroid carcinoma were analyzed retrospectively regarding historical, physical, laboratory, and thyroid scintiscan findings, treatment, and … Read More

Ecg of the Month. Sinus Rhythm with Complete Heart Block Jacobs G.J. and Otto C. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988. 193(3): p.316-7. A 10-year-old castrated male domestic longhair cat with hyperthyroidism was referred for radioactive iodine (131I) treatment. Treatment … Read More

Peterson M.E., Kintzer P.P. and Hurvitz A.I. J Vet Intern Med, 1988. 2(3): p.150-7.   The efficacy and safety of the antithyroid drug methimazole were evaluated over a 3-year period in 262 cats with hyperthyroidism. In 181 of the cats, … Read More

Peterson M.E., Aucoin D.P., Davis C.A., et al. Res Vet Sci, 1988. 45(1): p.1-3.   The oral and intravenous disposition of the anti-thyroid drug propylthiouracil (PTU) was determined in six clinically healthy cats and four cats with naturally occurring hyperthyroidism. … Read More

Bond B.R., Fox P.R., Peterson M.E., et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 1988. 192(11): p.1546-9.   Using M-mode echocardiography, cardiac abnormalities were studied in 103 cats with untreated hyperthyroidism. In addition, follow-up echocardiography was performed on 24 of these … Read More

Labuc R.H. and Jones B.R. N Z Vet J, 1988. 36(2): p.77-81.   Feline hyperthyroidism is the name given to the multisystemic manifestation of excessive concentrations of circulating thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3). The most common cause is … Read More

Hays M.T., Broome M.R. and Turrel J.M. Endocrinology, 1988. 122(6): p.2444-61.   A comprehensive multicompartmental kinetic model was developed to account for the distribution and metabolism of simultaneously injected radioactive iodide (iodide*), T3 (T3*), and T4 (T4*) in six normal … Read More

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Broome M.R., Turrel J.M. and Hays M.T. Am J Vet Res, 1988. 49(2): p.193-7. In 76 cats with hyperthyroidism, peak thyroidal radioiodine (131I) uptakes and effective half-lives were determined after administration of tracer and therapeutic activities of 131I. In 6 … Read More