Lurye J.C., Behrend E.N. and Kemppainen R.J. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2002. 221(2): p.243-9. OBJECTIVE: To compare serum total thyroxine (T4) concentrations obtained with an in-house ELISA and a validated radioimmunoassay (RIA). DESIGN: Laboratory trial. SAMPLE POPULATION: 50 … Read More
Padgett S. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract, 2002. 32(4): p.851-9, vi. Hyperthyroidism is the most commonly diagnosed endocrine disease in cats. Surgery is a widely available curative therapy for hyperthyroid cats. Because of the multiple metabolic changes … Read More
Peeters M.E., Timmermans-Sprang E.P. and Mol J.A. Thyroid, 2002. 12(7): p.571-5. The etiopathogenesis of feline thyrotoxicosis is unknown. The transmembrane part (gene codons 480-640) of the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) gene of hyperthyroid cats has already been investigated for the … Read More
Kampa N, Wennstrom U, Lord P, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:383-391. Determinations of different methods of measurement of uptake of 99mTc-DTPA using scintigraphy of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were made from 29 studies on 10 healthy beagle dogs. GFR … Read More
Daniel GB, Sharp DS, Nieckarz JA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:374-382. Quantitative thyroid scintigraphy using pertechnetate was performed in 43 cats with various T4 concentrations and compared to eight normal control cats. Quantitative parameters included percentage dose uptake of … Read More
Pease AP, Berry CR, Mott JP, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:338-342. A 4-year-old Labrador Retriever presented for urinary incontinence and constipation of 2 weeks duration. There was a tender abdomen, lumbar pain and conscious proprioceptive deficits in both pelvic … Read More
Kaser-Hotz B, Rohrer CR, Stankeova S, et al. The Journal of small animal practice 2002;43:303-307. Five cats tentatively diagnosed with pituitary adenoma (four cases) or pituitary carcinoma (one case), based on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging, were treated … Read More
Saito M, Sharp NJ, Kortz GD, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:331-337. Two Lhasa Apsos were diagnosed with lissencephaly based on MR imaging and clinical findings. Histologic confirmation of the diagnosis was obtained in one dog. The MR imaging appearance … Read More
Tidwell AS, Specht A, Blaeser L, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:319-324. Myelography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on a 4-year-old neutered female Rottweiler with bilateral pelvic limb paresis. On the myelogram, there was extradural spinal cord compression … Read More
Hoffman S.B., Yoder A.R. and Trepanier L.A. J Vet Pharmacol Ther, 2002. 25(3): p.189-93. The antithyroid drug methimazole is widely used for the medical management of feline hyperthyroidism. Recently, custom veterinary pharmacies have offered methimazole in a transdermal gel … Read More