Objectives: Hyperthyroidism frequently affects middle-to-older-aged cats that can present with cardiorespiratory signs. The effects of hyperthyroidism on cardiac size and function have been previously documented. Anecdotally, pulmonary hyperinflation identified on thoracic radiographs may also be...

Objective: This retrospective study was initiated to evaluate the utility of TSH measurements using a common canine TSH assay to diagnose and monitor feline hyperthyroidism after radioiodine or thyreostatic drug treatment. Material and methods: The electronic database of the University of...

Practical relevance: Both hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common long-term conditions in older cats, which might be diagnosed concurrently or develop at different times. Hyperthyroidism may mask the presence of CKD, and vice versa, by various mechanisms that are described in...

Feline hyperthyroidism is an endocrine disease caused by hypersecretion of thyroid hormones, being the most common endocrinopathy found in cats. With its onset, a series of associated paraclinical alterations appear. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic value of the hematological and...

Hyperthyroidism is a common endocrinopathy of domestic felines. In humans, toxic nodular goitre is pathophysiologically similar to feline hyperthyroidism and can be caused by chronically low or fluctuating dietary iodine intake. The aetiopathogenesis of feline hyperthyroidism is not known, but...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to collect data from a substantial number of older cats having their systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured in a variety of clinical practices, to describe the findings and assess variables that affected the duration of assessment and the values obtained. ...

A few sex-linked genes control each of the main cat coat colour characteristics: black/orange, dilute/non-dilute, agouti/non-agouti, tabby/non-tabby and white/non-white. As the tortoiseshell coat colour is produced by a female cat with two X chromosomes, possessing one copy of the black and one...

Hyperthyroidism and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common diseases of geriatric cats, and often occur concurrently. Thus, a thorough understanding of the influence of thyroid function on renal function is of significant value for all feline practitioners. Among other effects, hyperthyroidism...

Background: Hyperthyroidism is the most frequent endocrinopathy in older cats. To date, there is no consensus on how to best calculate the dose of radioiodine to administer to hyperthyroid cats. Aim: The goals of this study were to compare thyroid function, renal function, and survival time between ...

Objectives: Cats with hyperthyroidism have been reported to develop thromboembolism, with and without echocardiographic abnormalities consistent with hyperthyroidism. The objective of this study was to compare platelet function in cats with hyperthyroidism with euthyroid age-matched cats. We...