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...
Author(s)
Young, V.; Rao, S.; Shropshire, S. B.; Marolf, A. J.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 24, 10, pp e394-e400
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...
Author(s)
Urbanschitz, T.; Burgener, I. A.; Zeugswetter, F. K.
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere, 2022, 50, 2, pp 93-100
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...
Author(s)
Geddes, R.; Aguiar, J.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 24, 7, pp 641-650
Glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), a key enzyme in amino acid oxidation and urea production, is mainly derived from the liver and its activity may increase with hepatocellular necrosis. Feline hyperthyroidism is associated with elevated serum activities of various enzymes, but the pattern of serum...
Author(s)
Papakonstantinou, S.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2023, 35, 3, pp 300-303
Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hypersomatotropism (HST) and hyperthyroidism in cats with diabetes mellitus (DM) from referral centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods: This was a prospective study. Systematic screening of serum insulin-like growth factor 1...
Author(s)
Miceli, D. D.; García, J. D.; Amunategui, J. P. R.; Pompili, G. A.; Rial, L. A.; Más, J.; Molina, E. M.; Pignataro, O. P.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2023, 25, 2,
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...
Author(s)
Kracunovic, M. C.; Sicoe, B. A.; Barnea, R.; Dumitrescu, E.; Tulcan, C.; Văduva, C.; Morar, D.
Publisher
Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara, Timisoara, Romania
Citation
Lucrari Stiintifice - Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole a Banatului Timisoara, Medicina Veterinara, 2022, 55, 4, pp 92-98
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...
Author(s)
Alborough, R.; Graham, P. A.; Gardner, D. S.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 5,
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. ...
Author(s)
Sparkes, A.; Garelli-Paar, C.; Blondel, T.; Guillot, E.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 24, 10, pp e310-e323
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...
Publisher
Veterinary Business Development Ltd, Peterborough, UK
Citation
Veterinary Times, 2022, 52, 45, pp 13-14
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...
Author(s)
Yu, L.; Lacorcia, L.; Johnstone, T.
Publisher
Wiley, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 2022, 100, 9, pp 415-432