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Peterson ME, Broome MR. Hyperthyroid cats on long - term medical treatment show a progressive increase in the prevalence of large thyroid tumors, intrathoracic thyroid masses, and suspected thyroid carcinoma.

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If you cat is undergoing an extended stay for treatment of hyperthyroid disease, you can see him / her on a webcam from your home

9:10 am Dr. Catharine Scott - Moncrieff Effect of iodine limited diets on thyroidal iodine uptake in hyperthyroid cats

As a result, hyperthyroid cats typically lose weight despite a ravenous appetite, begin drinking and urinate excessively, and may experience side effects on the heart, kidneys, liver, nervous system, and blood pressure.

For the recently diagnosed hyperthyroid cat, the option of trial therapy with Tapazole should be considered so that the effect of treatment on renal functions can be evaluated.

In rare cases (less than 1 % of all hyperthyroid cats), the growth on the thyroid gland is cancerous, or malignant.

Methimazole (Tapazole, Felimazole) and a similar medication, carbimazole, both given to hyperthyroid cats, can cause blood cholesterol levels to be abnormally high (probably through its effects on the liver, since liver enzymes like ALT often go up as well).

I just finished reading an excellent newsletter from Drs. Wackerbarth and Vaughan at the Hyperthyroid Treatment Center in Edmonds on feeding hypertHyperthyroid Treatment Center in Edmonds on feeding hyperthyroidhyperthyroid cats.

Hyperthyroid cats may have normal findings on the CBC and urinalysis, but the chemistry panel often shows elevation of several liver enzymes.

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For the few cats that are hyperthyroid that do not show up on a basic thyroid level screening, we do have more advanced tests, or in some cases, we may just treat based on clinical signs and response to treatment.

The study results showed that the hyperthyroid cats had higher blood levels of PBDEs on a fat weight basis.

Last, cats can be place on a special feline hyperthyroid diet that has restricted iodine levels.

For more information on ultrasound and even radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroid cats, please visit Dr. Goggin's web site metrovetrad.com.