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Prevalence and risk factors for hyperthyroidism in Irish cats from the greater Dublin area.
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- Relationship between total thyroxine, thyroid palpation and a clinical index in hyperthyroid and healthy cats and cats with other diseases.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2019Article
- Prevalence of and risk factors for feline hyperthyroidism in South Africa.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2017Article
- A critical review of food-associated factors proposed in the etiology of feline hyperthyroidism.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundHyperthyroidism is common in older cats. Prevalence varies geographically, but is anecdotally considered low in Ireland. The aim of this study was to document prevalence of hyperthyroidism in older cats in the greater Dublin area of Ireland and to assess environmental and clinical associations for development and identification of the disease.
methodsPrimary-care veterinary practices were requested to select cats aged 10 years or older where blood sampling was being performed for health screening or clinical investigations. Surplus serum/plasma samples were submitted to University College Dublin Diagnostic Endocrine Laboratory for total thyroxine (T
resultsSamples were submitted from 507 cats including 107 (21.1%) hyperthyroid, 54 (10.6%) equivocal and 346 (68.2%) euthyroid. The presence of goitre (
conclusionsHyperthyroidism is not uncommon in Irish cats. Age was the only significant risk factor for its development. The high proportion of hyperthyroid cats without palpable goitre (> 60%) may reflect failure to detect goitre and account for the perceived low prevalence of this condition in Ireland.
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