| Abstract | Thirty-two elderly domestic shorthaired cats (mean age 12.9 years) were treated with radioiodine (131I). The dose of 131I administered ranged from 39 mBq to 134 mBq. Twenty-eight cats became euthyroid after treatment, one became hypothyroid and three remained hyperthyroxaemic. Two of the hyperthyroxaemic cats were successfully re-treated with 131I. Five cats died from concurrent diseases within one year of treatment. The administration of a dose of 131I selected by assessing the severity of the clinical signs, the size of the thyroid gland(s) and the serum level of thyroxine was an effective treatment for hyperthyroidism. |
| Authors | B R Jones, J Cayzer, E A Dillon, K P Smidt
(Affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North [corrected])
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| Journal | New Zealand veterinary journal
(N Z Vet J)
Vol. 39
Issue 2
Pg. 71-4
(Jun 1991)
ISSN: 0048-0169 New Zealand |
| PMID | 16031625
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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