The Issues of Hyperthyroidism

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Monday 16 November 2015

Hyperthyroidism in Cats

In 1979, the first case of feline hyperthyroidism was reported. Since then, there has been a drastic increase in the number of cats affected and has become a major cause of death in cats. The thyroid gland in more than 95% of hyperthyroid cats are producing excessive thyroid hormones and less than 5% of hyperthyroid cats have cancer in the thyroid gland.
Enlarged thyroid gland in a cat.
However, the cause of hyperthyroidism in cats still remains unknown but it could be due to thyroid-disrupting compounds found in cat food, drinking water or the environment. Symptoms include weight loss, increase heart rate, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Meet Bingo. It suffers from hyperthyroidism.
Online reference:
Post Independent, 2015. Integrative Pet Vet: Thyroid disease epidemic in cats. [online] Available at: <http://www.postindependent.com/opinion/columns/18748055-113/integrative-pet-vet-thyroid-disease-epidemic-in-cats> [Accessed 16 November 2015].

 Picture references:
[Enlarged thyroid gland in a cat] n.d. [image online] Available at: <http://vetbook.org/wiki/cat/images/thumb/0/07/Thy01.jpg/300px-Thy01.jpg> [Accessed 16 November 2015].
[Hyperthyroidism cat] n.d. [image online] Available at: <http://www.cat-health-guide.org/image-files/hyperthyroidismcat.jpg> [Accessed 16 November 2015].

Video reference:


Hyperthyroidism in cats, 2015. Vets Klinic. [video] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cEVpqaT_A> [Accessed 21 November 2015].

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4 comments:

  1. Unknown20 November 2015 at 23:09

    Interesting info! Is it only in cats? what about other animals?

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    1. Shu Yun and Mayvene21 November 2015 at 10:37

      Hi Lyves. Hyperthyroidism is more common in cats but it can also be found in dogs. I hope this answers to your question. Thank you. :)

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