Practical relevance: Since first being reported in the late 1970s, there has been a dramatic
increase in the prevalence of hyperthyroidism in cats. It is now recognized worldwide as the …

Owners surrender millions of cats to animal shelters each year for euthanasia. 1
Inappropriate elimination, most commonly associated with urologic signs, was the most …

Clinical context: Since 1979 and 1980 when the first reports of clinical feline hyperthyroidism
(FHT) appeared in the literature, our understanding of the disease has evolved …

Objective—To determine whether the increasing prevalence of feline hyperthyroidism is the
result of aging of the cat population and whether consumption of canned foods at various …

Co-incident with the introduction of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) into household
materials nearly 30 years ago, feline hyperthyroidism (FH) has increased dramatically. Risk …

Hyperthyroidism is one of the most common feline endocrinopathies [1–9], affecting
approximately 1 in 300 cats [10]. Ninety-nine percent of cases result from benign nodular …

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 …

Feline hyperthyroidism is the most commonly diagnosed endocrine-related disease among
senior and geriatric housecats, but the causes remain unknown. Exposure to endocrine …

Objective—To identify dietary and environmental risk factors for hyperthyroidism in cats.
Design—Case-control study. Animals—100 cats with hyperthyroidism and 163 control cats …

None of the studies to date have isolated a single dominant factor that could be incriminated
in the development of hyperthyroidism in cats. Rather, most of the studies provide further …