Clinical changes in cats submitted to experimental hyperthyroidism
Abstract
The interrelation between experimental hyperthyroidism andclinical changes was
studied in adult intact cats kept under hyperthyroidic state for 42 days. Clinical aspects evaluated
were dairy food and water intake, urine output and fecal volume, body weight, temperature,
mucous membranes colour, palpable lymphnodes, thyroid gland palpation, abdominal palpation,
and cardiac and respiratory frequencies. These characteristics were correlated with free and
total T4 and total T3 serum concentrations. Excessive circulant thyroid hormone levels resulted
in increased cardiac frequency, polyuria, polidipsia, weight loss and increased fecal volume in
the studied cats.
studied in adult intact cats kept under hyperthyroidic state for 42 days. Clinical aspects evaluated
were dairy food and water intake, urine output and fecal volume, body weight, temperature,
mucous membranes colour, palpable lymphnodes, thyroid gland palpation, abdominal palpation,
and cardiac and respiratory frequencies. These characteristics were correlated with free and
total T4 and total T3 serum concentrations. Excessive circulant thyroid hormone levels resulted
in increased cardiac frequency, polyuria, polidipsia, weight loss and increased fecal volume in
the studied cats.
Keywords
gatos; tireóide; manifestações clínicas; hipertireoidismo; T3; T4; cats; thyroid; clinical changes; hyperthyroidism
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