| Title | Serum thyroxine concentrations after radioactive iodine therapy in cats with hyperthyroidism. | | Author(s) | Meric SM, Hawkins EC, Washabau RJ, Turrel JM, Feldman EC | | Source | J Am Vet Med Assoc 1986 May 1; 188(9):1038-40. | | MeSH | Animals
Cat Diseases
Cats
Female
Hyperthyroidism
Iodine Radioisotopes
Male
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thyroxine
| | Abstract | Thirty-one cats with hyperthyroidism were given one dose of radioactive iodine (131I) IV. Serum thyroxine (T4) concentrations were measured before treatment in all cats, at 12-hour intervals after treatment in 10 cats, and at 48-hour intervals after treatment in 21 cats. Serum T4 concentrations also were measured one month after 131I therapy in 29 cats. Activity of 131I administered was 1.5 to 6.13 mCi, resulting in a dose of 20,000 rads to the thyroid. Serum T4 concentrations before 131I administration were 5.3 to 51.0 micrograms/dl, with a median T4 concentration of 11.0 micrograms/dl. Serum T4 decreased most rapidly during the first 3 to 6 days after treatment. Sixteen cats (55%) had normal serum thyroxine concentrations by day 4 after 131I administration, and 23 cats (74%) were euthyroxinemic by day 8 after treatment. One month after administration of 131I, the 29 cats evaluated were clinically improved, and 24 (83%) of the 29 cats evaluated had normal serum T4 concentrations, 3 cats (10%) remained hyperthyroxinemic, and 2 cats (7%) were hypothyroxinemic. Therefore, administration of 131I was a safe and effective method to quickly decrease serum T4 concentrations in hyperthyroid cats. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 3710887 |
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