Radioiodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism
Radioiodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism
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Outcome Side Effects
Costs Concurrent Disease
Treatment
Radioiodine (I-131)
Cures hyperthyroid state None
One time Diet flexible to accommodate
other needs Single SQ injection
Hills Rx Y/D Diet
(severely iodine deficient) Hyperthyroidism is never cured
Unknown
Ongoing for the life of the cat
Strict adherence to Y/D diet required
Life-long diet
Hypothyroidism
Rare with customized I-131 dosing
Unknown
Follow Up Care
Routine
Continuous
Multi-cat Households
No impact
Requires independent feeding of hyperthyroid patient
Methimazole
Hyperthyroidism is never cured Common
Ongoing for the life of the cat Diet flexible to accommodate
other needs Life-long treatment
Common Continuous
No impact
Adenoma
Destroys adenoma
Adenoma continues to grow
Adenoma continues to grow
leading to possible loss of control requiring regular dose adjustments
Malignant Transformation
Carcinoma
Hypertension
Renal Disease Diet
Obligate Carnivore
Survival
Prevents malignant transformation
Only effective treatment for cats with thyroid carcinoma
Malignant transformation not prevented
Allows thyroid carcinoma to progress
Malignant transformation not prevented
Allows thyroid carcinoma to progress
Renal hypertension and proteinuria resolve
Stops progression
Renal hypertension and proteinuria may persist
Renal hypertension and proteinuria may persist
Poor control may allow progression Poor control may allow progression
Variable Diet
Strict diet adherence required
Variable Diet
Meat based diets allowed
High carbohydrate diet inappropriate for obligate
carnivore.
Meat based diets allowed
Best long term survival
Survival unproven
Shortest survival
Radioiodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism
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DIAGNOSIS
Thyroid imaging (scintigraphy) performed to confirm the diagnosis on each cat prior to performing radioiodine therapy.
DOSIMETRY
Patient I-131 dosing customized to individual cat's thyroid adenoma(s) size, resulting in >98% cure rate, including less cats persistently hypothyroid following therapy.
SUPERVISION Cats are examined, treated, and personally evaluated each day of their stay by Dr. Michael Broome.
CRITICAL CARE
Continuous 24 x 7, eyes on supervision is available from board certified veterinary criticalists (via Advanced Critical Care using personal iCat web cams).
CARDIOLOGY
On-site board certified veterinary cardiologists are available (via Advanced Veterinary Care Center) for consultation in cases with cardiac disease.
Dr. Michael Broome completed post graduate training in comparative thyroid pathology at UCDavis, is EXPERIENCE board certified by the ABVP in canine and feline practice, has authored numerous articles on
hyperthyroidism, and has >25 years experience treating hyperthyroid cats with radioiodine.
THYROID CARCINOMA
Thyroid carcinoma is correctly diagnosed using thyroid scintigraphy, which allows for appropriate therapy with higher radioiodine doses.
COMMUNICATION
Clients are called daily by the technicians that actually care for their cat and Dr. Broome is available to speak to clients and assist referring veterinarians managing difficult hyperthyroid cases.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Our Synder Cat CottagesTM with Cat Nap-pur TM and Cottage Fresh VentSystemsTM ensure each cat gets the pampered experience it deserves.
Our hyperthyroid cat patients are housed in a large, quiet ward with multiple large picture windows ENVIRONMENT and their own flat screen TV that plays relaxing nature videos to ensure continuous environmental
enrichment.
WEB CAM
Personal web cams allow each client and their referring veterinarian to keep an eye on our hyperthyroid cat patients for the duration of their hospitalization.
3047 Edinger Ave., Tustin CA 92780 Tel: 949-559-7289 Fax: 949-559-6727
2340 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel: 310-477-4453 Fax: 949-559-6727
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