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Tag: T4

  • Checking out free T4s in cats that “should” have hyperthyroidism

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    Have you ever been presented with a cat you are certain has hyperthyroidism, but you can’t prove it? It is losing weight, but is eating ravenously, has a rapid pulse and, on occasions, has a palpable goitre – but can you detect an elevated total T4? No way! Despite sometimes testing two or three times, its total T4 sits…