Feline endocrinopathies

D Gunn-Moore - Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, 2005 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
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 …

Glucocorticoids in the cat

AD Lowe, KL Campbell, T Graves - Veterinary dermatology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Glucocorticoids are one of the two main classes of hormones, along with mineralocorticoids,
which are secreted from the adrenal cortex. Since the discovery of the anti‐inflammatory …

Feline diabetes mellitus in the UK: the prevalence within an insured cat population and a questionnaire-based putative risk factor analysis

TM McCann, KE Simpson, DJ Shaw… - Journal of Feline …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Prevalence and risk factors for the development of diabetes mellitus (DM) in cats in the
United Kingdom have not previously been reported. The prevalence of DM was evaluated in …

Peculiarities of feline hyperadrenocorticism: update on diagnosis and treatment

LA Boland, VR Barrs - Journal of Feline Medicine and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Practical relevance: Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) is a relatively uncommon endocrinopathy
of older cats, with a mean age at diagnosis of 10 years. In addition to pituitary-dependent …

[PDF][PDF] Corticosteroid-associated congestive heart failure in 12 cats

SA Smith, AH Tobias, DM Fine, KA Jacob… - Int J Appl Res Vet …, 2004 - jarvm.com
Cats are reported to be remarkably resistant to the adverse effects of exogenous
corticosteroids. However, antecedent corticosteroid administration has been noted in cats …

Evaluation of methylprednisolone and triamcinolone for the induction and maintenance treatment of pruritus in allergic cats: a double‐blinded, randomized …

EC Ganz, CE Griffin, DA Keys… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background–Oral triamcinolone (T) and methylprednisolone (M) have been recommended
at various dosages for the control of pruritus associated with feline allergic dermatitis …

[PDF][PDF] Synzootics

AR Sweeny, GF Albery, DJ Becker… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - research.ed.ac.uk
Ecologists increasingly recognise coinfection as an important component of emergent
epidemiological patterns, connecting aspects of ecoimmunology, behaviour, ecosystem …

Feline adrenal disorders

D Chiaramonte, DS Greco - Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, 2007 - Elsevier
Although only recently discovered, feline adrenal disorders are becoming increasingly more
recognized. Feline adrenal disorders include diseases such as hyperadrenocorticism …

Inhaled flunisolide suppresses the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenocortical axis, but has minimal systemic immune effects in healthy cats

CR Reinero, L Brownlee, KC Decile… - Journal of veterinary …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Feline bronchial disease is commonly treated with oral glucocorticoids (OGC), which might
be contraindicated in cats with certain infectious, endocrine, renal, or cardiac diseases …

Iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism in 12 cats

YH Lien, HP Huang, PH Chang - Journal of the American …, 2006 - meridian.allenpress.com
Iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism is an extremely rare condition in cats. Twelve cats with a
medical history of progressive skin lesions and long-term treatment with corticosteroids were …