After 15 years practicing general feline medicine and seeing numerous hyperthyroid cats, my goal became to provide my patients with the safest and most reliable therapy for hyperthyroidism. With very few exceptions that therapy is, radioiodine (131I therapy).In 1993, after completing training at the University of Washington and the University of Saskatchewan, I established Feline Hyperthyroid Treatment Center, P.S..
The University of Saskatchewan, like most nuclear medicine facilities, gave a "fixed dose" (4 mci.) to all cats. Depending upon the facility the "fixed dose" will vary from 3-6 mci. I use a "variable dose" approach, which means I try to tailor a cats' dose to individual disease. My dose range is from 1-8 mci. My average dose in 2002 was about 2.7 mci. Kidney function, heart disease, thyroid hormone levels (T4), and thyroid size are primary considerations in determining an individual cats dosage. If I don't eliminate the disease within the first 3 months (about 5%) I typically retreat at no charge, the rare exception being cats with thyroid carcinoma. After 131I therapy, I rarely see a need to medicate cats due to clinical hypothyrodism. This happens in about 1 in 300-400 cats.
131I is typically the safest, best and ultimately least costly lifetime therapy for hyperthyroidism in cats.
Treatments are offered in two Puget Sound locations, in Shoreline, just 15 miles north of downtown Seattle and in Tacoma in the South Sound area. After reading the information provided, please call us if you have further questions or wish to schedule an appointment. Contact our Shoreline location for scheduling. CALL (206) 546-1243.
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