Hyperthyroidism is a leading cause of illness in cats, and the first reports of the feline disease in the late 1970s coincided with the first reports of environmental contamination arising from ...

Lucy, a 17-year-old domestic short hair, had been a healthy cat since her owners adopted her as an eight-week-old kitten.

The thyroid is the largest endocrine organ in the body. Canines and felines both can suffer from impaired function of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism), which influences the ...

Ever since I got a new kitten last fall, my 14-year-old cat started to lose a lot of weight and so I had him checked. It was suggested that perhaps the food competition and stress of constantly being ...

Older cats often slow down in ways that seem easy to explain. They sleep more, lose a little weight, drink a bit more water, and owners chalk it up to age.

I had two 17-year-old sister cats until one died two months ago. The remaining sister has been losing weight for a few months. I finally had my vet look at her. They took bloodwork, and the diagnosis ...