Does Your Cat Have Hyperthyroidism?

missbliss

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 23, 2014
Messages
123
Purraise
98
My beloved cat does have Hyper-T and am researching everything connected to her history, biology, environment and care to see what the connecting factors are.

May I ask, if you have or had a cat with this disorder - was the cat spayed or neutered?

Apparently  a hormonal imbalance can be triggered back and forth from the hypothalamus/pituitary axis if and when there is cessation or influx of estrogen/testosterone levels when a cat's reproduction organs are removed. My cat did have hers removed with hysterectomy. I am not saying this is the main cause for hyper-t - but that there is a connection if in fact this can be proven as a condition to be taken into consideration by numbers and averages.

Your patience and respect with this is appreciated and I appreciate your replies to the question at hand.

Be well,

MissBliss and the gang
 

catwoman707

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Dec 16, 2011
Messages
7,689
Purraise
2,263
Location
Vallejo, CA
Yes I do have a senior cat diagnosed with HT, last July I believe.

She is spayed.

However, countless cats who are spayed do not have it.

It would be pretty tough to determine that spaying is connected, I think it's mainly in genetics, just as it is in humans, things run in families, diabetes, cancer, etc.
 
Last edited:
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #4

missbliss

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 23, 2014
Messages
123
Purraise
98
I wanted people here to reply on a personal basis in order to formulate my own conclusions. Not those based on that of a veterinarian whose primary income is probably from neutering/spaying.

And so, please do not derail this thread.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #5

missbliss

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 23, 2014
Messages
123
Purraise
98
OK - there are other factors - age, time of procedure done, where, by whom, under what conditions, general health of the cat during the time of the procedure, was she in heat when it was done, in estrus - etc etc.

Thought this was an interesting read - http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?t=105038
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #6

missbliss

TCS Member
Thread starter
Adult Cat
Joined
Apr 23, 2014
Messages
123
Purraise
98

Mixed messages


The UC-Davis study on Golden Retrievers is part of a growing body of evidence indicating elective gonadectomy can adversely impact an animal’s health.

Numerous studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including the JAVMA, have reported the health benefits neutering can impart. Spayed and castrated cats and dogs tend to live longer and are less susceptible to reproductive tract diseases and hormone-associated disorders than are those left sexually intact.

Throughout the past three decades, however, the same journals have also published data showing the opposite to be true. Researchers have reported higher incidences of musculo­skeletal and endocrinologic disorders, obesity, and urinary incontinence in neutered mixed-breed and pedigreed cats and dogs, compared with incidences in sexually intact animals.



https://www.avma.org/news/javmanews/pages/131101a.aspx
 
Last edited:
Top