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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Gillian Harvey on August 16, 2007, 23:57:03 PM

Title: This is interesting - hyperthryoidism
Post by: Gillian Harvey on August 16, 2007, 23:57:03 PM

Could this really be the reason why so many cats get hyperthyroidism? - I wonder,

http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?rtn=temp81_77_185_246_at_2253&sf=1991394626&section=Home&sub=News&rws=&method=fetch&item=1283&tb=introduction

Title: Re: This is interesting - hyperthryoidism
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 16, 2007, 23:59:27 PM

Interesting but 23 cats is a very small sample.

Title: Re: This is interesting - hyperthryoidism
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on August 17, 2007, 07:50:25 AM

Another thing to bear in mind is that has come from the US chemical journal, we might not use the same things over here. And 23 cats is too low a sample to be conclusive