Table 3.
Cats with elevated thyroid values and palpation scores less than ‘4’
| Left lobe score | Right lobe score | Largest lobe score | TT4 value (nmol/l) | Notes |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 52.8 | Weight loss; lost to follow up |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 60.5 | WL/PU/PD/murmur HP: thyroid adenoma |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 61.8 | Weight loss HP: nasal adenocarcinoma |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 128.7 | Tech scan: intrathoracic thyroid adenoma |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.0 | Tech scan: intrathoracic thyroid adenoma |
Note: TT4 reference range=10.2–51.5 nmol/l.
WL=weight loss; PU=polyuria; PD=polydipsia; HP=histopathology; Tech=technetium 99M.