Table 1.

Clinical signs and abnormalities found on physical examination of the 13 cats initially selected for study

Clinical signs	Number of cats	Physical abnormalities	Number of cats
Vomiting	7	Palpable thyroid nodule	12
Polyuria/polydipsia	6	Cardiac murmur	5
Polyphagia	4	Poor body condition	3
Weight loss	4	Alopecia	2
Lethargy	4	Hypertension	1a
Diarrhea	2
Vocalization/agitation	2
Hair loss	2
Dysorexia	1
Asymptomatic	2

^a180 mmHg