Table 2. Number and percentage of cats with TT4 below, within and above the reference interval during the various follow-up in hyperthyroid cats treated for a 3 months period with an iodine-restricted food (group A), transdermal methimazole (group B), or oral methimazole (group C) (reference interval of TT4: 15–42 nmol/l).
| T10 | T30 | T60 | T90 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <15 nmol/l | 15–42 nmol/l | >42 nmol/l | <15 nmol/l | 15–42 nmol/l | >42 nmol/l | <15 nmol/l | 15–42 nmol/l | >42 nmol/l | <15 nmol/l | 15–42 nmol/l | >42 nmol/l | |
| Group A | 0/10(0%) | 2/10(20.0%) | 8/10(80.0%) | 0/9(0%) | 3/10(30,0%) | 7/10(70,0%) | 0/7(0%) | 3/8(37,5%) | 5/8(62,5%) | 0/6(0%) | 3/6(50.0%) | 3/6(50.0%) |
| Group B | 1/9(11.1%) | 2/9(22.2%) | 6/9(66.7%) | 4/10(40.0%) | 0/10(0%) | 6/10(60.0%) | 1/9(11.1%) | 4/9(44.4%) | 4/9(44.4%) | 4/9(44.4%) | 1/9(11.1%) | 4/9(44.4%) |
| Group C | 3/8(37.5%) | 2/8(25.0%) | 3/8(37.5%) | 5/9(55.6%) | 3/9(33.3%) | 1/9(11.1%) | 3/8(37.5%) | 3/8(37.5%) | 2/8(25.0%) | 3/8(37.5%) | 4/8(50.0%) | 1/8(12.5%) |