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Old April 14th, 2009, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tbcookie View Post
She said the only thing that the test results suggest keeping tabs on in the future is the thyroid. The numbers are still in the normal range of 19-50: he's at 44 compared to last year when he was at 29.8. But she said it's not somethng to be concerned about right now as, again, the levels are still in the normal range.
29.8 to 44 is quite a jump! Even though it is still within normal values, I'd suggest getting it checked again in a couple months and maybe have a "Free T4" test done at the same time. The thing is, as cats age, their T4 number should gradually decrease. A sharp increase like that is definitely worth looking into a bit more (and a Free T4 tends to be more precise than the regular T4 test).

Glad to hear that all the other results are normal!
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