Last month, the Federation of companion animal veterinary associations (Fecava) published a range of new endocrinology guidelines, in collaboration with Federico Fracassi DVM PhD DipECVIM-CA (Italy) and Hans Kooistra DVM PhD DipECVIM-CA (Netherlands). The recent factsheets are an aid to practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats and hypothyroidism in dogs.
- Feline hyperthyroidism: aetiology, clinical aspects and diagnosis
- Feline hyperthyroidism: diagnosis (flowchart)
- Feline hyperthyroidism: therapy
- Feline hyperthyroidism: medical treatment (flowchart)
- Primary hypothyroidism in dogs: a diagnostic challenge
- Canine hypothyroidism: diagnosis (flowchart)
Other endocrinology guidelines
Existing endocrinology guidelines, produced in 2023-2025, cover diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats (general notes, diagnostic flowcharts for dogs and cats); hypercortisolism (Cushing’s disease) in dogs (diagnosis, diagnostic flowchart, treatment, treatment flowchart and the monitoring of trilostane treatment); and hypoadrenocorticism or Addison’s disease in dogs (diagnosis, diagnostic flowchart, treatment of the adrenal crisis and treatment flowchart). The guidelines are sponsored by Dechra.
For these and other resources, please visit Fecava — a member association of the UEVP.
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