Radioiodine treatment in hyperthyroid cats: insights into the characteristics of owners and their cats, and owner motivation and perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Radioiodine (¹³¹I) therapy is the most appropriate treatment option for many hyperthyroid cats, as it is minimally invasive and often curative. Nevertheless, ¹³¹I treatment is not always pursued by owners. Hence, it is important to obtain more insight into owner satisfaction during and after ¹³¹I treatment, and their decision-making process. In this study, we describe the characteristics of owners and their hyperthyroid cats referred for ¹³¹I therapy, and determine owners' motivation and how they experienced the ¹³¹I treatment of their cat.

Methods

A survey was sent to owners whose cats underwent ¹³¹I therapy (n = 1071) between 2010 and 2017 at Ghent University. The survey contained 35 questions wit

SUBMITTER: De Voogt C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812082 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature