%0 Journal Article
%T Congenital Feline Hypothyroidism With Partially Erupted Adult Dentition in a 10
%A Judy Rochette
%A Teresa Jacobson
%J Journal of Veterinary Dentistry
%@ 2470-4083
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0898756418785946
%X Congenital feline hypothyroidism was diagnosed in a 10-month-old kitten. The kitten appeared to have disproportionate dwarfism, with the clinical signs of incompletely erupted permanent dentition covered by thickened gingival tissue, short stature, a broad, flattened face, short neck, pendulous abdomen, kitten-like hair coat, and goiter. Hypothyroidism was confirmed with baseline T4, freeT4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone testing. The kitten was treated with thyroid hormone supplementation and monitored. The kitten appeared clinically like a normal healthy cat at 22 months of age on thyroid supplementation
%K congenital feline hypothyroidism
%K TSH
%K dwarfism
%K gingival
%K delayed eruption
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0898756418785946