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British Shorthair Tom is prepared for his appointment with veterinarian Sara Galac. Today his blood values are getting measured and will show whether his thyroid still functions well.

“In 2018 Tom had started to vomit regularly, sometimes with little bits of blood”, Tom’s owner Hanneke says. “His stomach and kidneys were examined, but they appeared clean. It seemed like Tom had hyperthyroidism; his thyroid was overproducing hormones.”

At first glance a thyroid issue appeared unlikely. “Cats with thyroid problems often lose weight, but Tom remained a true Garfield”, Hanneke said.

At the time she lived in England where the veterinarian prescribed medication to slow the thyroid down. “It helped for 6 years but didn’t fix the problem. Tom started losing weight, so when I returned to the Netherlands, I went to the Academic Veterinary Hospital in Utrecht. A scan showed that Tom had a large thyroid tumor and required surgery.”

“Tom felt at ease in the Department of Clinical Sciences. He’s relaxed in the separate cat’s waiting room and is even going through the thyroid scan without sedation. The veterinarians are taking their time thoroughly examining everything. I’m extremely grateful to them.”

Tom’s thyroid tumor was removed in January. “He’s recovering well and has a lot more energy. If today his blood values show an overactive thyroid again, they will treat him with radioactive iodine in the Department of Clinical Sciences.”

“Tom is my pillar of strength. He is very intuitive whenever I’m having a bad day and turns my house into a home. We’ve been through a lot together. I hope we’ll have a beautiful journey ahead of us.”

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