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Originally Posted by kasey&roxie
I do have a question about the parathyroid test if anyone knows. Is the blood test for the parathyroid hormone test different than a thyroid or Free T4 test ?
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Yes, it's a different test. The parathyroid gland is not the same thing as the thyroid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid
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Originally Posted by kasey&roxie
She added it to the quote as a Free T4 test.
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She must have been confused. I personally would refuse to pay for the Free T4 (and they tend to be expensive). There is no reason to test a 2 year old cat for thyroid function as it would be virtually unheard of for a cat that young to have hyperthyroidism.