Measurement of Faecal Cortisol Metabolites in Cats and Dogs: A Non-invasive Method for Evaluating Adrenocortical Function

Cortisol metabolism in the domestic cat

Cortisol metabolism in the domestic cat and implications for non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in endangered felids

✍ Laura H. Graham; Janine L. Brown 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 982 KB

Three domestic cats were given i.m. injections of 3H-cortisol to determine the time course and relative proportion of excreted 3H-cortisol metabolites into urine and feces. Most urinary radioactivity was detected in the first sample collected at 3.9 2 2.5 hr postinjection and accounted for 13.9 -+ 2