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- From: sichase@csa2.lbl.gov (SCOTT I CHASE)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics,rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: Radioactive Cat: How Dangerous is She?
- Date: 6 Sep 92 19:04:21 GMT
- Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
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- References: <yfpnc!g.badboy@netcom.com>
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- Summary: Questions about hyperthyroidal cat doped with radioisotope
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- In article <yfpnc!g.badboy@netcom.com>, badboy@netcom.com (Jay Keller) writes...
- >One of my cats has a severe case of hyperthyroidism. In less than a year
- >(she's 9) she's lost over half her weight and is literally wasting away due
- >to the extremely high metabolism caused by the disease. At this point she is
- >just about skin and bones although she eats 3 meals a day.
- >
- >What questions should I ask of the radiologist?
-
- I would want to know how long will there be significant radioisotope in
- the animal's feces and urine. That's a likely source of exposure for young
- children, who get messy and ingest anything.
-
- BTW: My Nuclear Wallet Card lists only various beta decay modes for
- the isotopes of iodine. There is no alpha decay listed.
-
- -Scott
- --------------------
- Scott I. Chase "The question seems to be of such a character
- SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV that if I should come to life after my death
- and some mathematician were to tell me that it
- had been definitely settled, I think I would
- immediately drop dead again." - Vandiver
-