Department of Buildings requirements. The information included in these Guidelines can be used for the. evaluation of existing porches and decks as well as the design of new. structures. Tables are provided to assist in determining the load. capacity of joists, beams, columns and bolted connections for simple. structural configurations.
The causes of cat hyperthyroidism may include: 1  A high amount of benign cells in the thyroid gland, which is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in cats. 2  These cells may cluster in small nodules on the thyroid gland; these nodules are known as adenomas.
Possible causes of hyperthyroidism include: 1  Iodine levels in cat food â either too low or too high. 2  PBDEs â PBDEs are fire retardant chemicals that can be found in high concentrations in some fish and also in house dust. 3  Soy in cat food â Soy is a known disruptor of thyroid gland function. If you have read my Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition which outlines what it means to be an obligate carnivore, you will understand that soy has no logical place in cat food.