New Hampshire i-131

1325 Hopkinton Road, Hopkinton NH 03229 (directions)

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 7:30am to 6:00pm | Wed: 7:30am to 7:30pm

Radioactive Iodine Injection (i-131) is the only cure for hyperthyroidism in cats, with an over 98% cure rate.

As cats age and move into their senior years, they can develop hyperthyroidism — a thyroid disease where too much hormone is produced. When this hormone is elevated, it can cause a range of symptoms from heart and kidney disease to weight loss and their metabolism running too high. Other signs can include hyperactivity or lethargy, appetite changes, increased drinking, behavioral changes and diarrhea.

If left untreated, hyperthyroidism can be fatal, but fortunately, it doesn’t have to be. Hyperthyroidism can easily be treated with a Radioactive Iodine Injection (I-131) resulting in a cure rate of over 98%. i-131 is considered the gold standard for treating hyperthyroidism.

Founded in 2022, New Hampshire i-131 offers i-131 treatment at Hopkinton Animal Hospital. Dr. Michael Dutton is a highly experienced board-certified provider with over 15 years of administering I-131 as part of our comprehensive and complete care offered to feline family members.

Virtually Visit Your Pet

State and Federal law requires that your cat stay with us in a specially designed i-131 treatment suite for approximately five days, until their radioactivity levels reduce to a safe level for the general population. We know that separation from a loved pet can be difficult, so Hopkinton Animal Hospital has created a way for you to virtually “visit” your pet while here in isolation.

Click here to access your cat’s live stream webcam for a “virtual visit.”

Veterinary Services

Hopkinton Animal Hospital provides the finest veterinary care in a loving and relaxed environment. With Board Certified Specialists on staff, we provide the gold standard of medical care including TPLO, I-131 treatment for cats, ultrasound, chemo, and surgery but in a smaller and more intimate setting where everyone knows your name.

Using a variety of techniques, we keep your pets as stress free and relaxed as possible to provide the best care.

Our Family of Clinics

Hopkinton Animal Hospital is part of our family of veterinary healthcare facilities focused on delivering the highest quality of full-service care for all your pet’s needs.

Hospital Hours

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday:
7:30am to 6:00pm

Wednesdays:
7:30am to 7:30pm

We are an AAHA Accredited animal hospital.

Contact and Directions

Phone
Phone: 603-487-6447
Fax: 603-696-1941

Directions
1325 Hopkinton Road
Hopkinton NH 03229
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Email
[email protected]

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As Fear Free Professionals, staff at Hopkinton Animal Hospital look after your pet’s physical and emotional well-being.

Hopkinton Animal Hospital is a Gold-level Cat Friendly Practice. The Gold Standard status is for veterinary hospitals that have incorporated the optimum level of Cat Friendly Criteria.

Join Weare/Hopkinton Animal Hospital’s Hills to Home program and get Hill’s pet foods (Prescription Diet, Science Diet, Ideal Balance, and Healthy Advantage) for dogs and cats delivered to your home for free.

Dr. Michael Dutton

Dr. Michael Dutton founded the Hopkinton Animal Hospital in 2018 as an extension of the Weare Animal Hospital. Hopkinton Animal Hospital allowed the doctors and staff to continue to grow and excel in providing superior care and service in a second location. He founded the Weare Animal Hospital in 1992 to practice the type of medicine he wanted; personal, caring and at a high level of medical expertise. To that end, Dr. Dutton has invested in the staff and expanded each year so the Hospital now offers many services that used to be available only at referral centers or University hospitals. He also obtained the coveted American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Hospital certification for both Weare and Hopkinton Animal Hospitals. There are only 23 AAHA accredited hospitals in New Hampshire.

Practicing what he preaches, Dr. Dutton has concentrated on a few areas of expertise and excelled. He is one of the few veterinary specialists boarded in more than one specialty, and the only veterinary specialist in the world who has successfully proven excellence in four specialty categories. He is quadrupled (4X) boarded: Canine and Feline Practice, Avian Practice, Exotic Companion Mammal Practice, and Reptile and Amphibian Practice. He also has concentrated on alleviating pain in animals and obtained a Master’s Degree in Pain Management in 2012 and is a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner by the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management.

Since 1992, Dr. Dutton has served in a variety of community volunteer positions including the Weare Lions Club, Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, Weare Animal Guardians, providing free care for the Concord and Massabesic Audubon Societies, Wings of the Dawn wildlife rehabilitation, Cub Scout Pack 24 and Boy Scout Troop 24. He is also called on frequently to aid NH Fish and Game when they receive an injured animal.

Dr. Dutton is active in the community and lives in Weare with his wife and two children. He enjoys downhill skiing with his family, gardening, swimming, jogging, and M&M’s. He is owned by two golden retrievers Carly and Emmie, a yellow Labrador Adie, and a cat named The Professor. Always working to improve the health of pets, he has enrolled his golden Carly in the Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, a landmark study of 3,000 golden retrievers designed to understand the high incidence of cancer in golden retrievers.

He is the real Captain of the ship and quite proud of his crew.