Kitty has hyperthyroidism . Know that the medicines can be compounded and
rubbed in the ear if the pills become too difficult (they are with her).
Personally I prefer the pills because you know exactly what the cat is
getting (except with Kitty who spits them out when I am not looking). The
pills are very bitter so coating them with something may be helpful. Keep
up on the bloodwork. The amount she needs can change. Once everything is
stabilized you may want to consider radiation treatment for the thyroid. I
would with Kitty but it would be too traumatic for her and, in her current
position, I don't want to stress her any more than I have to. Pull up some
articles on this condition but do not be scared. How old is your cat?
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
Hi guys,
I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because she
was having pain going to the bathroom the Sunday
before and had a little blood around her genitals. I
couldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I gave her
Baytril I had left over from Cricket starting on
Sunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial infection
she might have had, and all her renal functions seemed
to be back to normal by Friday. But I took her in
anyway just to be sure, and they ran a urinalysis and
total blood/labwork on her. Saturday the vet called
me and said her results showed hypertension (she got a
17 on her T4 results, normal is between .4 and 5.2)
and he prescribed 10 mg of Tapazole/Methimazole daily.
I have to bring her in in two weeks for further blood
work to see how the drugs are helping her thyroid.
Does anyone here have any experience with
hyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you do
about it? What does T4 measure? Did your kitty pass
away from the hyperthyroidism? Did the drugs reverse
the heart murmur? What diet would be good for a kitty
with hyperthyroidism? Any advice is greatly
appreciated!
:)
Wendy
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