Hey Nina, Julie is 16.5 years old or so. She'll be 17 this summer. Thanks for the well wishes Nina. I think Julie will be fine as long as she takes her medication. I am going to do more research on it. I know there is a surgery to remove the thyroid, or maybe repair it, but we don't have the money for that unfortunately. Plus, I would be afraid to do it considering her age. Although she gets around famously!
:) Wendy --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Wendy, > How old is Julie? I've never had any cats with > thyroid problems, so I > can't speak from experience. I know there are > groups, like this one, > for Hyperthyroid. I've also heard about a > treatment, (one time thing), > that seems to be pretty miraculous in alleviating > the problem, that's > used with younger cats. Maybe that's what Marylyn > is talking about? I > wish I could remember more, but the folks on > whatever list you join > would know for sure. Oh honey, blessings to you and > Julie, you're both > in my thoughts and prayers, > Nina > > wendy wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
