Long time ago, before the radiation therapy for hyperthyroidism came here from
Houston, one of my tiny calicos began having thyroid issues, ate a lot, lost
weight, tested and had it. At that time, they were still doing surgery. I
went to a very expensive cat specialist who I will not name because he treated
me like dinosaurs used to treat women, like I did not have a brain. However,
he was an excellent surgeon and Cutie Pie lived several more years without
losing another ounce of weight. She didn't gain much either but she had always
been a slim cat. She passed of old age.
There is also the transdermal treatment with the same meds as the pill has. I
was very unsuccessful with treating Vinney that way. He was not a candidate
for radiation therapy because of the money involved and also because he lost
weight so rapidly that he became weakened and the vet said that since he was
over 15 years old, the treatment would not extend his life or quality of life
much. Vinney passed away two years ago.
Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors
too!
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From: Edna Taylor <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] The Price of Cat Food
We had one cat with hyperthyroidism and we did the one time iodine treatment,
brought him home 4 days later and he has been great ever since. We did not
want to force pills down his gullet twice a day for the rest of his life. Plus
there was the cost factor, $1,000 a year for the rest of his life or one time
$1,675 treatment. We opted for the one time treatment.
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:31:49 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] The Price of Cat Food
>
> I had 2 cats with hyper thyroid. Shallie i took to Missou at Columbia and
> had to leave her there for 3 weeks because she was radioactive. Convinced
> them to let me bring her home early after I agreed to keep her seperate for
> the others and dispose of her litter safely. She was on Tapazole, but it did
> not do much good as she kept spitting them out when I was not looking. I
> kept finding little white pills all over. Second was her brother 1 year
> later. I decided not to pursue treatment considering results with Shallie.
> She lost much of her hair, never was able to ut on wieight and every time she
> sneezed, it was blood. Like the meds were a blood thinner. She was
> miserable and I did not want to ut tigger thru that.
>
>
> ---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote:
> > BTW – Re :HYPERTHYROIDISM – my vet told me that RadioCat has a 4-month, ½
> > price special for radioiodine treatments, starting Nov. 1 – performed at
> > area veterinary clinics on East Coast, check with them if it’s going on in
> > other areas. I’ve had bad experiences with Tapazole/Methimazole….and this
> > would be a lot cheaper in the long run! Have had 3 cats done, and 2 more
> > are getting it done by RadioCat (www.RadioCat.com ) at a super price.
> >
> >
> >
> > My new email address is: [email protected]
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee
> > Evans
> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:58 AM
> > To: felvtalk
> > Subject: [Felvtalk] The Price of Cat Food
> >
> >
> >
> > Costco's Kirkland is excellent. Unfortunately, it just went up in price a
> > dollar and fifty cents more to $18.99. It was about $17.59 a couple of
> > weeks ago but it's still the best deal around for 25 pounds of good quality
> > cat food. I began feeding it again to my inside rescues because they were
> > losing weight after we moved out of San Antonio to Comal County to get away
> > from the ACO's who were constantly giving me citations for too many cats.
> > Anyway, cats are not good with moving from a known to an unknown place.
> > Lots of stress, fur loss, weight loss, behavior problems. I finally have it
> > under control thanks to a friend who has her own 501 c 3 and is quite well
> > known in the rescue community. I got several adoptions through her
> > organization which culled the herd nicely. A couple of my older cats passed
> > on from kidney failure, one from cancer (my oldest FIV+ cat who was about
> > 13) and one from heart disease and a tumor. I think it was all due to the
> > stress of moving and being in a much smaller place. Anyway, to straighten
> > out the fur and weight problem, I bought Kirkland because it has the highest
> > fat content of any of the dry foods. Several months and several bags of
> > Kirkland later, one of my cats who was almost bald now has a really nice
> > coat (long fur girl, house feral) and the scabs on her skin are gone. She
> > has put on at least a pound, if not two. The other cats are gaining weight,
> > all except one. He needs a thyroid profile when I get some money. But he's
> > holding his own also. Of course, my fat cats are getting fatter by the
> > minute. But on the whole, I'm very happy with Kirkland. I also use Paws
> > and Claws, which is the brand Tractor Supply feed store puts out. It's quite
> > a bargain although not as fatty as Kirkland but costs $20 for 36 pounds. I
> > only use canned for the cat who has stomatitis. Since Kirkland is smaller
> > pellets than other cat food, he is able to eat it without trouble. I have a
> > membership at Costco through my animal rights organization. There are three
> > of us who do cat rescue and we share the membership fee each year. We are
> > tax exempt, which helps also with the price.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty
> > neighbors too!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty
> > neighbors too!
> >
>
>
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