RE: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
I think hyperthyroidism is very common in older cats. They go on tapazole just like humans and biggest problem is the once or twice a day pill! Had one cat who lived to early twenties after years of tapazole...There were no restrictions on diet or anything. She had lost some weight and was doing the midnight howling thing went I brought her in and she snapped right back after starting tapazole. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: RE: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
I've heard that long term use of tapazole can cause anemia. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 2:57 pm Subject: RE: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org I think hyperthyroidism is very common in older cats. They go on tapazolejust like humans and biggest problem is the once or twice a day pill! Had one cat who lived to early twenties after years of tapazole...There were no restrictions on diet or anything. She had lost some weight and was doingthe midnight howling thing went I brought her in and she snapped right back after starting tapazole. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
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
Re: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
Wendy,I have a little experience with it and will be glad to talk to you about it. there is also an excellent yahoo group for people with hyperthyroid cats. I would strongly recommend you join it for more info.Bonnie has been dealing with this as well. I'm not sure if she joined the yahoo group for it or not.Both of my cats with hyper t lived a number of years, and died of related causes (we think). One had liver problems and one had a rare kidney infection. I don't think either of their cases was what is normally expected with hyper-t though.I have to get through some more emails, but I'll try to email you more tomorrow.tonyawendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys,I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because shewas having pain going to the bathroom the Sundaybefore and had a little blood around her genitals. Icouldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I gave herBaytril I had left over from Cricket starting onSunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial infectionshe might have had, and all her renal functions seemedto be back to normal by Friday. But I took her inanyway just to be sure, and they ran a urinalysis andtotal blood/labwork on her. Saturday the vet calledme and said her results showed hypertension (she got a17 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 bloodwork to see how the drugs are helping her thyroid. Does anyone here have any experience withhyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you doabout it? What does T4 measure? Did your kitty passaway from the hyperthyroidism? Did the drugs reversethe heart murmur? What diet would be good for a kittywith hyperthyroidism? Any advice is greatlyappreciated!:)Wendy__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is the link to join the yahoo list for your kitty. This is a great group with lots of information. I lost my kitty Ling awhile ago to Hyper-Thyroid. By the time I got him it was too late for the treatment. He was a rescue Siamese kitty. Think he was 16-20 years old. He had a rough life out on the streets after his owner died. He was willed to me but after a year on the streets. The new family realized he was suppose to come to me when the original owner died. They didn't want him because of his conditions and age. Such Idiots! Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
