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feline hyperthyroid?
Gandalf ingold1234(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in
: On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:23:21 +0000 (UTC), FragSinatra wrote: I had a cat that had feline hyperthyroidism too. She lived to age 15+, and died of something unrelated to her thyroid. While there were some vet expenses, it wasn't too expensive, using the oral medication to threat the condition. My veterinarian used to write prescriptions which I used to get filled at either Sam's Club, or Costco. You do NOT need a membership to get prescriptions filled there; it's a Federal law, in the USA, at least. Sam's Club charged less that HALF as much for the same medication as my local Walgreens. The pharmacist mentioned one time when I picked up the medication that he was filling quite a few prescriptions for peoples' pets. Likely this was because they were the cheapest, or close to it, in my city. IIRC, $20 to $25 paid for enough medication for about 2 months. Once my cat was stable on the medication, she just needed a blood test every 6 months. I felt very fortunate to have a really, really good veterinarian: just scary smart, very friendly, and always nice to my cat and myself. The radioactive iodine treatment is fairly expensive, but it does mean you cat doesn't need medication every day. Some cats are just very difficult to give pills to, and for them, it's worth the expense, if you can afford it. Good luck with your cat. You should ask your vet, always about things like this, but my cat lost weight too, and I fed her kitten food for awhile, to help her gain some weight. Thanks Gandalf. I had forgot to mention that Mage was an overweight kitty, he weighed 18 pounds! He tends to bolt his food and if I give him too much it seems like he tends to vomit it up. He lost weight because I cut back on his portions drastically. A half can twice a day and some dry kibble. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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Mage: feline hyperthyroid?
On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:43:26 +0000 (UTC), FragSinatra
wrote: Rene wrote in news:cbb4dd5b-c8a0-44ea-b743- : Is IS treatable, so don't worry. Also, if he's lost that much weight, you might want to have the vet check for diabetes too, just as a precaution. Rene The vet had blood tests done and ruled out hyperthyroidism. BTW, I forgot to tell everyone Mage was a *very* fat kitty. He was 18 pounds! He bolts his food and I've cut him down to half a can, twice a day and some kibble. All his other tests indicated he was healthy and the vet had been previously complaining about Mage's weight. He seems to have stopped throwing up. It seems to happen less when I give him less food, he bolts his food. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- Oh that's good news. Still, losing 5 lbs - over how long a time? I guess they ruled out diabetes and other things? Losing weight is good but not too quickly. |
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Mage: feline hyperthyroid?
dgk wrote in
: On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:43:26 +0000 (UTC), FragSinatra wrote: Rene wrote in news:cbb4dd5b-c8a0-44ea-b743- : Is IS treatable, so don't worry. Also, if he's lost that much weight, you might want to have the vet check for diabetes too, just as a precaution. Rene The vet had blood tests done and ruled out hyperthyroidism. BTW, I forgot to tell everyone Mage was a *very* fat kitty. He was 18 pounds! He bolts his food and I've cut him down to half a can, twice a day and some kibble. All his other tests indicated he was healthy and the vet had been previously complaining about Mage's weight. He seems to have stopped throwing up. It seems to happen less when I give him less food, he bolts his food. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- Oh that's good news. Still, losing 5 lbs - over how long a time? I guess they ruled out diabetes and other things? Losing weight is good but not too quickly. It was over several years. His physical exam came up w/no abnormalities. His latest physical exam is the first time I've heard him hiss in some 6 years (he didn't like his mats being combed out). --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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