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Hey Phil!!
Boo, age 10, just got her first checkup in a while.
She presented two years ago weighing 16 pounds, with a 300+ heart rate, which is what signaled us that she had hyperthyroid--unusual but not unheard of for a fat cat. After we began treating her thyroid the vet expected her to GAIN weight. Not a good prospect. Today she weighed in at 12 lbs and had a heart rate of 120 bpm!!! I have to wait until tomorrow to get the results of her bloodwork, but that heart rate seems low, especially for a cat that freaks out at the vet. (She howls piteously the whole time.) So, I am thinking that maybe we have overcorrected her overactive thyroid? Do you know if, just as an overactive thyroid causes a fast hr, an underactive one causes a slower one? And if the numbers come to show this when the bloodwork is in, does that mean that the vet might adjust her Tapazole dose and she might then LOSE weight without my cutting her food back? So, how did I get her to lose 4 lbs in two years when we actually slowed down her thyroid a year ago? Just what you told me to do. No free feeding, no more dry food, just good-quality canned food about 12 hours apart. She has been getting 6-8 oz per day-- 8 on the days she manages to outfox me and steal her sister's food when I am not looking! Thanks for your help, as always! |
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On Mon 29 Aug 2005 07:26:41p, Bet You Missed Me! wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:1125358020.6515d56c0d6cadad1f996b04c7934b8a@ teranews): From: "Bet You Missed Me!" I didn't. Why the fake name, Nancy? rotfl! -- Cheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields |
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Cheryl wrote: On Mon 29 Aug 2005 07:26:41p, Bet You Missed Me! wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:1125358020.6515d56c0d6cadad1f996b04c7934b8a@ teranews): From: "Bet You Missed Me!" I didn't. Why the fake name, Nancy? rotfl! -- Cheryl She can't post as herself. She's too embarassed. Besides her hubby and shrink might catch on. -L. |
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Bet You Missed Me! wrote: Boo, age 10, just got her first checkup in a while. She presented two years ago weighing 16 pounds, with a 300+ heart rate, In this post? http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...1?dmode=source Later in the thread you say she weights 16lbs. Go away NANCY CARTER MOORE. You already got your skanky ass spanked once (by karma, for anyone who wants to Google the incident). -L. |
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"Bet You Missed Me!" wrote in message So, how did I get her to lose 4 lbs in two years when we actually slowed down her thyroid a year ago? Just what you told me to do. No free feeding, no more dry food, just good-quality canned food about 12 hours apart. She has been getting 6-8 oz per day-- 8 on the days she manages to outfox me and steal her sister's food when I am not looking! Thanks for your help, as always! "No free feeding, no more dry food, just good-quality canned food about 12 hours apart. She has been getting 6-8 oz per day-"- That's how! Do you know if, just as an overactive thyroid causes a fast hr, Absolutely. an underactive one causes a slower one? No. Nevertheless, you should continue to monitor her T-4 levels because they can change either way. Let me know the results of the bloodwork. |
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"Phil P." wrote : Do you know if, just as an overactive thyroid causes a fast hr, Absolutely. an underactive one causes a slower one? No. Well, I guess it was just wishful thinking. I was hoping we might up her doseso she could lose weight without cutting back on food. This is one catyou really don't want to **** off. Nevertheless, you should continue to monitor her T-4 levels because theycan change either way. Let me know the results of the bloodwork. I just got the call--her T4 level is 3.0--within the normal range of 0.7 and 3.25. My vet said that since she had been at over 10 one year ago, that he is happy with 3.0. He also said that increasing the Tapzole dose can risk kidney damage. Phil, she just looks great! Her fur is so shiny and she is so feisty. For a fat cat she is really active and does acrobatics with her evening zoomies that are especially funny to watch because she is err, full figured. (Picture the old cartoon hippo in the tutu--but imagine this shiny black tuxedo with a white nose and paws.) This has been a real success story, and I owe you and Maurice in particular for pointing out the facts when the one vet at my vet's office wanted to do surgery. I have re-thought radiocats because it just seems a lot to put her through-- as long as we can pill her religiously and keep her safe that way, that is what I want to do. She is just 10 now, so there is still time if the Tapazole stops adequately controlling the hyperthyroid to do the radiation cure if we need to. Thanks again, my friend. It is great to have your knowledge to rely upon. |
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