Hi Marylyn, Julie is 16.5 years old. She's a Maine Coon kitty. So sweet, until she has to take a pill. lol. I guess we'll both become used to it after time. Thanks for the info. I added it to the manual and will keep compounding in mind. I tasted one of the pills and it was completely tasteless, so you might want to look into getting the kind that is tasteless. I saw it on the websites of either 1-800-petmeds, drs. foster & smith, or entirely pets. It was one of the last two I believe.
Thanks for the info.! :) Wendy --- Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kitty has hyperthyroidism . Know that the medicines > can be compounded and > rubbed in the ear if the pills become too difficult > (they are with her). > Personally I prefer the pills because you know > exactly what the cat is > getting (except with Kitty who spits them out when I > am not looking). The > pills are very bitter so coating them with something > may be helpful. Keep > up on the bloodwork. The amount she needs can > change. Once everything is > stabilized you may want to consider radiation > treatment for the thyroid. I > would with Kitty but it would be too traumatic for > her and, in her current > position, I don't want to stress her any more than I > have to. Pull up some > articles on this condition but do not be scared. > How old is your cat? > > > > > > > > If > you have men who will > exclude any of God's creatures > > from the shelter of > compassion and pity, you will have men who > > will deal likewise with > their fellow man. > > St. > Francis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:47 PM > 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 > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
