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: dlg...@windstream.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > 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 <at...@optonline.net> 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: atia....@gmail.com > > > > > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] 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! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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