Crushing Methimazole?

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:17:56 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
(-L.) wrote:

"Phil P." wrote in message
...
"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole
treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it.

-L.

Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since
been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a
soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one,
IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there.
Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes.

One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored
suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for
her also.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name?
Thanks. MLB

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

Maybe I'm confused but isn't there a cream that can be made from tapazole (by a
compounding pharmacy) that is then rubbed onto the cat's ears and absorbed? It
seems as though someone on this newsgroup mentioned it once because their cat
was having side effects from oral tapazole. Although I would think it would be
difficult to appropriately monitor the dosage when used in this way but better
than the cat not getting it at all by pill form.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

Maybe I'm confused but isn't there a cream that can be made from tapazole (by a
compounding pharmacy) that is then rubbed onto the cat's ears and absorbed? It
seems as though someone on this newsgroup mentioned it once because their cat
was having side effects from oral tapazole. Although I would think it would be
difficult to appropriately monitor the dosage when used in this way but better
than the cat not getting it at all by pill form.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

In article ,
m. L. Briggs wrote:

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:17:56 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
(-L.) wrote:

"Phil P." wrote in message
...
"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole
treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it.

-L.

Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since
been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a
soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one,
IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there.
Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes.

One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored
suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for
her also.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name?
Thanks. MLB

I believe I used "Pounce Hairball Treats," available in most U.S.
supermarkets and pet stores in a cylindrical cardboard container.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist

In article ,
m. L. Briggs wrote:

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:17:56 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
(-L.) wrote:

"Phil P." wrote in message
...
"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole
treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it.

-L.

Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since
been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a
soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one,
IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there.
Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes.

One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored
suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for
her also.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name?
Thanks. MLB

I believe I used "Pounce Hairball Treats," available in most U.S.
supermarkets and pet stores in a cylindrical cardboard container.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 04:35:39 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
m. L. Briggs wrote:

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:17:56 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
(-L.) wrote:

"Phil P." wrote in message
...
"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole
treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it.

-L.

Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since
been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a
soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one,
IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there.
Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes.

One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored
suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for
her also.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name?
Thanks. MLB

I believe I used "Pounce Hairball Treats," available in most U.S.
supermarkets and pet stores in a cylindrical cardboard container.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
Thanks! MLB

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 04:35:39 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
m. L. Briggs wrote:

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:17:56 GMT, taodave
wrote:

In article ,
(-L.) wrote:

"Phil P." wrote in message
...
"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local
pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension
solution.

Phil

There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole
treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it.

-L.

Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since
been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a
soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one,
IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there.
Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes.

One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored
suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for
her also.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name?
Thanks. MLB

I believe I used "Pounce Hairball Treats," available in most U.S.
supermarkets and pet stores in a cylindrical cardboard container.

David Lobdell
Simple Country Pathologist
Thanks! MLB

"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

You have various options for giving the drug, such as via gelcaps or by
having it compounded by a compounding pharmacy:

http://www.felinecrf.org/medications...plies.htm#TIGM

You do need to work with a vet to ensure this girl has the best care though.

I'm more concerned by your comment about this poor cat being harrassed by
your other cats. Did you introduce them properly? Cats are territorial, and
if you don't introduce them properly, it's extremely stressful for them. If
the fighting continues, you could end up having to pay the vet to clean up
abscesses. Here's some info on introducing cats properly:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...ntroduction.ht
ml

HTH

Helen

"Tony Toon" wrote in message
m...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

You have various options for giving the drug, such as via gelcaps or by
having it compounded by a compounding pharmacy:

http://www.felinecrf.org/medications...plies.htm#TIGM

You do need to work with a vet to ensure this girl has the best care though.

I'm more concerned by your comment about this poor cat being harrassed by
your other cats. Did you introduce them properly? Cats are territorial, and
if you don't introduce them properly, it's extremely stressful for them. If
the fighting continues, you could end up having to pay the vet to clean up
abscesses. Here's some info on introducing cats properly:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...ntroduction.ht
ml

HTH

Helen

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:33:58 -0000, "Helen"
wrote:

"Tony Toon" wrote in message
om...
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She
moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her.

She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to.
The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let
anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of
the pill is a total struggle.

Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in
say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for
everybody involved.

I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know
if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client.

You have various options for giving the drug, such as via gelcaps or by
having it compounded by a compounding pharmacy:

http://www.felinecrf.org/medications...plies.htm#TIGM

You do need to work with a vet to ensure this girl has the best care though.

I'm more concerned by your comment about this poor cat being harrassed by
your other cats. Did you introduce them properly? Cats are territorial, and
if you don't introduce them properly, it's extremely stressful for them. If
the fighting continues, you could end up having to pay the vet to clean up
abscesses. Here's some info on introducing cats properly:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...ntroduction.ht
ml

HTH

I used a pill grinder and mixed the powder in liquid around the food -
liquid from canned cat food -- fed the food to my colony. This worked
for 5 - 6 years until she passed away.

Anne

Helen