Hyperthyroid cat (update)

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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:38:19 -0600, "MaryL"
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On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:31:09 -0600, "MaryL"
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My sister gets prescriptions for her cat at a compounding pharmacy.
They
are able to prepare it in various flavors (tuna, chicken, etc.) and that
mades the medication much more palatable. You might want to try that.

I may do just that, if I can find such a place.

There are some online compounding pharmacies. You might want to try that
if
you can't locate a pharmacy locally. They do require prescriptions, as do
"regular" pharmacies.


Are they known as "compounding pharmacies"?

Thanks
Rob

MaryL



Yes, I just went to google and typed in "compounding pharmacies" (including
the quotation marks). I got quite a number of "hits." Unfortunately, I
don't have experience with any of them and would really prefer a local
pharmacy when available, but most of them also have toll free numbers if you
want to ask questions.

MaryL

"Bob Smith" wrote in message
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We opted for the radioactive treatment for our 13 year old siamese
female. It worked wonderfully and a year later she is fat and sassy as a
kitten. Our Vet explained to us that although the treatment was a $1000,
giving pills daily over an extent of time would be more expensive and
could possibly not do the trick. Also, what would you do if you were OOT
and your catsitter could not get her to accept the pill from her?. If
not too late were I you I'd do the radioactive thing.





It's my sister (not myself) who has a hyperthyroid cat. She opted for pills
because her cat is 17 year old -- and I'm not sure how informative her vet
was.

MaryL

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:26:56 -0600, "MaryL"
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:38:19 -0600, "MaryL"
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On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:31:09 -0600, "MaryL"
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My sister gets prescriptions for her cat at a compounding pharmacy.
They
are able to prepare it in various flavors (tuna, chicken, etc.) and that
mades the medication much more palatable. You might want to try that.

I may do just that, if I can find such a place.

There are some online compounding pharmacies. You might want to try that
if
you can't locate a pharmacy locally. They do require prescriptions, as do
"regular" pharmacies.

Mary,

Thanks so much! Found one that is local to me. I guess we'll see how
it goes for a while longer before we go that route.

Rob

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:10:06 -0500, (Bob Smith)
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We opted for the radioactive treatment for our 13 year old siamese
female. It worked wonderfully and a year later she is fat and sassy as a
kitten. Our Vet explained to us that although the treatment was a $1000,
giving pills daily over an extent of time would be more expensive and
could possibly not do the trick. Also, what would you do if you were OOT
and your catsitter could not get her to accept the pill from her?. If
not too late were I you I'd do the radioactive thing.

Bob,

We still have that as an option. The place that does it is quite a
ways distant and we're also monitoring to ensure she has no kidney
problems. For the short term, tapazole is the way to go. We'll
revisit some time next year.

Rob

Rob. The place we had the treatment done was an hour from our house. We
had to leave our little loved one with them for 2 days and nights. They
shave the fur off the area where they administer the radioactive iodine
and it takes a few months for it to grow back. Other than that there
were no side effects and there was no danger to either us or our other
cat. I hope whatever cure you pursue works for you.

Bob

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:52:44 -0500, (Bob Smith)
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Rob. The place we had the treatment done was an hour from our house. We
had to leave our little loved one with them for 2 days and nights. They
shave the fur off the area where they administer the radioactive iodine
and it takes a few months for it to grow back. Other than that there
were no side effects and there was no danger to either us or our other
cat. I hope whatever cure you pursue works for you.


Bob,

Thanks. I guess our decision will rest upon what her heart issue is.
The emergency vet saw something on the xrays she said should be
evaluated.

Rob

cybercat wrote:
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When my cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and I was told she had
to take a pill twice a day I KNEW I could not get a pill into her twice
a day. I have never been able to fool her by putting pills into food
either.The vet assured me that if I crushed it and put it in her food
she would not notice it. She was right!!
Tillie takes Methimazole .I put it in her wet food at breakfast and she
gobbles it right up. She has put on weight and got her gorgeous coat
back.


You are so lucky. Are you saying you only pill her once a day, though?

She started out at two pills a day but after a follow up blood test she
went down to one a day.

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She started out at two pills a day but after a follow up blood test she
went down to one a day.


That is great. My girl developed some sort of arrythmia from being
hyperthyroid and now has to take both the Tapazole and a beta blocker to
slow and steady her heart rate, so she gets two-half pills twice a day. (She
began having little fainting episodes where she would kind of list to one
side and feel around with her paws and be unresponsive to us. But the beta
blocker keeps these little fits away.)

Here is hoping your kitty does great for a long time on the one pill a day.

When my cat's original brand of Tapazol was discontinued and she couldn't
take the new brands we switched her to Tapazol capsules from the Roadrunner.
I just have to break a capsule in the morning and throw it into her food.
Apparently Tapazol has no taste.

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Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.