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Old January 6th 09, 04:46 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
James Egan
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Default Is radio iodine procedure for 16 year old cat recommended?

My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?

-Thanks

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Old January 6th 09, 05:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"James Egan" wrote in message
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My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?


Your vet will be able to tell you much better than anyone here. It depends
on your cat's general health. The procedure is not hard on the cat at
all--just the separation from his humans. Because he is radioactive, (his
waste, actually) he will need to be kept at the vet for a while, how long
depends on your state. You really do need to talk to your vet. There are too
many variables here.


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Old January 6th 09, 05:17 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"James Egan" wrote in message
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My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?

-Thanks


James I have a 15 year old cat to me I have elected not to do it unless
the medicine stops working. I don't like the fact that for a week to 10
days your cat is radioactive. The money is not a factor in my
determination but the possible side effects that could happen.

But from what I understand their are minimal side effects and that it has
a extremely high success rate.

My phantom is a healthier eater can get him to stop he eats everyone food
that he has diarrhea but he has done that since he was a kitten and nothing
has worked to fix it.


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Old January 6th 09, 06:05 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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If he has constant diarhea are you sure it's not a food allergy. I had a
cat who kept getting diarheaa and we put her on Natural Balance Allergy food
and for the first time in 6 months she's had normal stools. In fact I
switched all three of my cats to it. They eat less now because they are
satisfied and don't have awful smelling poop.

Celeste


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"James Egan" wrote in message
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My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this
with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?

-Thanks


James I have a 15 year old cat to me I have elected not to do it unless
the medicine stops working. I don't like the fact that for a week to 10
days your cat is radioactive. The money is not a factor in my
determination but the possible side effects that could happen.

But from what I understand their are minimal side effects and that it
has a extremely high success rate.

My phantom is a healthier eater can get him to stop he eats everyone
food that he has diarrhea but he has done that since he was a kitten and
nothing has worked to fix it.



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Old January 6th 09, 09:59 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
MaryL
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Default Is radio iodine procedure for 16 year old cat recommended?


"James Egan" wrote in message
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I have a friend who has had radioactive iodine done for several of her cats
over the years, so I sent her this post and she said it was okay to post her
reply. Her response is interleaved within your post.

My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease.


Transdermal tapazole is not the best option as absorption is not consistent.
If there is any way to do pills for your kitty it would be much better. If
you haven't tried Pill Pockets that might be a viable way to get him to take
the pills. It sounds like your cat is not getting the correct dose, and it
is imperative you get him to the vet ASAP and get bloodwork and a T4 run to
see what adjustments need to be made. If you are not feeding him good
quality, grain-free canned food (Wellness grain free flavors are an
excellent option) you need to work on this and eliminate any dry food so
that your cat is better hydrated. You can read why he
http://www.catinfo.org

I haven't discussed this with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?

Not at all. I have two cats that received radioactive iodine at 16 years
old. They are now 18.5 years old and doing extremely well. You do need to
keep in mind that hyperthyroid often masks kidney failure, so if the
radioactive iodine is done, you need to monitor the kidney values and then
treat as necessary. I have had 3 cats successfully treated in the last 9
years and if you can afford it and your cat is in otherwise good health, I
don't see any reason not to.

-Thanks


MaryL

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Old January 6th 09, 03:45 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Matthew[_3_]
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We have been to 3 vets 2 specialist every food out there has been used.
Phantom eats no matter if he is hungry or not. There is dry food but he
does not touch it. HE eats all the left overs of the wet food to the point
where I have to close the door to let the girls eat.
His hyperthyroidism is under control. HE has done this since he was a
kitten. He eats and has to check everyone dishes and eats some of theirs.
I STRESS AGAIN HE HAS DONE THIS FOR 15 PLUS YEARS. HE HAS BEEN TESTED FOR
EVERYTHING.

But thank you for anyone's concern.



"Spot" wrote in message
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If he has constant diarhea are you sure it's not a food allergy. I had a
cat who kept getting diarheaa and we put her on Natural Balance Allergy
food and for the first time in 6 months she's had normal stools. In fact
I switched all three of my cats to it. They eat less now because they are
satisfied and don't have awful smelling poop.

Celeste


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"James Egan" wrote in message
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My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is
constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this
with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he
seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?

-Thanks


James I have a 15 year old cat to me I have elected not to do it unless
the medicine stops working. I don't like the fact that for a week to 10
days your cat is radioactive. The money is not a factor in my
determination but the possible side effects that could happen.

But from what I understand their are minimal side effects and that it
has a extremely high success rate.

My phantom is a healthier eater can get him to stop he eats everyone
food that he has diarrhea but he has done that since he was a kitten and
nothing has worked to fix it.





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Old January 6th 09, 04:19 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default Is radio iodine procedure for 16 year old cat recommended?

On Jan 6, 9:45*am, "Matthew" wrote:

My phantom *is a healthier eater *can get him to stop *he eats everyone
food that he has diarrhea *but he has done that since he was a kitten and
nothing has worked to fix it.


Just a wild thought - we had a cat once with the same problem, with
the same Vet results until he was about 4 years old. Then a sweet-
little-old-lady neighbor and certified wild-animal rescue expert
upstate suggested a tiny bit of powdered pectin scattered in his food.
Problem solved. He is now 13 and as "regular" as they come. We stopped
the pectin when he was about age 10 to see if it was still necessary,
the problem did not come back.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
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Old January 6th 09, 05:09 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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In article , jegan472
@comcast.net says...
My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?


Meh. As animals age they get sick more and more, and staying on top of
it becomes very expensive and time consuming. If it were me I'd
probably just let him go, considering his age, because after that's
cured he's probably just going to come down with something else. Saying
goodbye will be sad, but if he's 16 then he's probably going to go real
soon (within a couple years) anyway. Grab the classified ads and find
somebody with unwanted kittens 8-10 weeks old; grab one of those and
keep it for another 16 years.
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Old January 6th 09, 05:37 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Matthew[_3_]
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I will have to ask the vet about that. He is due for blood work after I
come back from Vacation. So I will check it out. Thank you Peter


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On Jan 6, 9:45 am, "Matthew" wrote:

My phantom is a healthier eater can get him to stop he eats everyone
food that he has diarrhea but he has done that since he was a kitten
and
nothing has worked to fix it.


Just a wild thought - we had a cat once with the same problem, with
the same Vet results until he was about 4 years old. Then a sweet-
little-old-lady neighbor and certified wild-animal rescue expert
upstate suggested a tiny bit of powdered pectin scattered in his food.
Problem solved. He is now 13 and as "regular" as they come. We stopped
the pectin when he was about age 10 to see if it was still necessary,
the problem did not come back.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA


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Old January 6th 09, 05:43 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Matthew[_3_]
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"Sharon" wrote in message
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In article , jegan472
@comcast.net says...
My sister-in-law's cat had hyperthyroidism, and she had the radio iodine
treatment performed, and now her cat is completely healed. I'm
considering the treatment for my cat, but he's 16. I'm currently giving
him tapazole in his ears. He's still very thin though, and is constantly
thirsty, which are symptoms of the disease. I haven't discussed this
with
my vet yet, or taken my cat for testing. Other than being thin, he seems
happy and in high spirits. His appetite is enormous! Do you think that
16 is too old for the radio iodine procedure?


Meh. As animals age they get sick more and more, and staying on top of
it becomes very expensive and time consuming. If it were me I'd
probably just let him go, considering his age, because after that's
cured he's probably just going to come down with something else. Saying
goodbye will be sad, but if he's 16 then he's probably going to go real
soon (within a couple years) anyway. Grab the classified ads and find
somebody with unwanted kittens 8-10 weeks old; grab one of those and
keep it for another 16 years.


WTF are you thinking. I have had cats live well past 20 years of age and so
have many others here.
They are worth every penny to keep on top of them.

saving the kittens is a noble thing but letting your goes just because he
is sick now Man Please don't offer me any advice


 




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