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Old November 13th 06, 06:33 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Buddy's Mom wrote:
my cat was 18 when diagnosed. What sort of side effects did your cat
have? Maybe they were part of the hyperthyroidism that wasn't being
treated?


Tapazole is also known for causing vomiting, and diarrhea. It isn't
because of the taste, as Phil mentioned, but a direct side effect of
the medication. It apparently happens often enough that the vets
forewarn of it, which is important because one needs to sort out
vomiting as a side effect of the med, vs. vomiting as a symptom
of hyperthyroidism. That's partly why following levels is so
important.

Luthien is 14 years old, and just got diagnosed this
summer. Her initial T4 levels were 19.6, apparently the highest
her vet has ever seen. Her little heart was banging away at
240 bpm, poor thing. She started on 5mg daily
(half-tab twice a day), and that got her T4 down to 4.63 which is
just above normal for this lab. And her heart rate is down to 120 bpm,
at home when she is calm. But her Free T4 was still greater than
100 (normal is 10-50) so vet has asked us to increase the dose
by fifty percent. I was a bit skeptical, since her heart rate was
back to normal, but I followed directions. We'll see her levels
again, but fortunately she is having no side effects on meds
at 7.5mg per day. For now, the criteria for me is to follow
her heart rate, which is a quite sensitive indicator for thyroid
levels. If you can get kitty to sit still long enough to measure
it.

Medicine time is quite a show in this house. I felt bad popping
pills down Luthien twice a day, knowing it would be for life,
even though she is a great pill taker. But it was ruining the
fun of her treat time, knowing she had to take the meds, so
now I crunch it up in her food, because she always finishes
the whole plate, so I know she gets all the meds, and the
food hides the taste quite well, and the kitten gets a plate
of treats at the same time so as not to get jealous, and they
never horn in on each other's food and now everybody's happy.

--tension

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Old November 19th 06, 02:18 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Elizabeth Tudor
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Do/did any of you use the liquid Tapazol? I've used it twice a day, 0.2
mg twice a day, for almost a year. I just drop it on the top of her food
AM & PM. She's not had vomiting or the twitchy activity some of you
describe. At her last blood test, she was "high normal." She is
however, continuing to lose weight and she's tiny already. She eats her
normal amount of moist, canned food. She is 22, with no teeth so does
not take the dry food which I used to leave out for feeding at will.

Liz

Phil P. wrote:

wrote in message
...

We had more lab work done and it came back possitive on the


hyperthyroidism.

Willie is on the meds.
I'm having a really hard time posting to this newsgroup with my news rover
so I'll keep it short.
Jean



How old is he, Jean?

Phil



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Old November 19th 06, 05:27 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Elizabeth Tudor" wrote

She is 22, with no teeth so does not take the dry food which I used to
leave out for feeding at will.



22!! Wow! Keep doing what you're doing. That is amazing.


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Old November 19th 06, 10:13 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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My cat was diagnosed in May, but could not tolerate the Tapazole. I
decided to have him treated with the radioactive iodine, and it was the
best thing I could have done. Unfortunately, I believe my cat had had
the hyperthyrodism for years, and I had not detected the symptoms. He
passed away last Sunday, we believe it was from a stroke, due to
hypertension for years.

But if anyone is considering the radioactive treatment it is wonderful.

Erin
wrote:
We had more lab work done and it came back possitive on the hyperthyroidism.
Willie is on the meds.
I'm having a really hard time posting to this newsgroup with my news rover
so I'll keep it short.
Jean


 




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