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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
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Janet Boss wrote: Where do I get gelcaps? Answering myself, it looks like I can get them at the Vitamin Shoppe. Good deal. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
On Jun 10, 7:15*am, Janet Boss
wrote: Just an update here - I've gotten her eating with the Cyproheptadine. * * She actually ASKED for dinner and breakfast. *Unfortunately, she also barfed a few times and peed on the loveseat and had loose stool in her box. * *She had solid stool in her box this morning though. *She's still pretty weak and fragile. *We'll keep plugging until Thursday and hope our vet visit is optimistic. This is (mostly) good news! Here's hoping she'll keep eating until the appointment. |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
Janet Boss wrote:
Thank you. I doubt we'll do the iodine treatment, but we really have to take one day at a time I suppose. I'll be talking to my vet about all of this on Thursday. Meanwhile, I've gotten her to eat a bit and bought her some junk food to try as well. When she wasn't interested in kitty crack (Evo dry), that was the real shocker. Hi Janet. I'm so sorry Carrie is having such serious problems. I'll be watching for an update from you, and hoping for the best. Hugs to you and yours! |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
"Janet Boss" wrote in message ... My Carey cat, who has has problems for the last 6+ years, none of them successfully diagnosed (despite numerous vets and specialists and tests), has finally been diagnosed as hyperthyroid, which I have suspected all along, but tests did not indicate. Her urine output has increased dramatically the last few weeks and has been happening outside of the box as well as in. She has dropped even more weight and although the vet office weighed her at 5#, she was moving around a bit and I don't believe she's actually that much. She is not interested in eating. I got her favorite roasted chicken, and while she'll take a bite or two, that's it. I have had to take her to her food, as she has not come in to the room seeking it. I offered her food off my plate last evening and it was ignored. We usually let her clean off our dinner plates and it is a highlight of her day. While I know that tapazole is a possibility as well as radioactive iodine, I'm concerned that there is and underlying issue that is causing her to not eat, and also aware that the hyperthyroid treatments could send her kidneys into a tailspin. I don't want to just let her fade away, but don't want to cause her pain either. She is barely sustaining herself at this point. She got sub-Q fluids on Wednesday, and rallied a bit, but she's back to just staying in her cat bed for the most part. I'm assuming that there is probably some cancer at play, as we all expect a hyperthyroid cat to be ravenous. She has not been and is not now. I have to think about this practically along with the emotional part, and her 15th birthday is in a bit over a month. We have another appointment at the vet on Thursday and I'm feeling a bit lost about what course of action to take. Any actual experiences with a cat with this particular combination of symptoms/diagnoses would be welcome. I would *definitely* get her treated for her hyperthyroidism, prob. via Tapazole/methimazole (generic), partly since it could be done immediately. A dosage is started, then bloodwork is done as a follow-up, & dosage adjusted if necessary. Hyperthyroidism affects the rest of the body's organs, stressing them out, so is important that it's treated. AFAIK, treating one (cat, human, whoever) for hyer-T doesn't put them in a renal failure tailspin. I haven't had a cat with the exact combo of symptoms, but... I'm hyer-T (it works basically the same way in cats & humans, incl. treatment), one of my cats was, & two cats have had CRF/renal failure. Good luck for her. Cathy -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
"Janet Boss" wrote in message ... In article qQd3k.225$ul.75@trndny08, "Phil P." wrote: To avoid a kidney crisis, simply choose a conservative and reversible therapy such as oral or transdermal methimazole and monitor her kidney values. If her kidney values (BUN/Cr) rise while she's taking methimazole simply manipulate the dose until you strike a balance between an "acceptable" level of hyperthyroidism and an "acceptable" level of azotemia. OTOH, if her kidney values remain stable while on methimazole, she'd probably be a low-risk candidate for I-131- which is a permanent cure. That's the route I took with my hyperthyroid cat two years ago and she's been thriving ever since. Thank you. I doubt we'll do the iodine treatment, but we really have to take one day at a time I suppose. I'll be talking to my vet about all of this on Thursday. Meanwhile, I've gotten her to eat a bit and bought her some junk food to try as well. When she wasn't interested in kitty crack (Evo dry), that was the real shocker. If a cat isn't eating, even junk food is better than nothing. Oh, & an antihistamine for humans - Periactin, also happens to act an appetite stimulant for cats. It's worked well for 2 of my cats. Plus there's Hill's Prescription Diet a/d - a canned food (available at the vet's) which I've used with success in the past when a cat has lost her appetite due to medical reasons. Cathy |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
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"Cathy F." wrote: Oh, & an antihistamine for humans - Periactin, also happens to act an appetite stimulant for cats. It's worked well for 2 of my cats. Yes, we gave that (Cyproheptadine) with little result. Thank you all for your words. We said goodbye to Carey on Thursday afternoon. She was in very bad condition and we've been fighting a lot of unknowns for over 6 years. I miss her dearly already, but know that she's at peace. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
"Janet Boss" wrote in message ... In article , "Cathy F." wrote: Oh, & an antihistamine for humans - Periactin, also happens to act an appetite stimulant for cats. It's worked well for 2 of my cats. Yes, we gave that (Cyproheptadine) with little result. Cyproheptadine - was trying to remember its generic name & waouldn't come to me at that point. Thank you all for your words. We said goodbye to Carey on Thursday afternoon. She was in very bad condition and we've been fighting a lot of unknowns for over 6 years. I miss her dearly already, but know that she's at peace. I'm very sorry - after I posted, I noticed the lag in time stamps... didn't see other follow-up posts, & hoped she was okay/stabilized; except she wasn't. Cathy |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
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"Cathy F." wrote: I'm very sorry - after I posted, I noticed the lag in time stamps... didn't see other follow-up posts, & hoped she was okay/stabilized; except she wasn't. Thanks. I was trying to be more hopeful than the reality of the situation. The only bad thing about loving pets is having to say goodbye. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Hyperthyroid and borderline CRF cat declining
"Janet Boss" wrote in message ... In article , "Cathy F." wrote: I'm very sorry - after I posted, I noticed the lag in time stamps... didn't see other follow-up posts, & hoped she was okay/stabilized; except she wasn't. Thanks. I was trying to be more hopeful than the reality of the situation. Well, sometimes there is an unexpected good turn-around. The only bad thing about loving pets is having to say goodbye. Yep. Although so far I've found the lead-up time (knowing it's going to end at some point & needing to make the correct/timely decision) to the euthanasia worse than the process/death itself. One of my cats presently has a latent (very latent) vaccine-induced fibrosarcoma. I know at some point it's going to make itself known to her & I'll have to make a decision, euthanasia. But she is blissfully ignorant of the situation at this point! Cathy |
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