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Calling cats with hyperthyroidism

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purpleme12 · 27/11/2021 17:29

Hi
To anyone who's got/had cats with hyperthyroidism
Can you tell me about your experience
And what treatment process you decided to go with
And how that was for you
And cost

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purpleme12 · 06/12/2021 21:53

I don't know what to do
the vet said it would be more cost effective in the long run to do the radioactive thing cos if we didn't it would be tablets of course for the rest of his life and we'd expect a good few more years from him and also regular blood tests which he said wouldn't be necessary on the radioactive thing

It's so long they have to stay away from you as well with the radioactive thing

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MrsWooster · 06/12/2021 22:03

DCat has recently come home from the radioactive treatment. He was in for nearly 7 weeks because he had to be isolated until completely unradioactive due to kids and his brother. He was pissed off for an hour then cuddled up on the sofa and back in bed with us that night. His brother probably suffered more with the disappearance /reappearance. In total it’s probably cost about £3500 including the initial bets investigations etc. Thank for for insurance. He’s only 6 though, so it’ll pay off over the course of his long life and well worth the absence on stress in vets visits and permanent medication.

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purpleme12 · 06/12/2021 22:12

Wow 7 weeks!!
How much of the £3500 was just for him staying in?
when could he have come him originally?
if i do it i'd have him home at the earliest and he'd just have to stay in my child's bedroom and she'd stay with me the whole time

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longtompot · 06/12/2021 22:18

Our old boy is 19 and has been on Vidalta for approx 6 years now. We went the tablet route as he isn't insured and we couldn't find the thousands the radioactive treatment would cost. He is on two a day, currently one as he is being fussy about taking them, and is doing ok. We actually thought he was diabetic when he first went to see the vet as he had lost so much weight.
He now also has blood pressure tablets as he started to lose his eyesight which is one of the issues with hyperthyroidism (it can affect the kidneys and the heart).
If our other cat develops the same thing we will seriously consider the other treatments as she doesn't eat people food and giving pills would be impossible.

MrsWooster · 06/12/2021 22:22

I think the ‘hotel’ ell look enemy was about £20 day so a chunk… I couldn’t face having him here and seeing him wanting to cuddle and not being able to touch him so we went for the brutal but weirdly easier option.

MrsWooster · 06/12/2021 22:23

And ‘ell look enemy’ was meant to be element!

girljulian · 06/12/2021 22:25

Our cat was diagnosed aged 11/12. The vet said that because he also had the very early stages of renal disease she wouldn’t advise the radioactive treatment or a thyroidectomy. She also said lots of cats develop renal problems as they age and removing the thyroid can make these worse. We opted against the invasive treatments anyway because they were such a lot of money all at once. Instead, cat gets a Vidalta pill in an Easypill blob every night, he thinks it’s a treat, takes it no problem. If you get the prescription and buy online it’s about £50 for a three month supply. We do have to have six monthly blood tests to check he’s still on the right dose.

wiltonian · 06/12/2021 22:43

Our cat had the thyroidectomy a couple of years ago aged 14. Vet is also friend and reassured me that it’s v safe. We are two years on from that and it’s been fine and only cost a few hundred quid.

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purpleme12 · 06/12/2021 23:14

Wow that's cheap!!

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purpleme12 · 06/12/2021 23:14

if i start on tablets now but he doesn't take them and so the best option is radioactive treatment anyway then i'll have just wasted money that i could have used for this radioactive treatment anyway...

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gunnersgold · 07/12/2021 18:51

I absolutely adored my cat but would never have sent him away for 7 weeks . I just couldn't do it to him . Sometimes I believe a shorter but happier life is ok .

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purpleme12 · 07/12/2021 18:55

But it's not for 7 weeks
They can come back after 14 days all being well.
and then isolate in a room at home and you can have half an hour contact for the next 2 weeks
I think above 7 weeks is a very extreme example of this radioactive treatment and i wouldn't go by that

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purpleme12 · 07/12/2021 18:56

(you can also choose for them to stay past 14 days so that they don't have to isolate at home and when they come back they can just fit into the home as normal)
it sounds like that might be what PP did above thread

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purpleme12 · 15/12/2021 21:10

My cat was given potassium suplement after the blood test results and told he had hyperthyroidism after the blood tests.
one of the indications being that he had lost weight and wasn't himself when i brought him in
he's perked up loads and i think he's actually put on weight
does he still have hyperthyroidism is this something that is always there even though i think he's put on weight?

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purpleme12 · 15/12/2021 21:15

He is not on hyperthyroid medicine yet so it can't be that

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