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cellio

radioactive kitty (followup)

Dec 17, 2007 22:16

Embla went to the vet tonight for scheduled maintenance... err, her three-month checkup after being treated for hyperthyroidism. I won't have the test results for a few days, but my vet said she would be very surprised if things are not normal. The folks at RadioCat had said that it was possible Embla would need a second treatment, because her ( Read more... )

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multislackerkim December 18 2007, 04:29:09 UTC

How old is your cat? And how much was the treatment? (If you don't mind me asking). My girl cat has been on Methamazole for twoish years now. I dissolve it in water and mix it with tuna. I'm sure she likes the tuna regimen better, but I'd like to know what the options entail.

cellio December 18 2007, 04:44:00 UTC

I don't mind.

Embla is about 12 years old. (She came to me as an adult stray, so there's some ambiguity.) She is otherwise completely healthy. She was treated by RadioCat, who charged $1200 for the treatment. (There were also pre-treatment X-rays and bloodwork for about another $250, IIRC ( ... )

rectangularcat December 18 2007, 05:36:08 UTC

fyi - I now use a drug pen for claudia - two rotations and it dispenses the right amount of methimazole cream on the tip applicator. no more fiddling with gloves! it's slightly more expensive than the pills but Claudia is on a once every two days dosage so about $20 per month.

Wow, Embla looks great!

cellio December 18 2007, 14:03:49 UTC

Thanks for the information. My vet prefers the pills to the cream, at least at the doses Embla required (and Erik requires). Once every two days is pretty mild (go Claudia!).

I've also tried the pill-plunger gadget, where you load a pill, push the end into the cat's mouth, and push the other end to eject. That sounds great but is a little hard for me to manage (without the cat subsequently ejecting the pill), and the methimazole pills are too small to fit! Oh well.

Wow, Embla looks great!

And, here, limited by a cell-phone camera. :-) But yeah, she's doing well. I'm so happy!

rectangularcat December 18 2007, 21:02:00 UTC

I've heard great things about pill pockets for cats - http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=13311&c=3261+1954+13311

I am going to try them next time Claudia needs pills. She gets so stressed!

LJ - what a useful tool for sharing the latest in cat technology!

cellio December 19 2007, 01:27:17 UTC

Ah, sounds like I need to get some of those. (I've heard of them but never seen them.)

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