Guest guest Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks for the link! I hadn't seen that one before but it's more or less the same information I've already read. It's true though he does seem to get a lot better care than I do. Heck, the vet calls often to check on him! My doctors certainly never did that, at least on their own. lol > Take a look at this link (if you haven't already). > http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/hth.html > > I have had several people tell me that veterinary medicine is light > years ahead of human medicine. Your cat might get better treatment > than you will, but it will probably be pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Some kitties do get hypo. My doc had a hypo kitty who used to come and beg for his Armour. Toodles and the doc took their Armour together every morning. Insist on at least a TSH test. Free T3 and Free T4 can also be run. A common source of hypothyroidism in cats and other atypical thyroid patients is environmental pollution: aluminum in insecticides and fluoride in a variety of places. . . . . including insecticides. Amy T O'Donnell wrote: I got a kitty who I believe to be HYPO, but you get the standard partyline, "Cats don't get hypo." However, Kismet is 17.5 pounds, looks likea potbellied pig, has a little arthritis in his butt, and his weightdoesn't go down. I gotta get his weight down, just don't know how to goabout it. If he's hypo, exercise isn't going to help much, but I'mconsidering it anyway. Catmandu is 17 pounds, but he's not a butterball.They are 14 yo, and no diabetes, thank heavens. Amy >^..^< Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Toodles Lubbock vet sent Toodles blood to the feline endos at theUniversity of Michigan. He took armour and cortisol. Caprock micronized his cortisol in fish oil. He loved it! Toodles has gone onto kitty kat heaven, but we know we gave him a couple of extra really good years. --- Jan wrote: > Some kitties do get hypo. My doc had a hypo kitty who used to come and beg for his Armour. > Toodles and the doc took their Armour together every morning. > > Insist on at least a TSH test. Free T3 and Free T4 can also be run. > > A common source of hypothyroidism in cats and other atypical thyroid patients is environmental > pollution: aluminum in insecticides and fluoride in a variety of places. . . . .. including > insecticides. > > > Amy T O'Donnell wrote: > I got a kitty who I believe to be HYPO, but you get the standard party > line, " Cats don't get hypo. " However, Kismet is 17.5 pounds, looks like > a potbellied pig, has a little arthritis in his butt, and his weight > doesn't go down. I gotta get his weight down, just don't know how to go > about it. If he's hypo, exercise isn't going to help much, but I'm > considering it anyway. Catmandu is 17 pounds, but he's not a butterball. > They are 14 yo, and no diabetes, thank heavens. > > > Amy >^..^< > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Sharon ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I think cats can get hypo but it's a smaller percentage that do compared to hyper which definitely seems to be the norm for cats from what I've read. I have read that if you remove the thyroid or do the radiation, they can become hypo (not all do but there is a chance it could happen) but it's much easier to treat and handle then hyper. With my cat's kidney issues, I'm afraid of surgery and radiation (which is the recommended treatment) because it can be fatal in cats with these problems But unfortunately, I've also read the meds he is currently on can cause kidney and liver issues. But I'm unclear if it's the medication that does it or it's the decrease in thyroid hormone that causes it. I've read both. He's definitely shown an increase in lab #s in both organs but nothing too severe thankfully. He also could be diabetic. When I can afford it, I'm getting him tested for that as well just to be sure. Jul > I got a kitty who I believe to be HYPO, but you get the standard party > line, " Cats don't get hypo. " However, Kismet is 17.5 pounds, looks like > a potbellied pig, has a little arthritis in his butt, and his weight > doesn't go down. I gotta get his weight down, just don't know how to go > about it. If he's hypo, exercise isn't going to help much, but I'm > considering it anyway. Catmandu is 17 pounds, but he's not a butterball. > They are 14 yo, and no diabetes, thank heavens. > > > Amy >^..^< > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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