Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 In a message dated 12/2/2004 5:48:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, cubfan23@... writes: > She's always been chubby. She still eats well. But > I know she has high cholesterol from the tests run. Makes me wonder about > her thyroid. > low thyroid can also cause " feather picking' in birds...is she doing any of that? cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I am beginning to wonder about one of my cockatiels! We had tests run on her because the doctor suspected lead or something. She has trouble walking, getting around. After antibiotics for a bacteria infection, her poop began to really smell. I don't know whether she has cancer or what. It cost over $200 for that vet visit. She's always been chubby. She still eats well. But I know she has high cholesterol from the tests run. Makes me wonder about her thyroid. in Va. Thyroid supplements should NOT be given unless the cat is actually hypothyroid. Now your vet will probably tell you hypothyroidism is non existent in cats, but I am here to tell you differently! It took FIVE vets before one ( whom I worked for and he HUMORED me) would even test my cat for hypothyroidism. I kept getting Diabetes tests for which he was negative, then they would tell me to diet him. Dieting a cat is not an easy thing when you have four of them and especially when the fat one is prone to urinary problems and so should eat small meals all day, and I work running my own grooming shop. SO as I am hypothyroid myself, and I have studied thyroid disease for 30 years, I saw the symptoms in my own cat and finally got him diagnosed. Since then I have learned of other cats that have this disease. I am not the ONLY one. LOL As untreated hypothyroidism can lead to Diabetes, and cats are not routinely tested for thyroid function, I am thinking maybe some of those Diabetic cats were hypothyroid and just not diagnosed or treated. It may be more common that anyone knows sue to the fact that vets are not testing for it. Cats that ARE hypothyroid are usually (5 out of six that I know of) autoimmune related and have complete shut down of their thyroid and need full replacement. My 20 pound kitty needs over half as much thyroid meds as the average human does! And the standard synthetic T4 only meds did nothing for several of these as well and they did better on Armour thyroid which is a natural whole desiccated thyroid made from pig's thyroid glands. My kitty is up to 3 grains a day which is a whopping dosage, but he seems to be doing very well on it, though not losing any weight that I have noticed yet. I am also feeding a very high 40% protein food to help stave off the possibility of Diabetes because of his gross overweight... 20.7 pounds at last vet trip! *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 She could have a yeast infection from the antibiotics too! *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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