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Bobbie And Bubba

Bobbie And Bubba

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Good Morning L & L ~

Bubba 10.20. 16


Finally a green AM start :D Gave 1/2 his normal meal size at + 9 and it was venison which is 0% carbs so not sure if that made the difference or not or if Bubba just wanted me to be happy.

He is loving his outdoor time and yesterday I found him high on top of the compost pile out by the barn. Including two photos for perspective of how high the compost is. Guess he was patrolling for some unsuspecting mouse, voile or mole.

OT: Got Forrest BW back finally! It is hyper T as suspected and we will start off on 2 1/2 mg twice a day and recheck blood work in 3 weeks. His T 4 levels were at the high end of normal and the Free T 4 was clearly elevated and the vet thinks we just caught it at the beginning. His other BW looked good.

Don't know how I did it but I have two threads going......and I can't seem to get the other photo here.
 
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The photo is fabulous! Osha is so excited to attend your party!!:cat:

I am glad you got Forrest started on the meds. I hope he will be regulated soon!:bighug:
 
Sorry to hear about Forrest, but at least you caught it early and it is easily treatable, with meds.

What a great start to the last day of Bubba's :otj: trial. OK Bubba...keep it going if you want to keep prowling around outdoors and being the Great Hunter.
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Good job Bubba to end the trial with a pretty :D:D:D Love the pictures Bobbie...he looks super happy.:joyful: Congrats to you both on getting :otj: for the second time. Sorry about Forrest but glad to hear it's easily treatable and hope he feels better soon with the meds.

Enjoy mousie hunting and the falls buddy.
 
Love the photo. Great that you caught Forrest's hyperT early. Did they check his BP, too? HyperT and high BP can go hand-in-hand.

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Yay!! So happy for you Bubba!!! WooHoo!!!:otj::cat::otj::(:otj:
Wow, looking at your pictures Bubba I can plainly see why being grounded is not OK by you!! You look completely in your cat element in the out of doors!:cat::cat:
Congratulations Bobbie!! Gorgeous cat, gorgeous pictures!:bighug::):bighug::cat::bighug:
 
Amy&TrixieCat said:
Love the photo. Great that you caught Forrest's hyperT early. Did they check his BP, too? HyperT and high BP can go hand-in-hand.

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They are going to do check BP when he returns in 3 weeks. Meantime I have gotten in RR twice, first time 28 and today 24 so I will get one more and take an average.
 
YAY! Go Bubba! and beautiful pictures!! Love the compost pile:) Do you use it in the garden?

And good news about Forrest- glad you caught it early- I think its pretty easy to deal with :)

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Love the pictures! He looks so happy to be outside... and the compost pile is probably prime mouse hunting territory.

Glad that you caught Forrest's diagnosis early and can start treatment immediately. Hope that he will feel better soon.
 
Asrael said:
YAY! Go Bubba! and beautiful pictures!! Love the compost pile:) Do you use it in the garden?

And good news about Forrest- glad you caught it early- I think its pretty easy to deal with :)

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Yes, my husband uses it in our garden every year. It is quite a high compost, I was surprised Bubba got up there and glad he didn't sink into it like quick sand, LOL
 
Congratulations!!!! Glad to see Bubba is in remission again. I love those pictures!!

I've had two hyperT cats and have learned a few things. One is that vets tend to always start the dose of the feilmazole/tapezole too high and many cats then have an allergic reaction. Two is that if I131 is available to you, I would do it as soon as possible although he has to be off the meds a couple weeks, generally, before they will do it. The meds can have side effects when given long-term and it's just better for the kitty, if it is a possibility for them, to get the I131. I don't know if Forrestt has any other health issues that would preclude it but, if not, I highly recommend it.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
Thanks Marje, is that treatment they hospitalize them for?

They are starting him off at 2 1/2 mg twice a day. Do you think that is a low enough dose?
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Yes it is the one they hospitalize them for. For both my cats, it was only four days and they were spoiled rotten! One was shy but she did just fine and they both ate well which surprised me about the little girl. Gus ended up hypothyroid and had to take a very low dose of thyroid pill (the same I take) but it has no long term side effects.

The usual starting dose is 2.5mg bid and that is the dose that caused my one kitty to break out all over her head and ears and caused Gus and another friend's cat to have vomiting and lethargy. IMHO, if you use the tablets and administer orally, I think it's better to start lower and build up knowing that it will take longer to get his thyroid to the correct range. But...in all three cases, the cats had to stop the meds for over a week and then restart at a lower dose.

The other option that has less side effects but is a pain is the topical. It has to be compounded. You put it in their ears. I tried this with Teddi...big mistake as she had folded ears. You have to wear gloves and it's a bit of a challenge to be sure you get it all in the ears so the dosing isn't as consistent if you can't get it all in there.
 
Marje and Gracie said:
Yes it is the one they hospitalize them for. For both my cats, it was only four days and they were spoiled rotten! One was shy but she did just fine and they both ate well which surprised me about the little girl. Gus ended up hypothyroid and had to take a very low dose of thyroid pill (the same I take) but it has no long term side effects.

The usual starting dose is 2.5mg bid and that is the dose that caused my one kitty to break out all over her head and ears and caused Gus and another friend's cat to have vomiting and lethargy. IMHO, if you use the tablets and administer orally, I think it's better to start lower and build up knowing that it will take longer to get his thyroid to the correct range. But...in all three cases, the cats had to stop the meds for over a week and then restart at a lower dose.

The other option that has less side effects but is a pain is the topical. It has to be compounded. You put it in their ears. I tried this with Teddi...big mistake as she had folded ears. You have to wear gloves and it's a bit of a challenge to be sure you get it all in the ears so the dosing isn't as consistent if you can't get it all in there.
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The vet did tell me to look out for GI upset and scratching up his face. Wonder if I should just give a quarter of a tablet twice a day to start?

ETA: especially since his T 4 was only 4.3 which he said was the high end of normal.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
The vet did tell me to look out for GI upset and scratching up his face. Wonder if I should just give a quarter of a tablet twice a day to start?

ETA: especially since his T 4 was only 4.3 which he said was the high end of normal.
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I would discuss it with my vet and tell him that you'd like to start out at a half dose based on reading you've done and then if he's doing well, increase it. I'd talk to him about how long at the lower dose but often the instructions are to have them on the initial dose a month, and then recheck. You might want to ask if you can do two weeks at the half dose and then two weeks at the full dose if he has no issues.
 
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