linda and guinness
Active Member
Cross post from Lantus Land...just looking for my opinions/eyes/advice
Posted these facts/questions on my thread yesterday. Re-posting here today for more eyes. Thanks.
Not for sure Hyper-T
T4 test was a 2.5 (I was told this was the high end of normal for a cat his age)
Free T-4 was 56.8 (<50 is normal), but vet felt this might not be the true indicator of Hyper-T.
He was diagnosed with an enlarged heart (a symptom of hyper-T)
And he is CONSTANTLY yowling for food.
Symptoms he is not displaying that are Hyper-T
He hasn't lost any weight
He's not aggressive or unfriendly
His coat is not unkempt or patchy
So, my vet could not give me a definitive answer. She said I could move forward with the radioactive iodine therapy ($1,000+), but she wouldn't recommend just haphazardly putting him on the Tapazole medication. I'm kind of at a standstill right now and don't know what to do. She recommended waiting about 3 months and then testing him again to see what his T4 levels are doing. That's probably what I am going to do at this point.
I plan to call the place that does the radioactive iodine treatment this week and ask some questions about the treatment and what they recommend for a cat that might be borderline. In the meantime, I am doing all I can to help control his enlarged heart issue, starting with getting rid of his Halo Pet Treats which are made with sodium. I just cooked up a bunch of fresh chicken for treats for his BG tests.
Lastly, he's not responding to the insulin, so that makes me wonder about the hyper-t as well. Any experience or thoughts surrounding the hyper-t, our test results or anything else would be greatly appreciated.
Posted these facts/questions on my thread yesterday. Re-posting here today for more eyes. Thanks.
Not for sure Hyper-T
T4 test was a 2.5 (I was told this was the high end of normal for a cat his age)
Free T-4 was 56.8 (<50 is normal), but vet felt this might not be the true indicator of Hyper-T.
He was diagnosed with an enlarged heart (a symptom of hyper-T)
And he is CONSTANTLY yowling for food.
Symptoms he is not displaying that are Hyper-T
He hasn't lost any weight
He's not aggressive or unfriendly
His coat is not unkempt or patchy
So, my vet could not give me a definitive answer. She said I could move forward with the radioactive iodine therapy ($1,000+), but she wouldn't recommend just haphazardly putting him on the Tapazole medication. I'm kind of at a standstill right now and don't know what to do. She recommended waiting about 3 months and then testing him again to see what his T4 levels are doing. That's probably what I am going to do at this point.
I plan to call the place that does the radioactive iodine treatment this week and ask some questions about the treatment and what they recommend for a cat that might be borderline. In the meantime, I am doing all I can to help control his enlarged heart issue, starting with getting rid of his Halo Pet Treats which are made with sodium. I just cooked up a bunch of fresh chicken for treats for his BG tests.
Lastly, he's not responding to the insulin, so that makes me wonder about the hyper-t as well. Any experience or thoughts surrounding the hyper-t, our test results or anything else would be greatly appreciated.
