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Max is 17 and was diagnosed with IBD about a year ago. The vet treated him with prednisolone which seemed to help for a short while. We added mirtazapine and cerenia about 6 months into his treatment because he was losing weight but after a couple months he started periodically throwing up all the medication. The vet said to keep giving it to him but then he threw it all up every time and his weight was dropping more. Several blood tests were all normal but he went from 9.2 to 8.4 lbs in 6 months. He has other symptoms that are indicative of hyperthyroidism but the vet said his T4 was fine. I took him to a new vet for a second opinion and she did an ultrasound that showed moderate inflammation. She gave him a shot of depo medrol and did more blood work that was all normal. She did say however that some hyperthyroid cats don't have a high T4 so we will start methimazole transdermal gel on Monday (she had to order it). I am really hoping it helps; he has gotten so skinny that it frightens me.
I am so mad at myself because if it was hyperthyroidism all along then I let my Max suffer for a year without the proper treatment. I am so afraid that we are starting too late and he won't regain his weight.
I am so mad at myself because if it was hyperthyroidism all along then I let my Max suffer for a year without the proper treatment. I am so afraid that we are starting too late and he won't regain his weight.