Recent Content by GandalfTGray

Fingers definitely crossed. Thanks, I know this is going to be a long process. A friend of mine had a cat with hyperthyroid that, for various reasons went untreated for a long time, and eventually died of it. So that's always in the back of my mind, even though Ed is getting much more...

He is on 1.25mg twice per day for a total of 2.5mg per day. We have switched over to the transdermal gel (same dose). His appetite is improved but of course NOW I'm worried that, "OMG he's not absorbing the meds!" :gaah: I can't wait till this bloodwork is over. We're using the twist and...

My vet didn't really say anything about reducing the dose or stopping; he just agreed to let me try the transdermal. We re-set to 2.5mg on Aug 14, he has blood work scheduled for Sept 7.

I have requested transdermal from my vet and have an order in with a compounding pharmacy. Should be here in a few days, will let you know how it goes. In the meantime, I don't know if I should keep Ed at 1.25mg twice per day as I've been doing, or cut back until the gel arrives. On the one...

That was what the vet prescribed. I see that you are in Italy? In the US from what I have read, 2.5 - 5 mg seems to be the standard operating procedure for vets.

Thanks

I'd love to hear more from people who use the transdermal, and its effectiveness and side effcts. My vet is reluctant to prescribe it because he thinks the dosing isn't as accurate.

Hello. I’m new here but I’ve learned a lot lurking on this site over the years! I finally registered because my cat Ed (age 12) was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I’d suspected it, as he had all of the symptoms, then his blood work came back with a total T4 of 4.8. We ordered...