Cat is on methimazole for hyperthyroidism but has started scratching her head to the point where it has bloody sore, and the edges of her ears have become weirdly scabby. Strangely, I almost never catch her scratching those areas, but clearly she is because of the damage done. It is apparently a...
I should add, I did start feeding her some wet food with the pill as opposed to giving it to her outside of meal time, to help her digest it. Not sure if that was actually helpful to stop the vomiting or if it was coincidence, but just thought i'd leave that tip!
As an update, the daily vomiting has stopped and she actually has not puked in 3 days. However she is still itching and creating some raw spots on her head. I am in the process of switching her food to grain-free.
The food allergy thing has been a 2-year journey already, so far what I've found is that corn is bad, changing proteins doesn't seem to have a major impact (she was eating chicken in her food for the past few months without major issue - minor stuff like gunky ears seems to happen on every...
The vet is aware and I spoke with them today. Since she has just stabilized her thyroid levels, the plan for now is to maintain the dosage and re-assess once her next test result comes back in 3 months. If the vomiting continues consistently for the next week or two I'll give them another call.
Hi,
My cat (age 8-10ish) was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism after losing 3lbs in one year (not really other symptoms). I was told a normal T4 range is 10-60, and hers was 184. I started her on felimazole (2.5mg twice daily), and am now at the 3-week mark. The follow-up blood test shows...