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That's awesome news! If you don't mind me asking, isn't there naturally occurring sodium / iodine in the raw foods? If so, wouldn't it negate the effects of the Y/D food? Perhaps just reducing Iodine in general, as you pointed out, is the answer for Buddy and other hyperthyroid cats. My Leia...

Have you researched into what to do with lowering the kidney levels (regardless if you do or don't move ahead with I-131)? I know Phosphorous control in food is one action owners can take. Are there medications or other therapies available? Thank you for helping me on my threads. :) I fear my...

Thank you. Leia's bloodwork also contained Potassium and Phosphorous figures. Would these figures be any different in the blood vs. in the urine? From the original post above: Creatinine: 2.4 (0.9-2.3 mg/dL) BUN: 24 (16-37 mg/dL) Phosphorus: 4.5 (2.9-6.3 mg/dL) Calcium: 10.2 (8.2-11.2 mg/dL)...

Oh wow, sorry to hear about Feeby's super high Free T4. That puts Leia's 38.6 pmol/L well into perspective and now I understand why others have been using the term "gray zone" / borderline diagnosis. Earlier, you mentioned Feeby's Total T4 dropping from 4.5 to 2.6 (and later increasing to 2.9...

OP here. Her T4 tests are in my original post at the very bottom (in red). Total T4: 4.6 (0.8-4.7 ug/dL) Free T4 (ng/dL): 3.0 (0.7-2.6 ng/dL) Free T4 (pmol/L): 38.6 (9.0-33.5 pmol/L) When you say "1.25mg twice a day," do you mean 0.75mg at breakfast and 0.75mg at dinner? Or do you mean...

Update: Vet is putting Leia on 5mg of Methimazole per day (2.5mg at breakfast, 2.5mg at dinner). I should also mention the Vet's confidence in Hyperthyroidism is because she lost 0.25lb (she went from 8.25 to 8lb) despite increasing her food over the past month. He also wants to see how the...

Also, I saw yours and Mumu's posts on the Hyperthyroid Groups.io page. Glad to see a fellow member as our kitties both share this new scary journey.

Yup, she's lost 0.25lb and does seem to have an increased appetite compared. Also, we just started on Miralax for her (1/2 teaspoon scattered throughout her meals). I've begun switching her over to foods with more water (where water or broth are listed higher in the ingredients list). I also...

Hello, Leia is a 5.5 year old asthmatic cat (on Flovent 110mcg 2x/day) who was brought in for 4-day constipation and 2 vomits (across those 4 days, both non-bloody). We left the Vet with a Hyperthyroidism diagnosis and a likely Kidney Disease diagnosis. Sheesh. Her test results are at the...

Thank you! How much catnip should I put into this jar? Also, can you recommend a specific type of high quality catnip? And/or what I should look out for when discerning between the higher quality vs. lower quality catnip?

My cat, Leia, LOVES the "Frisco Moppy Ball" that I found on Chewy for $2/each. I bought her both the teal one and the purple one. Gave her the teal one first and after two weeks or so, it lost its catnip effectiveness. I then gave her the purple one and she was all about it....for two weeks...

My turn to revive the thread. As of January 2020, it still appears Blue Buffalo's "Wilderness Wild Delights" as "Meaty Morsels" are the only types that don't have carrageenan. This includes the Chicken & Turkey and Chicken & Salmon flavors. Disappointingly, the vast majority of Blue Buffalo wet...

Is there video you can post? Does he have any jumping or balancing issues? Does he have trouble hearing you? Definitely get it checked out. There is a feline condition called ataxia where they sway and may look wobbly. Not saying that's the exact issue Niko has but you can pull up YouTube some...

What's an average "bad blood glucose level" in diabetic cats? In Kitty's 5/25/2016 report, her Glucose was 223 mg/dL which is well above the 75-150 range noted. I look back and wonder if she was diabetic well before DCM hit (which would explain the ravenous appetite). I'm so sorry to hear...

WOW, great observation about diabetes. I had never thought of it that way and you may be onto something. Kitty's clinical notes I originally shared were from February 25th, 2016. From a Glucose perspective, she seemed on the higher end of normal until the May 25th and June 4th notes (shared...

OP here. I agree - it's no different than how either super happy or super dissatisfied customers will post on Yelp, TripAdvisor, etc. of their experiences. That said, feline dilated cardiomyopathy was nearly eliminated after the introduction of Taurine in the 80's. It remains strange that these...

I lost Kitty just over 3 years ago to dilated cardiomyopathy ("DCH"). I find it strange that the diagnosis is considered extremely rare in cats (my local vet hospital even brought in other doctors to observe), and yet, the number of people here and on the Yahoo support group with DCH cats would...

Nutro Max's discontinuation upset me as well. As of this writing, you can still order it from Amazon, Petsmart, Chewy, etc. for the time being, thankfully. This practice seems to happen to every pet company's line of food every 1-2 years. Purina quietly changed the formula last year (by...

In my opinion, take her to the vet immediately. While her breathing rate seems normal (if a bit low?), the coughing and labored breathing might be indicative of something greater (e.g. pneumonia). You can pull up Youtube videos of labored breathing if you need a visual comparison.