I am posting to share my experience so far.
Male neutered Cat 1.5 years old at the time was diagnosed in Nov 2017 with Hypercalcemia
4 months earlier his blood work showed Calcium was normal.
He was eating wet urinary s/o canned cat food for FLUTD and 1/8 tsp miralax 2x a day for hard stool.
Vet recommended we change his diet to a high fiber diet before trying medications, It was reccommended to try Royal Canin Veterinary Diet® Feline Gastrointestinal Fiber Response dry cat food but since he has urinary issues and hardly drinks water I switched to wet fancy feast along with vetasyl fiber capsules (Psyllium seed husks) for 30 days. We retested and his calcium went higher. So that did not work for him.
Jan 19 2018 he started taking 10mg fosamax (Alendronate ) once every 7 days
Feb 25 2018 His calcium was back to normal range
His IONIZED CALCIUM was high at 1.80
Normal range is (1.00-1.40)
After giving my cat fosamax 10 mg once a week for 5 weeks he was doing alot better.
His IONIZED CALCIUM is now NORMAL at 1.12.
Normal range is (1.03-1.39)
I have been giving him Fosamax (alendronate) as follows:
I feed him as much as possible until 2pm the day prior. Then I remove his food (leave water) and fast him for 18 hours.
I then give him about 3 mil water about 8am, then I pill him.
I then give him 6 mil of water to wash down the pill.
Then I take a little butter about the size of a large pea and rub it all over his nose and lips and gums.
He will then start cleaning himself for about 15 minutes trying to remove the butter and it helps him swallow and increase saliva. Once he stops licking his paws and lips I will give him another 3 mil of water. Fosamax is very dangerous if it gets stuck in the cats throat. Unlike other pills it can cause throat ulcers and serious problems which is why I use the butter and the extra water.
I also try and keep him in an upright position. He should not lay on his side or upside down or roll around for 30 minutes
Apparently the butter has not affected his medicine absorption since he has improved in the last 5 weeks.
I then fast him for another 4 hours and feed him very little at noon. I give him about 1.5 ounces of wet food and watch to see if he vomits. 45 minutes later another 1.5 ounces of food.
I will update again in a few months when I get more results
Male neutered Cat 1.5 years old at the time was diagnosed in Nov 2017 with Hypercalcemia
4 months earlier his blood work showed Calcium was normal.
He was eating wet urinary s/o canned cat food for FLUTD and 1/8 tsp miralax 2x a day for hard stool.
Vet recommended we change his diet to a high fiber diet before trying medications, It was reccommended to try Royal Canin Veterinary Diet® Feline Gastrointestinal Fiber Response dry cat food but since he has urinary issues and hardly drinks water I switched to wet fancy feast along with vetasyl fiber capsules (Psyllium seed husks) for 30 days. We retested and his calcium went higher. So that did not work for him.
Jan 19 2018 he started taking 10mg fosamax (Alendronate ) once every 7 days
Feb 25 2018 His calcium was back to normal range
His IONIZED CALCIUM was high at 1.80
Normal range is (1.00-1.40)
After giving my cat fosamax 10 mg once a week for 5 weeks he was doing alot better.
His IONIZED CALCIUM is now NORMAL at 1.12.
Normal range is (1.03-1.39)
I have been giving him Fosamax (alendronate) as follows:
I feed him as much as possible until 2pm the day prior. Then I remove his food (leave water) and fast him for 18 hours.
I then give him about 3 mil water about 8am, then I pill him.
I then give him 6 mil of water to wash down the pill.
Then I take a little butter about the size of a large pea and rub it all over his nose and lips and gums.
He will then start cleaning himself for about 15 minutes trying to remove the butter and it helps him swallow and increase saliva. Once he stops licking his paws and lips I will give him another 3 mil of water. Fosamax is very dangerous if it gets stuck in the cats throat. Unlike other pills it can cause throat ulcers and serious problems which is why I use the butter and the extra water.
I also try and keep him in an upright position. He should not lay on his side or upside down or roll around for 30 minutes
Apparently the butter has not affected his medicine absorption since he has improved in the last 5 weeks.
I then fast him for another 4 hours and feed him very little at noon. I give him about 1.5 ounces of wet food and watch to see if he vomits. 45 minutes later another 1.5 ounces of food.
I will update again in a few months when I get more results