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My 15 year old cat, Taz was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 2 months ago. His coat is greasy, matted and looks terrible. He is constantly shedding. He had dropped to 12 lbs despite 3 meals a day (normally 15 lbs). Bloodwork was normal except for slightly altered liver values and T4 was elevated indicating hyperthyroidism. The vet wasn't concerned about the liver values. He said they were close to the normal range.
We started him on felimazole 2.5 mg twice daily for the last 2 months. In this time he has experienced increased thirst and urination. He has been vomiting puddles of water usually in the early morning. I spoke to the vet again. He suspected kidney disease or diabetes. We just repeated bloodwork again. All values were normal. It's not diabetes. Kidney function BUN and creatinine levels were normal. The SDMA test was 16 which is one point above normal. Thyroid was too low so we will be reducing his thyroid medication.
His coat still looks matted and yucky. His weight is better but he seems lethargic.
Thoughts?
We started him on felimazole 2.5 mg twice daily for the last 2 months. In this time he has experienced increased thirst and urination. He has been vomiting puddles of water usually in the early morning. I spoke to the vet again. He suspected kidney disease or diabetes. We just repeated bloodwork again. All values were normal. It's not diabetes. Kidney function BUN and creatinine levels were normal. The SDMA test was 16 which is one point above normal. Thyroid was too low so we will be reducing his thyroid medication.
His coat still looks matted and yucky. His weight is better but he seems lethargic.
Thoughts?