I wanted to start a new thread to document my cat Mumu (8 or 9 years old, we're not sure since she was an abandoned kitty) and her recent hyperthyroidism. I got great information from many threads from
molly92
and
Antonio65
, and was posting to
M
MamaKat9
's thread about her cat Smoke (best wishes for Smoke!) and didn't want to take over Smoke's thread!
Mumu was started on 2.5 mg twice daily of methimazole ear gel this week after getting a T4 blood test result of 5.5. I've gotten the vet to let her go down to 1.25 mg instead, because comments here and on the feline hyperthyroidism group suggest that it was a safer way to go. I will hopefully get that medication in a couple of days. We are going to recheck her bloodwork in a few weeks after this adjustment. Mumu has early CKD (stage 2), and her recent kidney blood work has looked really good, within normal range. If her kidney levels continue to look good after her thyroid is under control with the medication, and she is a good candidate for I-131 therapy, I'll arrange it for her so we don't have to worry about further organ damage from the H-T. This is just where I'll update and chronicle her progress!
Mumu was started on 2.5 mg twice daily of methimazole ear gel this week after getting a T4 blood test result of 5.5. I've gotten the vet to let her go down to 1.25 mg instead, because comments here and on the feline hyperthyroidism group suggest that it was a safer way to go. I will hopefully get that medication in a couple of days. We are going to recheck her bloodwork in a few weeks after this adjustment. Mumu has early CKD (stage 2), and her recent kidney blood work has looked really good, within normal range. If her kidney levels continue to look good after her thyroid is under control with the medication, and she is a good candidate for I-131 therapy, I'll arrange it for her so we don't have to worry about further organ damage from the H-T. This is just where I'll update and chronicle her progress!