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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: heather sullivan on January 22, 2016, 00:18:29 AM
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As Sylvie (11 this year) has an overactive thyroid, my vet has discussed options of pills lifelong, surgery or the radio iodine therapy which is one injection under sedation. Her insurance only covers her for a year for the thyroid problem, so meds after that will be expensive. (I know as my other elderly cat is on them). Surgery offers a 70% chance of cure, but could possibly come back later, and the RIT offers 95% cure, but she would have to go to a specialist centre and stay there for 2-4 weeks until she is no longer radioactive. Has anyone had this done on their cat? I think, as long as insurance pays out, I would prefer the injection but worried about her being away from home. Be grateful for any advice on this? I am in SE London, and the nearest places that do the injections are the RVC in Hertfordshire and another place in Canterbury in Kent. :(
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I think that someone has................trying to remember Purrs name and cant.
Think it was successful
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Wasn't it Kay & 3ts???
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Yes I think so. I will see if I can find the posts, thanks
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TRy this thread or others in the section cos Kays cat had iodine trearment
Health & Behaviour General / Re: Possible Vidalta side-effects?
« on: September 28, 2013, 14:49:44 PM »
it was my Trigger, Louise - I took him to a centre in Wootten-under-Bassett, which was cheaper than Bristol, and the same distance to travel - their isolation period was 14 days, plus two days of tests - it is the hospital stay which bumps up the bill - it cost me £1500, and that was a year ago
because HyperT can give some support to dodgy kidneys, the centres have to be satisfied there is no other underlying disease, so the kidney levels have to be monitored for around 6 weeks while the cat has either Vidalta or Felimazole - if you can find a better vet, Jen, the necessary blood tests should be carried out, and her overall health carefully assessed, whilst bringing down her HT - do you know what the level was?
do make sure you are copied with all blood test results, as it will enable you to use the internet to carry out your own research
my Trigger was fine during his 6 weeks on Felimazole, had no effects from his 14 days of enforced isolation, put up with two 3 hour journeys to get to Wootten and back, and actually came home a little heavier than he went - so all in all it was well worth it for him and me - he was 11 at the time so had a good few years ahead of him, which does make a difference when weighing up the options
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Sorry to hear about Sylvie. I looked into this for my cat Bailey in a lot of detail. If your insurance will cover it it’s definitely the best option.
In the end, Bailey wasn’t a candidate as he also had a heart condition and they won’t do it with other health conditions due to not being able to treat them if anything else were to go wrong while they are in isolation. The places we considered all do a full health screening first to ensure they are fit to go through the treatment.
As in the post below, kidney disease is also something they need to check for first as well, so her kidneys would need to be checked once she was stable on meds too.
Bailey was diagnosed at 11 and did well on felimazole until I lost him a few months ago to heart failure at 15. But if I ever had another cat with this disease, The RI treatment would be a serious consideration. But like you, the worry of them being away for so long was a big thing for me.
One of the places I encountered through my research was the Hyperthyroid cat centre who get amazing feedback from people who’ve had their cats treated there. They have the stay time down to a possible 5 day stay if everything goes well. It’s in West Yorkshire though so it’s a distance away. I considered it with Bailey because I thought the journey might be worth (I’m in Scotland) it as my nearest place meant 3 weeks in isolation for a clingy cat who had never been away from home. The vet who runs it, Andrew Bodey was incredibly helpful and phoned me a few times to answer my many questions.
There are other threads on here which cover this, some of them started by me, if you do a search and Kay definitely had it done as she gave me lots of information when I was looking into it.
It’s the gold standard treatment and is a cure for the majority of cats. Those who it doesn’t work with first time around sometimes need a second treatment but they seem to be the minority. If you’re on facebook, there’s a really good group – hyperthyroid cats which I found helpful too.
Good luck with Sylvie, I had two boys who were HyperT, so I know what a worry it is :hug:
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Brilliant, thanks very much. Will find the fb page. Yorkshire is a long way from SE London but the 5 day stay sounds wonderful. Will have a little read up about them. :Luv:
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Barton vets is near me. I think Sharon (who used to post as Canterbury Cats) has a niece who works at Barton Vets. It might be worth checking, but I have a feeling the RVC has a shorter time - 2 weeks compared to 3 at Canterbury if I remember rightly. a long time since I looked into it.
We considered doing it for Lazarus, but my vet said he didn't think laz was the type of cat that would do well away from home for so long + he hadother health issues.
Kylie was there for her eyes a few years back. My old vet spent 8 months trying to treat 'an eye infection' - eventually I asked for a referral to Barton's in Canterbury. It took Vanessa about 5 minutes to diagnose that she had Keratomconjuntivitis. We controlled it for about 18months, but it went away (there is a chance it could come back) but she could have gone blind if it hadn't been diagnosed.
Edit - I just checked - yes 2 weeks at RVC as long as you can keep the cat isolated at home for another 2 weeks http://www.rvc.ac.uk/small-animal-referrals/advanced-techniques-and-specialist-procedures/radioactive-iodine-i131-therapy
Up to 4 at Barton http://www.rvc.ac.uk/small-animal-referrals/advanced-techniques-and-specialist-procedures/radioactive-iodine-i131-therapy
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Thanks Mark thats great :)
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Holly had an overactive thyroid. She started on meds but they didn't work for long. She had the op to remove her thyroid and she was fine afterwards, she was 17 at the time and lived until she was 21 and a half.
The radio Iodine treatment is very expensive, Over £3000, and stressful for the cat. The cat is put in isolation for 2 weeks as it is radioactive.
I would recommend the operation
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Silvie is insured but only covered for a year per medical problem (which I didn't realise). If she has the surgery, its possible the problem could come back again within 3 months to a few years, and by then she won't be covered by insurance. If it came back she would need surgery again (£800-1500) or meds for life. My other cat who is not insured costs me around £100 a month on thyroid pills, kidney pills, as it has affected her kidneys and regular blood tests. A big decision really, but I have a few weeks to decide what to do. Thank you :)
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The cost of meds aren't usually the issue; it's the cost, inconvenience and unpleasantness of the ongoing blood tests that more of an issue.
TBH from what I've read, if a cat is young enough and otherwise healthy enough, I would always seriously consider Radio Iodine Therapy :shy: Older cats with other health issues could well be more suitable to the surgical route.
Wouldn't it be fab to be able to ask Sylvie what she would prefer eh? but just gotta give it your best guess as you know her best :hug:
My only reservation is the degree of the diagnosis of hyperthyroid. Our Tom was diagnosed as HT but when I looked into it, he was very much borderline so I would ask for sight of blood results unless you trust the vet concerned.
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My other cat who is not insured costs me around £100 a month on thyroid pills, kidney pills, as it has affected her kidneys and regular blood tests.
As I understood it, HyperT can assist kidney function :shy: :hug: I do however know that the Radio Iodine therapy is not offered to cats with CRF as we looked into it for our darling angel Fred.
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You're right Rosella, HyperT masks kidney problems & helps damaged kidneys function better.
That's why they need to have stable T4 levels on meds for a period of time, then kidneys checked to make sure they're healthy before RadioIodine can be used.
Jake had both, we only found the kidney disease when his T4 came down and the balancing act of trying to treat the HT without his kidneys failing was just awful.
Sounds like you're in a similar situation with your other cat Heather, we were treating both with meds.
But HT is really bad for their hearts too, it puts a huge strain on them & causes lasting damage, which is how I lost my boy.
The biggest problem is that HT keeps progressing on meds & the tumour just keeps growing. So it's a cycle of tweaking meds & ongoing blood tests
Bailey's stable periods got shorter & shorter and his dosage higher and higher. Wee soul spent most of his last year with a bald spot on his throat from all the blood tests.
I learned everything I could & knew the details of his T4 levels every single time, but there's only so much you can do with meds.
The surgery can work, but it often returns and if the tumours grown downwards it's impossible to get it all.
If I had an otherwise healthy cat who could cope with being away, I wouldn't hesitate to get the treatment. HT is a horrible illness and this is a cure. And the isolation time is reducing in a lot of places. Frustrating how we're way behind the US who only keep cats for a few days!
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Being a medical secretary I always ask for copies of their blood test results, as I like to keep a record of them. Tabby who is 21 this year is far too old and doddery to have surgery so she is on the meds for life. Silvie is a home loving cat, she was a rescue feral cat but now soft as anything, she went to a cattery for a week a few years ago and was ok, she ate her food and though she was a bit nervous when she came home, soon settled. I hate the thought of her being away but I want whats best for her. Will be back to see her vet in a few weeks to make a decision. Thanks for all the helpful advice! Will keep you infomed :Luv:
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Heather, yousaid your other cat costs around £100 a month for HT meds. Have you thought about getting a prescription? - I wouldn't do it for one-off meds, but with Lazarus, I used to get a prescription that cost around £10, which covered him for 6 months. For some reason I didn't do it with his Felimazole or Semintra, but Lazarus was on hormone nose drops for Diabetes Insipidus. The 2.5ml bottles (50 doses, so lasted 25 days) cost £41 each from the vet, but I paid about £75 for 6 bottles online. He was also on Destolit and BP meds, but they were cheap so I just got them from the vet.
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I keep meaning to ask my vet about getting a prescription, thanks for reminding me, I am sure it will work out cheaper :)
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I think it only works out cheeper for larger quanties
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Silvie has now been referred to Barton Vets in Canterbury for the injection, hoping to get an appointment in May all being well. Will keep you all posted :Luv:
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Got Silvie's appointment now for 23rd May. She has to stay in for 3-4 weeks,going to be horrible without her at home, but best for her in long run if it cure's her! She also has to be microchipped before she goes, as they told me they have lots of similar cats and don't want to end up giving us the wrong cat back! :naughty: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Silvie went in to our usual vets Monday for her x-rays, urine and blood tests. They tested everything from top to tail, as well as FIV and FLV tests and did chest x-ray and abdominal xrays. Bill came to just over £500 : :shocked: Its just that after she has the injection if she has any underlying problems because she will be radioactive they won't be able to treat her which would be very bad news. Luckily all tests came back okay and results have been faxed through to Barton Vets in Canterbury. So all being well she is off on her travels on the 23rd May for her treatment.
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Fabulous news :wow: Am sure it will be hell without Sylvie but this is so worth it by all accounts :hug:
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I'm glad that this will soon be over, I hope Sylvie responds really well to the treatment! :hug:
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I'm dreading her going away but its for the best, they say its at 97% cure, so fingers crossed. Will update on here when she goes :Luv:
https://www.facebook.com/theanimalclinic1/photos/a.122375617931019.25574.111169302384984/581970825304827/?type=3&theater
here is a pic of her at the vets this week.
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Am hoping that everything goes perfectly, and then the whole thing can be put behind you. Sylvie's a real star!
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Me & Silvie are off tomorrow morning to Barton Vets in Canterbury got appt at 11.45pm and then she will stay in and have the injection Wednesday :( Will keep you all posted :Luv:
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Good luck. I know it will be horrible for you being away from her, but I'm sure she will be fine. I have only been there a couple of times, when Kylie was referred for an eye problem. The staff were really nice. She had an accident in her tray and they dealt with it with a smile. The eye vet there is the wife of one of my current vets. She diagnosed Kylie's eye problem (keratoconjunctititis) in 5 minutes. my old vet couldn't figure out what it was and gave her all kinds of unnecessary ABs over a period of 6 months before I went there.
Good luck ;D - PS - you must have a look round the city while you are there - my stomping ground :evillaugh:
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Thank you :Luv: Yes my friend Denise is driving me there, I can't do long journeys at the mo as I had a car crash in January and waiting an op on my shoulder >:( >:( but once Silvie is dropped off we are off to the city to explore ;D will make a day of it.
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Good luck Heather, and safe journey xxx
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Sending every good vibe I can muster :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Good luck!! :hug: :hug:
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Well we made it there ok but murder traffic wise so we did lots of back streets to get on the motorway. Poor Silvie got a bit stressed and threw up her breakfast but once we got on the M20 she settled down, had a few panting episodes but then calmed down. Got to vets in good time, had a long consultation with Dan the vet, then we saw the vet nurse and she booked her in, lots of paperwork to complete and questions to ask but Silvie was purring when I left her. So fingers crossed the treatment on Wednesday works and cures her. Missing her already though :( But had a nice walk round Canterbury had some lunch, then we drove to Whitstable and had a walk round there and had to drop into a pub when the rain was too heavy :sneaky: She will be in for 2-4 weeks and I will get updates 3 times a week. I know I am going to ring in the morning though to make sure she has settled and is eating okay ;D
Lovely staff at Barton vets, they let us leave our car in the car park, and gave us a map of the city centre so we could find our way around.
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Sounds like the worst part is over - although I know you will miss her. Worth it in the long-run though.
I live in Whitstable - next door to the vets :evillaugh: (although not for much longer as they are moving)
We went out for coffee in Harbour Street this afternoon and headed back when it rained about 4pm
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Sounds like the worst part is over - although I know you will miss her. Worth it in the long-run though.
I live in Whitstable - next door to the vets :evillaugh: (although not for much longer as they are moving)
We went out for coffee in Harbour Street this afternoon and headed back when it rained about 4pm
We may have walked past you, we were by the harbour around 3pm ;D
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he is a bit like that, I remember being stuck in a traffic jam outside, what turned out to be, Mark's house once!!
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Ha ha :evillaugh:
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Her 2nd night by the time you read this. One thing I try to remember is someone once said that we have to remember that cats don't think in the same way we do. They don't think yesterday, tomorrow etc. - just the moment. As long as they are comfortable now, they are OK.
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Sound advice Mark. I could do with remembering that from time to time, too. :hug:
So, has everyone driven past or been stuck outside Mark's house en route to the vet's then? :-: :evillaugh:
Lots of positive thoughts for Silvie.
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Silvie had the injection today and is now in the special "radioactive" unit, apparently she recovered very well and only needed slight sedation. I did ask what her thyroid test results were as last year they were really high at 250, and they said that Monday's results were 499.98 :wow: I am hoping they raised that high as she had been off the Vidalta tablets for a week. Apart from that they said she has settled in okay and still eating and drinking. Will find out more tomorrow.
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Not too good at the moment Silvie didnt eat anything yesterday or this morning so they are going to give her a pill to kick start her appetite again. Really not like her at all she loves her food. Hopefully will hear back from vets tomorrow and she will be eating again :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
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Hope with all my heart that her appetite improves quickly heather :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Hopefully she ate during the day.Fingers crossed for her. I assume it was a steroid pill they gave her? - Our Clapton went right offhis food in the early days of his CRF - he was also a cat that loved his food. He had a steroid jab and it worked like magic.
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Not sure what pill they gave her, although I am thinking it probably was a steroid but it did the trick, she ate her food overnight, phew! :) i spoke to a vet nurse there this morning and they said she had eaten everything overnight but will keep an eye on her and if needs be, will give her another pill to make her eat. They also update me on the Vetstoria website, which is great. Horrible when they are away from home and you can't see them :(
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Thinking of you both Heather and so pleased she's eating again x
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That's great news Heather. Can only imagine how upsetting it is for you to be without her but this treatment will hopefully change her life very much for the better. Cling to that knowledge :hug:
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Thanks everyone :Luv: Vets emailed me earlier said Silvie still eating well, she is bright and purring away, so I am happy and can't wait to have her home now ;D ;D ;D ;D
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All sounds good - have they given any indication when she can go home - hopefully after the 2nd week. If so, half way there ;D
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Indications sound good, everything crossed for Silvie.
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She had the injection last wednesday so they wait for 2 weeks and then test her for radioactivity levels. So hopefully that will be the 7th of June. If she ok can come home prob the weekend of the 11th, but if she is still radioactive may take a little longer. The more she eats and drinks, the quicker she will pass it through her system ;D. They did warn me that it could take up to 4 weeks before she comes home, but I am hoping its sooner than that! Miss her little face sitting next to me on the settee :)
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Really encouraging progress Heather. Know how slowly it will seem to you that time is passing, but it'll soon be here. You're one day closer to her coming home already. :hug:
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that all sounds good!
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One of the lovely vet nurses rang me this morning as their website was down. Silvie is still eating really well and they said she is a lovely easy cat and loves all the attention. She has lost a little bit of weight, went from 3.1 to 2.90 but they said nothing to worry about, thats normal, and also she didn't eat for 2 days. (but making up for it now ;D). Another week to go and they will check her radioactive levels. She said she will probably need to stay there another 2 weeks but a few cats have been known to go home after 2 weeks. If she carries on eating a lot and drinking a lot, and weeing and pooing a lot, hopefully she may be one of those few 8)
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Way ta go Sylvie lass :crossed:
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;D. That's really great to hear Heather
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That is really good news Heather am so pleased for you. :hug: Will not be long now before she comes home :hug:
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had a phone call from the vets today, Silvie had a scan and her radiation levels are too high for her to come out of the unit (hers are 80, they must be under 25) but hopefully by next Wednesday when they test her again they will be fine. They let her out today for some exercise but she kept trying to hide :scared: but she has put on weight and still eating well so that's good! ;D
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All sounding good ;D (except for the week wait)
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That does sound good Heather. :)
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Sounding good and bet you can't wait to get her home :hug:
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Bless Sylvie gal :hug: :hug: :hug: Do you have any recent pics of your beautiful girl Heather? Would love to see :shy:
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I haven't worked out how to post photos on here yet, need to find out and then i can post some pics for you to see her. The vets love her, said she is a really lovely cat. They don't know about her early years when her ex-owner had her as a stable cat where I used to keep my horse, along with her brother. She wanted them to breed together as they were both so pretty >:( sadly her brother got run over and after Silvie used to wander down to the same mainish road, i catnapped her :evillaugh: Smuggled her home in the boot of my car one night with my friend acting as look out. She has been a pampered cat ever since. Once she was spayed,, vaccinated and de-feralled ;D
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OMG well done you! breeding brother and sister what is that all about
glad she is doing well, I'm rubbish with pics as well but found if you put them in a thing called tinypic.com and cut and paste the link (img I think) it works, even for me!
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Silvie still doing really well. She is still in the unit but they let her out for a wander in the mornings. Today she will have her radio active levels checked again and hopefully they will be low enough for her to come home soon :)
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Fingers crossed for the levels to be low.
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great news, hope she can come home soon
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Silvie's levels are enough for her to come home now, so we will be off to pick her up tomorrow evening at 5.45pm :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: Can't wait to see her little face again! :innocent:
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wonderful news!!!!
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Am thrilled for you both Heather :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
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Heather I am so pleased for you, wonderful news at last :hug:
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Great news Heather :D - bet you can't wait x
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Silvie is home!! had quite an easy journey to Canterbury and back. We got there an hour early and they let us be seen earlier. She was pleased to see me and was really good on the journey home. 1 hour in my friends car, then back into mine for the last half hour. She is a bit disorientated and also sneezing, possibly picked up a respiratory infection there so will have to keep an eye on her. Got to wait for blood test results tomorrow for her thyroid and everything crossed they come back okay. Just so pleased to have her home! Thank you for all your messages and best wishes. I will try and sort out a photo soon and post it on here. :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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I bet you are glad you went through it all now!
Enjoy your first evening back with your girl :Luv2:
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Hope the sneezing isn't anything to concern you Heather :hug: :hug: :hug: Am sure you will be over the moon to have your darling girl back home.
I have a feeling she will surprise you at how quickly she settles in again.
:crossed: for tomorrow's blood results.
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Thank you :Luv: Silvie has settled in well really quickly considering the time she has been away, nearly 4 weeks. Keeps trying to get out the cat flap :naughty: but now settled down on the back of the settee with me. She did do a tremendous sneeze early, just as I was sitting there eating my dinner, so it had a fine coating of radioactive nasal spray over some of it! :censored: Will update tomorrow when I get the results back :scared:
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Lovely to have her home again Heather ;D
Everything crossed for the results :hug:
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Results were not back yesterday so have to wait till Monday :( A funny thing happened last night, I went out and stayed with a friend, and my mum was in the kitchen cooking some pasta, when the smoke alarm kept going off! Nothing was burning, so she went in the hall and Silvie had done a massive poo in her tray. Mum turned the smoke alarm off, as soon as she switched it back on it went off again. Turns out it was Silvie's stinker that had set it off :rofl:. As soon as it was removed and disposed it, the smoke alarm went back to normal. Maybe there is still some radioactivity in her bowels! :naughty: :naughty:
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results finally back after a nail-biting 5 days!! Her level has gone from 499 down to 3.9 so it looks like the injection worked!! :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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That's fantastic news, Heather. Am so pleased for the pair of you. ;D :hug: :hug:
Love the stinky poo story :evillaugh:
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Missed this update. Delighted for you both :) :) :)
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Missed all of this but just great news ;D ;D
If you want to email me any pics I will post for you....email addy in profile
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pics of Silvie - not sure if you can see them, can someone let me know if it worked? :doh:
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No I couldnt open it.
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Arggh I thought I had cracked it!! :censored: Have tried to email them to you......
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Opened okay for me - Silvie is lovely :)
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I have sent a big box of cakes & biscuits goodies to Barton Vets in Canterbury who looked after Silvie, as they were so nice updating me every day on their client website and also by phone. Hopefully they should arrive there tomorrow :) 8)
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I got email with pic but its a pdf file and cant copy or post.
This time your link opened but opened another pdf file of mine first................last time it said too many open!
Silvie is beautiful ;D
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Thank you I think she is beautiful too and has such a lovely character :Luv: (But we all think that about all our cats of course! :Luv:)
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My Mac saved it before I was able to open it. I didn't have a clue, so Googled and found a PDF to Jpeg converter. :Crazy: She is beautiful :Luv2:
(Shame it came out so small as a Jpeg)
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Ah thanks Mark for posting it. Now everyone can see the lovely Silvie. That is a photo of her the day after she came home, back in the garden near the raspberries, where she makes herself a little cat camp to spy on all the birds :naughty:
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Thanks Mark.
Sylvie looks so well. She's a beautiful girl. :)
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PDF to JPEG converter .................I need that!
Never thought of looking for such a thing but tried everything grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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What a gorgeous girl :Luv:
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Is this any bigger? If it is, don't ask me what I did but messed with an old version of VSO Image Resizer. I'll just zap it if it ain't no good :shify:
Ain't she just a doll :blow kiss: :blow kiss: :blow kiss:
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Yes much bigger ;D
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Much better :D
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ah wow thats great 8) 8) 8)
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Yes - that really shows off her coat to good advantage. You can see all the subtle shading and delicate tiger striping. :Luv2:
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Silvie on the naughty chair at the moment. Was booked in at the vets yesterday for her annual jabs, along with Tabby my other cat. Silvie took one look at the cat basket and shot off up the garden, like a steeplechaser, over bushes, through the raspberries and disappeared. In the end had to go without her as didn't want to be late for the appointment :censored:. The vet was disappointed as she wanted to see Silvie after her stay at Canterbury to see how she was. Now managed to get a cancellation appointment for 430pm this afternoon. So shhhhhh! don't tell Silvie...... :naughty: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:.
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Silvie took one look at the cat basket and shot off up the garden, like a steeplechaser, over bushes, through the raspberries and disappeared.
:rofl: :rofl: Mine get suspicious when I start closing doors to the rooms with the best hiding places :evillaugh:.
I'd like to say a big :thanks: to you Heather for all the updates on Silvie's progress. Fingers crossed none of mine will develop hyper-T but if they did this thread would certainly encourage me to look at radio iodine therapy :).
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I hope you managed to get Sylvie to her vet for her jab, she probably saw the carrier and thought she was in for another 'holiday', I am so pleased that the treatment worked. She is a very beautiful girl :Luv2:
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Well the packet of dreamies tempted her and we made it to the vet this time. Silvie had her jab and also a worming tablet. She has also put on weight since leaving Canterbury vets, gone from 3.35 to 3.60 and her heart rate was nice and steady which is good, as last time it was racing! Just got to go back now in 5 weeks time for another blood test for her thyroid and hopefully it will still be normal. I would definitely recommend the treatment for any hyperthyroid cats, its just an injection under the skin under slight sedation. No surgery, 97% cure rate and the only downside is they are away from home for 3-4 weeks. But it soon passes. But it is expensive, but if you have insurance its better! :) :) I am glad this thread has informed lots of you how beneficial it can be! :Luv:
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What a gorgeous girl :Luv:
Glad you managed to get her to the vet and wonderful news she has put weight on ;D
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Heather, all thanks to you for sharing the information and talking us through yours and Sylvie's experience as it was taking place. It will encourage many others for whom this treatment is a possibility for their hyperthyroid cats.
Much love to Sylvie. :hug: :hug: :Luv:
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Silvie went back to the vets today for her blood test as it is now 8 weeks since she had the injection. Should get the results back weds/thurs next week. Fingers toes and eyes crossed that it comes back normal this time (it was a tad too low when she left Canterbury). :-: :-:
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How does she seem Heather?
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Everything crossed here for Silvie :hug: :hug: :hug:
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She seems really well in herself, she ate less when I went on holiday for 10 days in July, my brother came round and fed the cats. I think she missed me, but as soon as we came home she ate normally again. She has put on weight since leaving Canterbury and is always bouncing around the garden, chasing frogs, the neighbours cats and talking pigeons. Just back to her normal loving self :Luv: :Luv:
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That's just great Heather :Luv: :Luv:
Am sure bloods will confirm what you can see for yourself :hug:
Just amazing treatment :wow:
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So good to hear this Heather. ;D
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Really pleased for you and Sylvie, Heather :hug:
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Just had a phone call from my vet, Silvie's results are back and her thyroid is now normal, at 20. It was low when she came back from Canterbury but now its fine, so my vet is very pleased and so am I!! She will go back in 6 month's time to have it rechecked and then just yearly from then on :wow: :wow: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.
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That is the bestest news ever ;D :hug: :hug: :hug:
(If somewhat ungrammatical :evillaugh:)
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Thank you!! :Luv: I am away at the mo at the Edinburgh Festival - I just want to see Silvie and give her a great big hug and a snog! :evillaugh: So for anyone who is ever considering the RI injection, it does work! I was covered by insurance for up to £3k but it just went slightly over and I owe them £88. Not too bad :P
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The best news ever, Heather. All in all, not a bad result in terms of cost either. Very pleased it was covered within the insurance, albeit not entirely. :hug:
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what great news :hug:
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Just having a quick scan thro this thread cos Misa is ill and hyper T is top of the suspect list.......he has lost 2 kgs in weight but he is 15yrs old and scared of people.
He also has arthritus due to a pinned back leg.hip to knee.
He cant be pilled and Gareth his vet thinks he can feel something on his thyroid.....we will have the blood test results on Friday when i take the other two for boosters. :(
He is eating well but his jelly belly has totally gone and thought last night he is even smaller than he was. Orininally thought maybe he was self dieting cos takes the strain off his back legs!
My first cat had the op and then had kidney probs but that was over 10 years ago and only rereading here do i see one can hide the other.
My beautiful big boy is a much smaller noy now and his fur is not good but thought that was due to him not being able to groom fully cos of his back legs.
This therapy was mentioned by Gareth this morning and knew we had two cats who had had it.............need to wait for the bloods............................ :( .................seems this is not straight forward either.
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Ninj was hyper thyroid, he didnt have the therapy as I think it would have been to hard on him to put him through it - he would have had to stay in hospital along with his other complications and he had never had any vaccinations meant it wasn't really feasible especially when they couldn't guarantee he would improve for having it done (the perils of being a stray and not knowing his age or history). I struggled to get him to take pills as he would eat around them, if he ate at all. In the end it was kinder to let him go.
HOWEVER, there is an Transdermal methimazole gel that you can use if he doesn't mind having his ears fussed :) All you do is put the right dosage onto your finger (gloved!) or a cotton wool pad and rub it on the inside of the ear. It's very easy to do as long as your cat is used to being fussed round the ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq0vmoi-GwI (about 7 and a half minutes in!)
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQG6MC99Itk
It was never very effective for Ninj but he didn't like having is ears fussed so I did find it difficult to ensure he got the full dose - with Robbie and Sky it would be easier as they are used to it.
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Seems to be so many hyperthyroid cats around these days, we have just had Moses who is 18 checked but tests came back negative. I have 2 out of 3 cats HT. Silvie is doing really well since she had the RI injection, bouncing around the garden, playing, killing birds :censored: and looks really well. It did cost a lot but her insurance paid for it. My vet never mentioned the ear gel but I had read about it. She is a nervous cat, every time the door bell rings she flies out the catflap and hides and doesn't like strangers but she did settle in well. Silvie sends her best wishes to Misa and hope he feels better soon and you get a diagnosis :Luv:
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THANK YOU BOTH AND MISA IS LIKE SYLVIE AND HIDES AS LONG AS THERE IS STRANGER IN THE HOUSE.
I SHOULD GET BLOOD TEST RESULTS ON FRIDAY
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I've got everything crossed for Misaman Gill :( :( :Luv2: :Luv2:
Hope some way can be found to medicate him for whatever condition it is but HyperT sounds right from what you've posted. A lot of cats do very well on the hyperT meds but as you say it's a question of being able to medicate :hug: :hug:
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THANK YOU ROSELLA.....BACK TO VETS TOMORROW WITH LUPIN....GARETHS NITEMARE :rofl: .........AND SASA IF I CAN CATCH HER, SO WILL GET RESULTS.