Preliminary bloodwork results are back and he has some high numbers where there shouldn’t be. The overall diagnosis is that he has feline hyperthyroidism. The other bloodwork won’t be back until Tuesday. This is why he is dropping weight, drinking excessive amounts of water and filling up the litter pan. It is also why his eye is so messed up.
He is on medication for now- then in three weeks we go back for more bloodwork. If his levels keep climbing there are other options which for older cats contain quite a few risks, but for now, they have prescribed him a special diet and he is on Tapazole.
He is back home now in his enclosure and I think he is happy to be home. I know I am happy to see him- He also has high blood pressure which I am told is normal for cats with hyperthyroidism and that too can be controlled with diet and medication. Because he does live alone, putting him on a special diet will work as he doesn’t come in contact with any other cat or any other food.
So grateful to hear about Cyclone. He is quite a boy! Resilient is the word which often come to mind.
Hang in there, Cyclone (and Mary Ann). Purrrrrrrrss to you all.
Food all to himself? The boys is living like a king… Thank you!
My Tungsten just started on Tapazole. I rub the cream in her ear and she doesn’t mind that. How is Cyclone receiving his medicine?
I put him on the special diet food and so he doesn’t have to have the medication.Thankfully, he loves the food! It’s Hills Prescription y/d thyroid diet. The vet said if he likes the food the pills aren’t necessary. But most cats don’t go on this food because they CAN’T have access to any other food, cat or human or it won’t work. With Cy in his own enclosure and it is spacious enough to not let me feel guilty that he is in there- this food has not only cleared up his eye, but he is gaining weight and mass too!