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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2005cat thyroid
What kind of time frame will the thyroid meds I'm giving my cat begin to work. Ballpark figure will do...........thanx in advance... >What kind of time frame will the thyroid meds I'm giving my cat begin to >work. Ballpark figure will do...........thanx in advance... > You should see some improvement in your cat's physical condition in 2-3 weeks. By then, the weight should be increasing and the appetite should be less ravenous. It will take months for the cardiac changes to reverse, if at all. I typically check my patient's thyroid levels and chemistries 3-4 weeks after starting Tapazole (methimazole). Hope this brief bit of info helps. Sandy Christmus, DVM Thanx Sandy, one more question. The Vet recommended that the best treatment is the "radio active iodine", about $1100.00, but I was reading if your cat has kidney problems, it might not be the best option. I'm not sure if my cat has kidney problems. They did blood work and a urinalyses test. I would assume the urine test would determine whether or not there is a kidney problem? I'll ask my Vet in 3 weeks about that, but would like to know now if kidney problems would show up in one of the tests.....thanx in advance.. > >What kind of time frame will the thyroid meds I'm giving my cat begin to > >work. Ballpark figure will do...........thanx in advance... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sandy Christmus, DVM . I'm not sure if my cat has kidney problems. They did blood > work and a urinalyses test. I would assume the urine test would > determine whether or not there is a kidney problem? .......actually a combo of the two. If the BUN and Creatinine are high and the urine is not concentrated, then you've got kidney problems. buglady take out the dog before replying > Thanx Sandy, one more question. The Vet recommended that the best > treatment is the "radio active iodine", about $1100.00, but I was [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 3 weeks about that, but would like to know now if kidney problems would > show up in one of the tests.....thanx in advance.. The chem screen and urinalysis should be suggestive of any "kidney problems". I'm really a big fan of the iodine treatments. The deal with tapazole is that if it's not at an appropriate blood level, even for an hour or two, your cat is hyperthyroid. So, if the tapazole is at therapeutic levels except for those last few hours between doses, your cat is hyperthyroid for a few hours a day, which is not so good. Additionally, cats can be a real bastard to pill, and they tend to get worse about it if you're doing it a couple times a day chronically. It can really change your relationship with your cat. The iodine treatment is usually a few days of hospitalization and a few days of not allowing them to sleep on you, and then nothing else. Expensive, but IMO worth it if you can afford it. |
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