Thyroid Cat - further symptoms

[upsydaisy]

Hi I posted a little while ago about my cat Ted - he has been on felimazole twice a day for about 10 days for his hyperthyroidism. He has become doubly incontinent - it began with him weeing on the floor which I thought was behavioural but this morning my husband said the cat was eating and wee'd everywhere seemingly unaware, tonight this has also extended to his bowel. We have the vet tomorrow morning - my question though - is this a normal side effect or am I looking at adifficult decision? I'm having to keep Ted in the utlility room (I have a 2 year old and am 6 months pregnant so cat wee/poo all over house even less desirable than normal) Thanks for any advice. PS Thanks to Lil'Lucy for your fabulous help previously x

[jules77]

I googled and found these two sites, hope they help, and good luck at the vets tomorrow.

http://www.darwinvets.com/cats/hyperthyroid.ht m

http://www.buyfelimazole.co.uk/

[lankeela]

I am sure you will be aware (but just in case) please do not handle the cats litter tray while you are pregnant. This is always the case, but even more so with the medication the cat is on.

As for the decision being difficult, I think its actually easier in situations like this, particularly if the vet says the quality of life is poor with little chance of recovery. Still not easy to accept but you know you are doing right by the animal.Good luck.

[Ava77]

My cat was on felimazole for many years, and never had this problem. It sounds like a separate issue.

If it's untreatable, and you have to call it a day, I can completely empathise, I had mine put down last week - she only had 3 legs, was 17 years old and then broke her hip simply jumping off the sofa.

It's a horrible decision, but you do it in the knowledge it's in the best interests of the animal. It does help when you remind yourself of that.

Let us know how it goes with the vet x

[upsydaisy]

thanks so much for your kind replies. Was at vet today (our practice has 3 really lovely vets and 1 who is very abrupt and harsh - guess which one I got??) anyway - been given more felimazole plus another tablet (to be broekn in quarters and given twice daily) - in other words I've got to corner Ted and shove tabs down him 5 times per day. My husband and mum have told me this is no life for an elderly cat and I need to have a long think about his quality of life. Breaks my heart but I think they might be right. :-(

[ruthann58]

hi sorry to hear you got the grumpy one we have one at our vets if its routine things i dont see him but if its serious i always ask for him as he is probably the best vet there , i would give ted a bit longer and see if he stabilises we have had cats with thyroid problems and diabeties and once the medicaton was at the right levels they lived on for a long they got used to the tablets and injection and just took it in their stride in the end while good luck xxx

[Ava77]

My cat wouldn't tolerate being force fed tablets either, so I dissolved them in a teaspoon of hot water, and mixed them into her a few teaspoons of food (1/2 her doseage in the morning, 1/2 at night). After I'm made sure she'd eaten all of her mixed-in food, I then put the rest of her dinner out for her.

I never had a problem with getting her tablets down her after that - you just need to make sure that the vet knows this is how you're giving it to her (as he may need to adjust her doseage accordingly).

[upsydaisy]

Thanks Ruthann - am in such a dilemma although he's eating loads still he is at least putting on a little weight but the peeing/pooping indoors is still ongoing. He has no interest in going outdoors so this is not an option.

Ava - good tips, we used to do this with Ted's other medication but vet specifically told me not to crush or dissolve this particular medication. Thanks for your reply though. xx