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What is Hyperthryoidism?

This forum is for cat lovers seeking everyday advice and suggestions on health-related issues. Remember, however, that advice on a public forum simply can't be a substitute for proper medical attention. Only your vet can say assuredly what is best for your cat.

  
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Tambolina

No...the magic- is still- here...!!!		 
 
Purred: Tue Feb 14, '12 7:49am PST 
Dear Ones, dear Bumpurr, and dear all......the Meouwmy doesn't know anything about the proper food for cats with hyperthyroidism.....BUT her cat Lucy had this problem....what? 12-14 years ago? Our vet thought she should have the operation, which she did, and she survived it and lived for some few years more, perfectly happily......

BUT two things......(1) the operation is a bit dire (it's the same for people as well)...they take the diseased bit out and the cat or person has to be watched for at least 14 days as they can have seizures and die, if not watched....when this happened to the Meouwmy herself, she was told that if she felt tingling around her mouth and in her fingers she had to SHOUT.....so with a pussycat they have to be watched CLOSELY FOR 14 DAYS.....(it was a nightmare for the Lucy and the Meouwmy....but the Lucy survived it.......)

(2) Don't know whether to tell you this....and it may be totally irrelevant now (hope so) with all the new ways they can cope with this problem.....but the Lucy died at 12 years old.....(kidney failure) which the Meouwmy thinks was at least partially because of the punishment her kidneys got because of the thyroid problem.....yes? no? maybe?

Look after your babbie and do what you can.....I am sure that there are better treatments now.....

Jan
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Bumpurr

RESPECT The- Star!		 
 
Purred: Tue Feb 14, '12 3:05pm PST 
Its not Bump, or any of mine. A lady on the Blue Buffalo FB site was asking about it and iodine. Since Bump doesn't know anything about it, and he likes to learn new stuff, he asked his good buds on here. hugway to go

Blue Buffalo said their fish meal, is from Menhaden Whitefish, and seasonal, depending on the availability, but they have to look into, weather the liver is removed.

I do know, from reading the links that Shadow gave me, that they can/might develope heart and/or kidney issues, another good reason, NOT to feed a food with grains in it, and a good reason NOT to feed the Hills Science Diet Y/D. waveway to gohug
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Merlin - An Angel- Forever

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Purred: Tue Feb 14, '12 5:01pm PST 
Some iodine in the diet is necessary to maintain a healthy thyroid. The recommended amount is 88 micrograms per day ccording to http://dels-old.nas.edu/banr/briefs/cat_nutrition_final.pdf

Pet food companies add iodine as part of the vitamin/minerals.
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Nikki- I miss U- 5/17/2010

Sweet and gentle		 
 
Purred: Wed Feb 22, '12 1:32pm PST 
My cat had hyperthyroid, I wish i would have chose Iodine treatment, I used Tapazole, was swicthed over to the liquid form, my cat died from an overdose of it by a new vet.. I advise anyone never to use liquid tapazole.
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