My feline diagnostic abilities are lacking
Feb. 7th, 2007 04:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carbonelMy theory for why Pyewacket was losing weight was that she was having dental problems, and it hurt for her to eat. This theory was bolstered by the fact that when I bought her some canned food, she snarfed it down (and promptly barfed it up, alas).
But when I took her to Dr. McMenomy, he said her teeth showed some plaque, but no real problems. His theory was hyperthyroidism, and he drew blood to check on that. Last night he called me with the results, and indeed she's hyperthyroid. So in fact she's been eating normally and I just haven't caught her at it -- which in fact makes sense, since (TMI alert) she's been pooping normal amounts.
My options are to create a radioactive cat (which would mean 10 days at the vet, then more time in durance vile, and a cost of $800), or to give her a daily pill. Given that she's going on 17 years old, a daily pill seemed much simpler all around.
That's the theory, at least. I've given cats antibiotics before, but never had to pill a cat.
Gandalf, on the other hand, appears to be perfectly healthy according to his bloodwork and checkup.
But when I took her to Dr. McMenomy, he said her teeth showed some plaque, but no real problems. His theory was hyperthyroidism, and he drew blood to check on that. Last night he called me with the results, and indeed she's hyperthyroid. So in fact she's been eating normally and I just haven't caught her at it -- which in fact makes sense, since (TMI alert) she's been pooping normal amounts.
My options are to create a radioactive cat (which would mean 10 days at the vet, then more time in durance vile, and a cost of $800), or to give her a daily pill. Given that she's going on 17 years old, a daily pill seemed much simpler all around.
That's the theory, at least. I've given cats antibiotics before, but never had to pill a cat.
Gandalf, on the other hand, appears to be perfectly healthy according to his bloodwork and checkup.
