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Posted by MunchieScrunchie on January 04, 2003 at 22:26:00:

In Reply to: older cat has feline hyperthyroidism, any info? posted by ginevive on January 03, 2003 at 17:15:29:

:Hi. Our older female cat Charcole, age 16, has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to weight loss and enlarged gland in neck. she will be on the antithyroid medication. Anyone ever experience this? What is the logical outlook? I know surgery is an option, but is it risky with an older cat? What I really want to know, is if anyone has gone through this with their cat, and what happened, thanks.

Hi...sorry your cat has hyper-T, but it's a highly treatable disease. My 9 year old male was diagnosed with it at the beginning of the summer. We had him on Tapazole for a few months, but then decided to go for the I-131 radioactive iodine treatment because he was so young and I didn't relish the idea of having him on oral meds that long. He did fabulously with the I-131 and is back to normal all around. When I brought him in for the treatment, there were 9 other cats at the clinic with him and 5 of them were over 15 yrs of age. They all did splendidly. I know alot of people who have cats with hyper-t who are on the oral medication and do very well. Most of us agree that the surgery is a bit too much of a risk, not only because of the anesthesia, but also because of the risk of damaging the parathyroid gland. You and your vet know your cat best and have to decide which treatment is best for her based on her overall health. But having hyperthyroid is not th eend of the world and lots of cats live for many many years taking meds every day.
Check out the Feline Hyper-T list at groups.yahoo.com They are wonderfully informative and supportive and can give you lots of great advise and info.
Good luck to you and your kitty.
Purrs,
Munchie

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