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We lost our Siamese kitty Coco in January. The 3 remaining cats worked out their new pecking order and a new alpha kitty was established.  In March, we unexpectedly ended up with a stray kitty named Elsa.  Elsa was around 6-8 months old when she showed up at our house.  Our intentions were not...

Coco is now running free.  No more pain, no more health problems.  My heart is in a million pieces.  

Thanks everyone.  She is now flying high.  Our hearts are broken, but I know one day soon we will see her again.

Auburn called us with her cardiology results.  She has massive heart failure and early stage kidney failure.  They have recommended she be put to sleep as soon as possible to prevent suffering.  My husband is on his way to Auburn to pick her up and bring her back to our vet to be put to sleep by...

I've posted several times over the years about Coco, but here's a brief history. Bladder stones in 2008 Diagnosed HyperT in 2010 Thyroid tumor removed in 2012 I-131 in August 2012 Diagnosed HypoT in 2013 Last week, we took her in to our vet for a suspected UTI.  The vet noticed her gums...

Oh, and her T4 was normal as well.  I wanted it checked since weight loss was one of Coco's first symptoms.

We found her and her sister when they were about 8 months old and she was tested then.  All 4 of my cats have tested negative in the past.  She's never been outside since we found her and she's never been boarded. She's still eating, but I'm not sure how much.  We have been feeding a mix of...

After almost 3 years of dealing with my big mystery cat Coco, she is finally healthy again.   Now, her little sister Sadie has decided to take over the role of mystery cat.  Sadie had a hard to treat UTI last Oct/Nov.  After a few rounds of antibiotics, it cleared up and she has been fine...

She wasn't sent home on any medicine, but is now on Flagyl and prednisone due to her stress causing IBD.  They feel it is temporary and will resolve once she can move freely.   Her blood work is actually the best it has been in years!  As of now, they don't suspect any CRF showing up as the...

Coco returned home from her I-131 treatment last Friday.  She had to be off the tapazole for 2 weeks prior to treatment, and got down to a super skinny 7.8 lbs.  She was 14 lbs last December, and has the build to be 12-14 and still be in a healthy weight.  Our goal now is to get some weight back...

Thank you for the great info, kittylover23! Coco had her thyroid scan today.  According to the student, her entire thoracic cavity was filled with excess thyroid tissue on the right side.  Due to a previous biopsy/tumor removal in May, they are confident it is all non-cancerous and that the...

I'm dropping my sweet Coco off at Auburn University tomorrow for I-131 treatment.  After successfully controlling her hyperT for 2 years with tapazole, things have spiraled out of control since May.  Despite my and the vet's best efforts, this is our last option.  She has underlying...

That was my understanding as well.  Both her canned and dry will be y/d.  We are also hoping it is temporary if her kidney function shows she is eligible for the I-131 treatment.

Yes, there is a canned.  She will be fed the canned primarily, but the dry will be available for free feeding.  We are also trying to get some weight back on her, so he still wants us to free feed.

After a week off of the tapazole, her levels are back through the roof.  We are trying low dose tapazole and the Hill's prescription y/d to see if her kidneys can handle the I-131 treatment.  If they can't, we will have to put her to sleep.  I can't let her waste away and suffer for my own...

Even after Coco's tumor removal, her T4 is still over 10.  She has a long history of bladder/kidney problems, so they aren't sure yet if she is a candidate for I-131 or not.  Auburn Vet School (the I-131 clinic closest to us) wants her on 2.5 mg tapazole 2x a day and the y/d diet for 1 month to...

I recently switched my 4 cats to Wellness dry.  I have 2 cats that are special needs, so I'm having to tweak my food plans again. Coco - History of Bladder stones, just had large thyroid tumor removed last week. Still hyper-T, but levels are dropping.  Lost tons of weight from hyper-T and needs...

A morning update on Coco: Her fever is gone.  Her T4 check shows that her levels have dropped in half from what they were last week prior to surgery.  Last week, they were at 10.  Today they are at 5.  We are going to weekly T4 checks and keeping her on the low dose of tapazole until we see the...