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hi,
My cat Millie was diagnosed hyperthyroid a couple of months ago. I was told she was very hyperthyroid but I never got the T4 number.
Put on liquid Methimazole .5ml 2x/day.
Was slightly hypothyroid after 3-4 weeks (T4 at 20) dose altered to .4ml 2x/day
Now a few days ago, after her second & most recent blood test, I am told she is very hyperthyroid, I think the vet said the T4 was about 184 or close to that; very high anyways. He said that 55 is the upper limit of normal, from what I recall.
I normally use the syringe and squeeze the liquid right in her mouth. I never missed a dose and if I gave her the dose a bit late, I adjusted the timing slightly for the next couple of doses until I weaned things back to the regular time.
Is it possible because my cat is small (5.4-5.6 lbs) that she is really sensitive to a change in the dose?
Does methimazole's dosage effectiveness dependent on weight?
Other than maybe occasionally a little of the liquid going just on the outside of her mouth, I don't know why she went hyper like this.
Is methimazole supposed to be given to cats on an empty stomach? I was not told to do it this way and I'm not sure my cat would go without her dry food at night.
My cat Millie was diagnosed hyperthyroid a couple of months ago. I was told she was very hyperthyroid but I never got the T4 number.
Put on liquid Methimazole .5ml 2x/day.
Was slightly hypothyroid after 3-4 weeks (T4 at 20) dose altered to .4ml 2x/day
Now a few days ago, after her second & most recent blood test, I am told she is very hyperthyroid, I think the vet said the T4 was about 184 or close to that; very high anyways. He said that 55 is the upper limit of normal, from what I recall.
I normally use the syringe and squeeze the liquid right in her mouth. I never missed a dose and if I gave her the dose a bit late, I adjusted the timing slightly for the next couple of doses until I weaned things back to the regular time.
Is it possible because my cat is small (5.4-5.6 lbs) that she is really sensitive to a change in the dose?
Does methimazole's dosage effectiveness dependent on weight?
Other than maybe occasionally a little of the liquid going just on the outside of her mouth, I don't know why she went hyper like this.
Is methimazole supposed to be given to cats on an empty stomach? I was not told to do it this way and I'm not sure my cat would go without her dry food at night.
