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My 18-year-old cat Lily was diagnosed this week with hyperthyroidism. I've started her on the medication Monday, 1/4 of a 10mg tablet of Tapazole twice daily. She will expend every bit of energy to avoid taking a pill, but I've managed to medicate her by crushing the pill and mixing it with Vita-Cal and stage 1 meat baby food. She continues to have an insatiable appetite so this is working well so far.
I was curious how those of you with hyperthyroid cats have dealt with helping them regain the weight they've lost as well as what you might have done to help their coat condition improve. Lily is a little over 5 pounds now ... in October, she was almost 7 pounds. She eats as often as I will feed her ... canned food only (Fancy Feast is her food of choice). I've been supplementing her food with 1 jar of the meat baby food daily as well as several doses of Vita-Cal. On alternate days, I mix her pill in with a few tablespoons of chunk light tuna in vegetable oil. Any other suggestions on what I can give her to help her regain some of her weight or what might work to satisfy her continual hunger? I'm hoping that once her thyroid is regulated, the hunger might subside somewhat ... it's a little inconvenient to have her meowing in my ear every couple of hours throughout the night!
She has multiple bald spots and very serious matting ... I've had no success in returning her coat to anything remotely resembling her normal coat, even with daily brushing. Are there any food additives that might help with this? A bath drives her into a foaming mouth frenzy, which can't possibly be good for her at her age and with her thyroid condition. Have any of you had any success with non-water bathing products?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Deborah
I was curious how those of you with hyperthyroid cats have dealt with helping them regain the weight they've lost as well as what you might have done to help their coat condition improve. Lily is a little over 5 pounds now ... in October, she was almost 7 pounds. She eats as often as I will feed her ... canned food only (Fancy Feast is her food of choice). I've been supplementing her food with 1 jar of the meat baby food daily as well as several doses of Vita-Cal. On alternate days, I mix her pill in with a few tablespoons of chunk light tuna in vegetable oil. Any other suggestions on what I can give her to help her regain some of her weight or what might work to satisfy her continual hunger? I'm hoping that once her thyroid is regulated, the hunger might subside somewhat ... it's a little inconvenient to have her meowing in my ear every couple of hours throughout the night!
She has multiple bald spots and very serious matting ... I've had no success in returning her coat to anything remotely resembling her normal coat, even with daily brushing. Are there any food additives that might help with this? A bath drives her into a foaming mouth frenzy, which can't possibly be good for her at her age and with her thyroid condition. Have any of you had any success with non-water bathing products?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Deborah