Tilly,
my cute little black and white feral was diagnoised with a thryiod condition in the late summer/early fall. We put her on medication and she was doing fine. Until recently...
SHe is eating anything that isn't nailed down and she is even trying to eat stuff that IS nailed down like the carpet. She devours her food and wakes me up in the middle of the night for more food. Both cats get a can of wet food a day and there is a big bowl of dry food on the floor as well that is always filled. Last night she ate the rest of my dinner (tacos) when I wasn't looking and she was JUST about to snag a fried Plantian when I stopped her. She just looked at me and purred. then I noticed that she has a bald spot on her paw. The poor little thing is starting to LOSE her fur!
BEFORE she was diagnosed with a thryoid condition she lost tons of weight and was down to around 4 lbs. Once we put her on medication she gained weight like mad and was back up to 6 1/2 half pounds which is perfect for her since she is a petite kitty.
ANYWAY she has a recheck in March to see if the dosage is correct but I called today and asked the vet to see her sooner since she is starting to lose her fur. He said that was a good idea and she is going in Tuesday they wanted to see her monday but there is no way I can take off work on Monday when I have a day off on Tuesday.
SO please send some vibes that TIlly's issue is just that the medication needs to be adjusted and not something more serious. SHe is a young cat (just turned 3) and my other cat Moo, is totallly in love with her. PLUS she is starting to come out of her shell and is starting to turn into a very friendly cat. (at first I was the only person who saw her infact people didn't believe me when I said I have 2 cats!)
my cute little black and white feral was diagnoised with a thryiod condition in the late summer/early fall. We put her on medication and she was doing fine. Until recently...
SHe is eating anything that isn't nailed down and she is even trying to eat stuff that IS nailed down like the carpet. She devours her food and wakes me up in the middle of the night for more food. Both cats get a can of wet food a day and there is a big bowl of dry food on the floor as well that is always filled. Last night she ate the rest of my dinner (tacos) when I wasn't looking and she was JUST about to snag a fried Plantian when I stopped her. She just looked at me and purred. then I noticed that she has a bald spot on her paw. The poor little thing is starting to LOSE her fur!
BEFORE she was diagnosed with a thryoid condition she lost tons of weight and was down to around 4 lbs. Once we put her on medication she gained weight like mad and was back up to 6 1/2 half pounds which is perfect for her since she is a petite kitty.
ANYWAY she has a recheck in March to see if the dosage is correct but I called today and asked the vet to see her sooner since she is starting to lose her fur. He said that was a good idea and she is going in Tuesday they wanted to see her monday but there is no way I can take off work on Monday when I have a day off on Tuesday.
SO please send some vibes that TIlly's issue is just that the medication needs to be adjusted and not something more serious. SHe is a young cat (just turned 3) and my other cat Moo, is totallly in love with her. PLUS she is starting to come out of her shell and is starting to turn into a very friendly cat. (at first I was the only person who saw her infact people didn't believe me when I said I have 2 cats!)