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the iodine treatment is not major surgery. they just implant it (i'm not totally sure how because $1500 is a little of a stumbling block) and your cat is radioactive for about two weeks after. you have to keep the litter inside for 30 days or so until it isn't radioactive any longer, or you can buy special litter that flushes, or some such. i'm not really up on the details of that part, i just know i'd have to send her to monument, colorado (i'm in denver) and they said i'd have to keep her away from my other cats for a couple of weeks and limit contact. she sleeps with me so i'm not sure how i would accomplish that unless i boarded her, which would be another $140 or so. they only do the iodine in certain facilities, but if you can manage the cost, like emily was saying, it's 95% effective and you never have to mess with medicine or procedures after that. some labwork i guess, and that's about it.Blue is 15 and he is a wonderful cat at home. If I take him to the vet, he gets so stressed that he drools, growls, cries, and gets completely lethargic in my arms. I can carry him in like a baby because he won't move once we are in the office! I think trying to do the iodine treatment would probably send him over the edge tbh. Maybe that is why the vet never mentioned it? Is the iodine for hyper or hypo, btw?
The vet wants to recheck him in 3 weeks.
Beause the are no great vets close to me, I use two vets that are an hour drive away. One is an hour drive in one direction, the other is an hour drive in the other direction. One vet ordered the upped dose, the other one drew the bloodwork last week. Today, I called both vets and had them exchange records. I wish there was a better way, but unfortunately, because of where I live, there isn't. Sometimes I am able to go one way easier than the other depending on my plans for the week.