Embla update

[cellio]

Embla has an appointment with Radiocat next month to treat her hyperthyroid condition. She had her baseline tests this week, for which she was required to be off of the medications for one week.

This was her first vet visit since we made a minor change to her medicine in June, so it's not properly grounded, but we do the best we can. (There was no medical need to get her tested right before going off the meds, and the test is expensive enough that my own curiosity wasn't enough of a reason.) In June her T4 was 0.5 (normal is 1 to 4) and her weight was 7lbs 14oz. The vet adjusted her medicine slightly (overshot on the T4), dropping her from 2 tablets a day to 1.5.

I knew that being off the meds for even just a week would make a difference. How much of one, I wasn't sure.

Monday she weighed 7lbs 1oz (!) and her T4 was 21.6. The vet who called with the results said "I think she's an excellent candidate for Radiocat". Yeah, you don't say. :-)

(The pre-screen included other blood tests and a chest X-ray (not sure why on that). Everything there was as expected.)

Comments

[schulman.livejournal.com]

Unless they've changed brands, the "special litter" is Swheatscoop, which you should be able to find at any Petco (like, say, the one right down McKnight from Northview). I was nervous about flushing all that waste, too; I recommend breaking up the bigger clumps.

Do not succumb to temptation and put the radioactive litter out with the trash. You can Google for a horror story about a guy who did just that, and set off the radiation alarms at his trash facility.

[cellio]

Yeah, I remember you mentioning that news story. I know better than to put it out with the trash (now). :-)