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Hyperthyroidism in cat
My ~14 year old black female indoor cat has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism for the past 4 or so years. Everyday once a day I give her her medicine by mouth, this has been very costly. The only reason I point that out is because sadly i am not rich, i do not have a lot of money to be spending on my companions sadly. Well ,she has gotten so skinny. Skinnier than she's ever been, she feels like she weighs about 5 pounds. She has always been a thin cat, she has never been fixed. I do not know what to do, she doesn't have any parasites or fleas but she continues to bite nd lick herself almost constantly. I think it is time for her to be put to sleep because it seems like she's having poor life. She throws up from eating her food too fast so i feed her smaller amounts throughout the day. Also, she is now struggling to move around as well as she used to, due to her muscle being so weak.
I don't have a hard and fast answer except to ask, is kitty able to do things she likes to do anymore?
Miss Teia is down to 6#, was 12# in her younger years with us (we adopted her at age 11, she will be 19 in June), has been at the high end of normal on the T4 count for a few years, finally is in mild hyperthyroid territory. We'll be starting a medicine in gel form that we can rub on her ear once a day.
Despite this, Teia eats well, grooms normally, has good box habits, is social, moves okay...which are our baseline observations for how kitty is doing. Should the time come when she is no longer able to do these simple things, it will be our sad duty to offer her the Final Kindness and send her Over the Rainbow. I dread that day, have had to do it before, and it hurts every time, even though it is the right thing to do.
Hope this helps.
Miss Teia is down to 6#, was 12# in her younger years with us (we adopted her at age 11, she will be 19 in June), has been at the high end of normal on the T4 count for a few years, finally is in mild hyperthyroid territory. We'll be starting a medicine in gel form that we can rub on her ear once a day.
Despite this, Teia eats well, grooms normally, has good box habits, is social, moves okay...which are our baseline observations for how kitty is doing. Should the time come when she is no longer able to do these simple things, it will be our sad duty to offer her the Final Kindness and send her Over the Rainbow. I dread that day, have had to do it before, and it hurts every time, even though it is the right thing to do.
Hope this helps.
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