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3 months passed and I thought I would post a little update. I am actually shocked that Arthur is now perfectly fine taking Vidalta every day. No vomiting, no other symptoms. I did not expect that after the horrible reaction he had at the begining and I thought my vet was crazy trying to continue wit...

I suppose you never know with the insurance. You may spent years paying and never needing it.. I didn't take it because the cat was already an adult when he moved in ( he literally forced his way in after his owner died , which I discovered later), I didn't know his age. Also before I managed to mak...

I don't know his creatnine levels. My vet reckons his kidneys aren't the problem based on the blood test result.

It was definitely creatine kinase, maybe that's normal with hyperthyroidism and that's why the vet didn't really worry about it.

His urea was 11.4 at the first blood test and 15.7 after two weeks of medication. It was described as "pre renal" on his results.

Thank you so much for all the comments and advice. I think I need to take a step back and focus on the first stage of the treatment. I need to find what medication he can take without getting sick first and once he is on something for couple of months I will start arranging the next step. I think I ...

I don't have an insurance. I also don't know how old my cat is. I have him for 12 years but he was an adult when I took him. He could be 14 or 20.. I am not sure if I want to subject him to so much stress. Blood test and urine test takes 2 mins at my vet who is 5 mins away from home. I may try to do...

Both clinics in Bristol looks very good. But 3 hrs in the car will be a nightmare for Arthur and me.. There is a place called Forest vets in Harlow which is only 40 mins drive from my home and I am tempted with this one simply because of the distance. But it seems that Langford does more tests than ...

Can I ask where did Molly have her radioiodine treatment? I am in North London and I was considering the center in Harlow. Bristol looks very professional but it's so far.

I looked at the diet option but I have two other cats at home.. they keep moving in with me, I really wanted just a one cat, life would be much easier.

I am scared of surgery, I like the idea of radio- iodine, sort of resigned myself to the fact that I would spend a fortune on him this year. But he needs to be healthy and stable before that treatment. I asked the vet about twice a day felimazole which he said it's an option but for some reason he i...

I was thinking of the gel, but I think it will be a struggle every day. He hates the feeling of anything wet. He even hates the anti flea drops on his back, gets properly terrified by it. (But surprisingly he is good with injections, blood tests etc. ) Also if we ever go on holiday my neighbour will...

My cat, Arthur, got diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last month. We started him on Vidalta tablets, 10mg. My main worry was about how would we cope with giving him tablets but it turned out to be easy, I wrapp it in a bit of cheese and he loves it. He got sick couple of times during the first two week...