Hyperthyroidism in Cats
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 เม.ย. 2024
- Dr. Lera talks about feline hyperthyroidism with Pele, a 17-year-old domestic short hair cat.
Hyperthyroidism is characterized by the overproduction of thyroid hormone and a subsequent increase in metabolic rate. This disease is common in older cats. Although the thyroid gland enlarges in hyperthyroidism, it is usually a benign or non- malignant change. Fewer than 2% of hyperthyroid cases in cats involve malignant thyroid gland tumors. Many organs are affected by hyperthyroidism, especially the heart. (source: VCA Hospitals)
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We had a cat with hyperthyroid. He recruited the entire neighborhood to feed him. So every morning and evening he would make the rounds, having breakfast or dinner at every stop. Essentially, everybody within walking distance thought he was their cat
Forgot to mention that there is also a liquid form of the medication.
Really enjoy your content, and the way you explain everything and lay it all out. Tech here going to vet school next year.
I thought I might hear the cat mauling staff in the next room before escaping causing havoc that could be heard as it moved off in the distance.
That was a big cat!
My cat is taking the chewable medication. I can only get them through the vet and is expensive. But I will always care for her. Thanks for the information!
There’s a chewable medication? Didn’t realize that. What’s it like?
What chewable medication is there?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, it’s been very helpful
Thank you so much! Glad you found this helpful :)
I work at a vet surgery. My cat had bloods today exactly for this. She's lost weight . D * for weeks eats like an elephant and has gotten very grumpy. She's fifteen. Had a geriatric screen and T4 . Thank u for this video X
How's your kitty now?
Wondering also^
This was really helpful thank you
Glad it was helpful, thanks so much for watching!
I went to the vet to check blood + urine for my 16 year old boy cat. It costs $600.
That's just diagnostics-- still don't know why he is in pain, let alone how to treat it.
It's been 8 months since you posted. I hope everything went well for you and your boy. Of course our pets are worth it, but vets bills can be ruinous.
Thank you for this video my cat is 7 and had some symptoms of overactive thyroid but the values after her blood test were not through the roof so we are going on the YD food and seeing how that affects her numbers. Also cute cat and vet 😏 😂
My cat is on felimazole 2.5 mg a day half in the morning half in the evening..started being sick again the last two days..before I stopped the meds 3 days started to eat again
Cost us £3,007.70 I don't have that kind of money, but I'm glad I have my sisters to help. I'd rather my money go on my furry little babies anyday.
The only problem is it takes a full month to be able to properly be with her. They kept her there for two weeks, now we have her for the last two weeks. It's so hard to keep her contained, she just wants love and attention. We got told that she'd still need checks, evem though it's cured her.
Thank you for the video My 13 yr old cat is getting blood and blood pressure tests because I suspect she's suffering from hyperthyroidism, she's lost 1.7kg in the last year. I hope it's nothing major 😇
Will just changing the diet alone by removing iodine from their food be helpful? I started making my cats food using organic chicken and organic hamburger supplementing with essential oil and calcium from dried chicken egg shells and mixing with organic pasture raised eggs.
I see videos online of people who make their cats food and they add several supplements like taurine but I read cats get taurine from dark turkey meat and eggs so do you need to incorporate the supplement as well? Would greatly appreciate your input as I am really struggling with what to do about my cats hyperthyroidism I started giving them the thyroid support gold which seems to be helping I just don’t know if it’s lowering the thyroid numbers.
Thanks Dr Lera, that was very helpful--my cat Kane was just diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and I opted for the Radioiodine treatment 😸
Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful!
how is your kitty doing after the i131? how old? I take mine in on March 6th im nervous
@@mochicat222 how is your baby doing?
@@yoanacorona2755 hello much better he put on 3 lb he got the i-131 no kidney issues back to his normal sweet lovey-dovey self I would recommend this over and over instead of just medication depending on the circumstances of course
@@cindyspence6811 hello mine was diagnosed 3 wks ago. Im doing the cream. Can you tell me how long it took for your cat to have improvement?
My cat used to vomit so often. Then stopped but now she's losing weight. Big appetite but only 2 kg
in june we will be getting our cat recheck on her thyroids because they were little on the high end of the normal range on her chemical panel . i guess there is advanced thyroid blood work an that is what ill be having done in june on our kitty.
My cat has 3 times the high end of normal for thyroid values. I brought him to the vet for the same issues (vomiting, eating too much too fast) two years ago and the values were normal but now its very bad. He doesnt like human food and has always preferred dry food and wet food makes him refuse to eat. I asked the vet if it was ok to crush the pill and dissolve it in water then give him the shot on the side of the mouth aimed upwards. He said it was ok and it is much more effective and easier than trying to stuff the pill down his throat. If the medication is an instant release type (like Felimazole) than its not a problem and if pill pockets with their favorite foods isnt an option than i strongly suggest you try it. After the first couple times you can see how much liquid you need to make it work and usually ends up being a 0.8-1ml shot each time.
Great video. I was under the impression that dry food diet would most likely cause it vs wet food? I know wet food is suppose to be healthier for them.
Pill pockets work great for these pills as the pills are very tiny 😊
Any thoughts on DIY treatment? My cat is 18 and absolutely showing symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Also, upon palpating her anterior neck, I did find what feels like a 6-7mm nodule on the mid right side of her trachea which according to what I looked up on feline anatomy, could correspond to her R upper thyroid maybe. Since it's not a bilateral feature, I thought maybe it's not the trachea, although it is quite hard. I also thought it was likely related to excess iodine and sure enough, found research that suggests this. Fish and seafood likely culprit, but also thoughts on this are that toxins from cans, farmed fish, etc, can contribute. I've been feeding my cat the same brand of (ridiculously expensive) pouch wet food that contained fish as well as a variety of other animals, grain free, but after beginning to research this, I recently saw that potassium iodide is an ingredient in that food. So I've taken her off that, and off treats with fish, and actually in a few days she does seem a bit calmer, but she is so used to fish that I have to gradually move her onto just poultry and beef, and eventually want to just make her food myself. The issue for me is that I don't have the funds to get her examined with blood tests and the medication. Do you have ANY suggestions for what cat owners can do with just food in this case? I would very much appreciate that point of view! Thanks so much.
Hello,i have the same issue with my cat,he is 17 and showing all the symptoms of hyperthyroidism,i cant get him a blood check,he is very weak and skiny. I dont know which food to give him or what to do in general.he aslo has kidney failure and other illnesses.i really want to help him ,i dont want him to suffer .maybe any tips for us:(
I'm in the same situation with my older cat. I'm feeding her chicken breast in butter chopped up into little bits. She's gaining weight again. It's been only a few days I been doing this. Good luck with your cat. I think things can get better through diet
I'm so glad you kitty is eating that. Mine passed a year and a half ago from what I'm certain is an abdominal aortic embolism. It was horrible. I was grieving for months. Those are caused by enlarged hearts caused by hyperthyroidism caused by elevated iodine in diet from crap fish cat food
I've since learned the pet food industry is largely toxic and unnecessary. We are all conditioned to believe pets need manufactured food (as well as veterinarian hoodwinkery like vaccinations) to live-lie. I feel so guilty but didn't know any better. Next time I adopt pets I will feed them homemade food exclusively!
@NaTaLi2527 I'm so sorry! My kitty passed a year and a half ago from what I'm certain is an abdominal aortic thrombosis. It was horrible.
I' learned those are caused by enlarged heart caused by hyperthyroidism caused by ejected iodine from manufactured fish based cat food. I felt guilt and grieved for months. But I just didn't know.
When I adopt more pets which I soaker absolutely plan to do when my living situation allows it, I will make them home made food from the start. The pet food industry, along with vet nonsense like vaccination, is a scam we've all been hoodwinked into believing or pets need. Next time I'll do it right. 😪
Very informative video! As a medical student I am always intrigued as to how you guys get access to IV blood while there are so much hair over the cats and dogs and how urine samples are collected? Also may I know why specifically methimazole over propylthiouracil?
For some people it's just by feel we know where the veins are and we hold off to build up the venous return and for the urine we either collect avoided sample or we do what's called the sisters and thesis where we stick a hypodermic needle into the bladder to collect a sterile sample. And males we can pass a urinary catheter on them to collect a sample and females it's more complicated if we're not able to collect the sterile sample to pass a urinary catheter on them requires sedation
Yeah. Thousands of dollars later. Pet insurance is a must
If Your allowed to Crush pill into powder form add it to turkey baby food and insert non needle syringe into mouth they all love the baby food...easy as loading the syringe with Meds and babyfood been doing this since 1990 never does any cat Refuse this method...lol
It is normal for the cat to lose large clumps of fur when on this medication? My senior cat has a bald spot on his side and down his leg. It started out of the blue. He has been on Methimazole for a couple of months. I was giving him the liquid form and have just now ordered and received the transdermal clickdose formula but have not started it yet. Will it cause the same hair loss as the oral medication?
Thanks so much!
It happened with my cat, too. I have cut the methimazole dose by 75 percent. The veterinarian doesn't like the blood test numbers, but my cat grew his hair back and maintains his weight. You could discuss this with your vet. My cat is 19 with all sorts of other medical issues, so I just want him to be comfortable and as happy as possible.
Should one hold off on I 131 until we have them on meds and to recheck kidney function? If they do have kidney disease is it easier to manage kidney disease with the adjustment of thyroid meds? Would this method eliminate the need for sub q fluids?
Yes it would be a good idea to see how the patient responds to therapy and see if any renal disease comes out. It wouldn't necessarily eliminate the need for fluids fluids are usually used as a last resort or at the very end when quality of life cannot be maintained with just diet medications and supplements
@@DrLera so if kidney disease does come out is it better to not Do I 131 and just tray with meds to keep them slightly hyper T?
is 21 or 22 too old to help my cat with long term hyperthyroidism. he is very skinny and old can the iodine help him
I have a 20 year old cat that fits the hyperthyroid problem i live in Toronto Canada I want to help my cat but I dont have any money can you tell me how much in ball park or can i just get medication for cat it breaks my heart to see him go threw this what can i do
There are organizations that will provide funding to people who need help
Hello, is it possible to grind/crush the pill and add it to the cat food?
Put it in pill pockets from the pet store. The work great
@@coredadventure1 Will try thanks.
My cats won’t do the pill pockets but I found a pill crusher at Walmart that works great! It has a knob you turn at crushes great. I think mix it in her found.
Have you ever heard of a cat's eyes going in and out of dilation and sometimes in full dilation for 4 days in a row because of hyperthyroidism?
OMG!!!! I thought I was going crazy. My cat's eyes are fully dilated all the time.
@@jferbie2000 you too?! I have not figured out why my cats eyes are doing this nobody can he's been to like 10 different doctors I am totally baffled I thought maybe it was hyperthyroidism but it is not I know that pain can do it and mine has back pain . I read it can be pain, high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism or kidney disease
@@coredadventure1 My cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and was prescribed
methimazole. She is lethargic, breathing heavily, and dilated pupils. I stopped giving her the medicine and am returning to the vet to discuss alternatives. She is miserable.
@@jferbie2000 Breathing heavily does not sound good! I'm so sorry you're going through this I know the feeling when you find out what it is if you do will you let me know? Doesn't seem like these veterinarian to know much though I've been to so many nobody can figure anything out ever I swear with either one of my cats it's so annoying and it's very expensive very frustrating
Also I found out dilated eyes could be a poison too . Is your cat eating any pesticides or getting into any poisons?
my cat is urinating outside of his litterbox with increasing consistancy. he drinks a lot of water and is very vocal, but hes also only like 7 months old so i cant tell if hes losing weight because naturally they grow a lot at that age. im wondering if he has hyperthyroidism or if its just becoming a habit for him. FYI He peed twice outside of his litterbox today alone.
The large urine volume could point to diabetes. I've seen it in cats before.
My cat is 1yrs old and losing weight
Will need blood work, poop test, and x-rays to start
Mine too. Off to see the veterinarian.
He's grumpy 😂😂🥰
That poor cat. Why not check out the cat first and let him go home, then film the video?
He had already been checked prior to filming the video.
Can stress cause the hyperthyroidism?
No mention of the renal filtration being the reason you need to check the kidneys? You’ve lost all credibility with me.
Tripping over words 🥴
I thought the presentation was excellent and informative
My cat was diagnosed 3 wks ago.... she was put on the ear meds. She stopped eating and drinking...and howled constantly. She never howls. To top it all off, I'm almost totally bed-ridden with a neuro-muscular disease. I'm at a loss as to what to do. I stopped the meds to see if she improved....and she is back to how she was pre-meds....however, her thyroid #'s were extremely high, like 2000 I think? HELPPLEASE?
The pill or radioactive iodine might be a good option
@OP Do youngevitys Oceans Gold better then everything else
Look into lemon balm. Helps with hyperthyroidism.
@jennashreve891 How would you go about administering it?