my cat really needs help she has thyrold trouble?

Question

my cat has thyrold trouble i need help to save her i got her on pills but she not getting better an i dont have the money to take her to the vet i dont want to lose her ive had her 17 years an i dont know what to do i had thyrold cancer my self 3 years a ago so if any one can help my cat please let me know are advice thank you miss francis poe 573 674 4599 are e-mail me

Answer 1

Hi Francis,
The only alternative to the twice-a-day pills is a radioactive iodine treatment. Check around to see if a vet would work out payment arrangements with you or allow you to volunteer to work off the bill. Also, check universities in your area - most veterinary colleges will do procedures at a fraction of the cost so they can teach their students. You may want to have your vet check with the veterinary pharmaceutical companies to see if they have a study going on for new medications. Your vet can also check with the companies that make the drugs/provide the radioactive iodine treatments to see if they provide help for clients with low funds. If none of these options work out, honey, you need to be prepared to let her go when her quality of life is no longer there. Just hold her as she goes and know she will wait for you by the Rainbow Bridge:
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Answer 2

If the methimozol/tylomene that your cat is on isn't "working", it could be a few things.

1- The dose needs to be adjusted (usually it needs to be increased).

2- you need to medicate your cat at the appropriate time. If your cat is vomiting, especially in the morning, likely you will need to give part of your cats medication in the morning, and then the other part when you go to bed.

Cats are nocturnal and are more active at night, and so that's why you'll need to give your cat the larger dose at night.

My cat is on 3/4 pills per day. She gets 1/4 in the AM, and 1/2 in the evening. And she is doing well now.

initially i was giving her 1/4 and 1/4 twice a day, but she was still getting sick in the morning, and her blood levels weren't where they were supposed to be, so we increased her dose, and now she's better.

In a few months (or less hopefully) she will be receiving the iodine treatment, and once she receives that treatment she will be all done.

Hope my story helps you.

If you are not able to afford the medication, talk with your vet. Some vets will agree to take care of the animal if you agree to relinquish the cat to them and let them keep it.

You may not get to be with the cat that way, but at least it would be happy and alive and with someone who can take care of it.

I've worked in veterinary offices for several years, and this happens all the time.

best of luck to you and your kitty cat!

Answer 3

If you can't afford to take your cat to the vet, then try the local Humane Society. The costs are easily 1/3 of the cost at a vet. And you should really talk to a veterinarian before putting your cat on pills... animals are like people in that different meds can cause different reactions in different individuals. The thyroid problem sux... our dog (young!) had a thyroid problem and we had to put her down b/c we couldn't afford the meds at the time (my dad was out of work at the time). Good luck!

Answer 4

I know how hard it is for you, to be truly honest with you (cats can't live forever) only in our hearts. I had to put my 15 yr.old cat down, it's a painful decision. She was in serious pain and her back legs would give out her. At the time I could not afford to take her the vet for further treatment. I have lots of pictures and fond memories of her.

Answer 5

There is a permanent therapy for cats with hyper thyroidism, as your vet about radio-iodine treatment.
If the pills aren't working, you need to try this option or euthanize her. I know it is a hard decision, but she relies on you to love her enough to end her suffering by treatment or putting her to sleep.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Take your cat SPCA get vet to look to look at the cat give medince to kitty don,t put the kitty down save her anyway you can

Answer 8

put the poor thang to sleep.Yes that wont be easy but it will save you time ,money and the cat a lot of pain and pills and shots!