Posted by Snoozy on June 5, 2003, at 11:27:24
In reply to Re: cats and tapazole - Snoozy, posted by BekkaH on June 4, 2003, at 19:47:13
I'm so sorry your cat had such a bad reaction to the tapazole! My kitty's vomiting went away soon after she stopped taking it.
I'm still doing research on the radioiodine. When the vet was describing the treatment options, I was really puzzled by this one. It does sound scary - injecting your cat with radioactive materials and all. But it has been used on humans since the '40s. The websites I've looked at all say that it's the best treatment option overall. Having to leave them is really the only downside.
How long they have to stay depends on state rules. In the Northeast, CT or MA it's only 3 days or so. Other states it's determined by when the radiation reaches a certain level. I think there is some difference in the places that do this. Some have webcams, but I think it would be so hard to watch your cat like that!
One of my big considerations is how often I have to take my cat in to the vet, which she does not care for! On the medication, it's much more frequently. So I think about these frequent "little" traumas vs. a one-time bigger trauma.
Interestingly, I probably wouldn't consider this at all had I not had to visit family and board her for a week last year. She hadn't been away from me in 10 years. It was so hard to leave her, but maybe it turns out to be a good thing we had that experience. The place she stayed was really nice - they had "kitty condos".
I think the closest facility is about 80 miles from where I live, at the University Veterinary program.
> Hi Snoozy. Yes, the cream is faster than the pills, but my cat tries to clean it off all the time, so she's getting some of it orally anyway. She got VERY sick from the oral form. She had SEVERE vomiting that persisted for several weeks after stopping the oral form. I had to bring her to the vet almost every other day for IV fluids during that time. Yes, I have considered the radioiodine, but I'm worried about that, too. The cats have to be isolated for about a week or so, with virtually no human contact. My cat doesn't board well anyway, so I can just imagine how bad she would be in total isolation. I don't know. I'll have to see how things go with the cream. I have to give my cat the cream twice a day. Are you considering the radioiodine? Where would you have that done?
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> Bekka
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