Positive thoughts for Haggis:hyperthyroid+tongue lesion

[Catty1]

Emeraldgreen has some left over she can ship to you...so you needn't worry too much about the website (it can be a bit much to navigate even a simple site when you are upset.)

Even though EG's kitty Tiger refused the TF in ANY form whatsoever, he had taken it between a couple of surgeries, though not very much. However, the vets were surprised at how long and well he lasted.

So - ya never know.

HUGS!

[Emeraldgreen]

Yes, I would be more than happy to ship the already compounded chicken flavoured Transfer Factor to you if you'd like. However, I completely understand that you don't know me and you may be uncomfortable with receiving meds like this. But if you decide to, please PM me and I will send it off to you.
If you decide to just order right from the company, here is a link:
Transfer Factorhttp://www.transferfactor-us.com/.
And here is a video about the product. It's an infomercial but it does have some good info. :0)
The product is called Transfer Factor Plus. They do have one for pets but the success stories that I have learned about with regard to cancer have used Transfer Factor Plus.
Another woman Shelley, gave her cat, who was in grave condition, 3 or 4 capsules per day for a few months. She opened the caps and mixed it with butter and smeared it on her cats paw and then he cleaned it up. My cat would never go for that so I mixed it in with his food but then he got finicky after awhile and was very suspicious when he saw me mixing his wet food. That is when I took the bottle of Transfer Factor to my local compounding pharmacy and asked them to mix it with a chicken flavoured suspension which they have on hand for pet meds. Unfortunately he wouldn't eat anything with the suspension in it and I didn't want to force it. But as mentioned before, my other cats didn't even seem to notice it was mixed in the food, even when I just opened the capsules and mixed it in so it was just my Tiger that was such a stubborn boy.

I do hope you'll try the T.F. because this other woman has had such amazing success with it and her cat is still alive and this is years later after he was diagnosed with cancer. He had a tumour in the beginning but the vets cannot find any evidence of it.

And as Catty1 mentioned, the vets were amazed that Tiger lived as long as he did (1 year after his diagnoses). He did have 4 surgeries to remove the tumours that kept growing back but they were surprised at the slow growth of the tumours and I do attribute that to the T.F. even though I was only able to get about 1.5 caps every other day in him.

Anyway, I'm so sorry about the diagnosis. I know exactly how you are feeling. Tiger was with me for 12+ years and it was devastating to learn such news. My thoughts are with you.

[katslady]

hopes and prayers are with you. I also know of success stories with Transfer Factor. It would be worth a try.The time you have left is the most important of all,make both of you never regret it.Good luck katslady

[illustr8r]

I ordered more Transfer Factor- the type you recommended. My mother-in-law takes her pets to a naturopath (sp.?) vet so I will consult him about any interactions I may have to worry about.

I also came across this:
http://www.petwellbeing.com/cat-cancer-p28.cfm

Has anyone tried this?

Haggis is very aware of things that don't belong his food so he may not be too cooperative. I'll do what I can. So far he is behaving normal. I think the stitches in his mouth have healed and he feels better. He is eating a lot and played "whack an iphone" when I was taking close up pix of him laying on the dining room table (!) last night.

[Catty1]

Would Haggis like Pill Pockets?

They are a bit soft treat that pills go into, and many cats like them. Or - you may have to put the powder into them instead.

Emeraldgreen used salmon cream cheese! Later on, it caused too much 'gunkiness' in Tiger's throat. You could try really cheap stinky cat food - salmon flavour - which may mask the taste. As EG said, most of her cats didn't notice, so maybe Haggis won't either.

PT Prayers for Haggis!

[illustr8r]

Yes, I've tried Pill Pockets. He picks them up in his mouth and then drops them and looks at me like I'm crazy to think he'd eat such a thing.

I've been feeding them both plain ol tuna with their hyper thyroid meds mixed in. It works in the morning when they are super hungry but not so much at the end of the day. I find that Hamish eats all his but Haggis sometime leaves the crushed pills behind- little white parts go un-eaten. Next try is the pills pushed into cheddar cheese.

Thanks again everyone. Btween you and my BFF who has many pets and gone through this sort of thing before- I have some good shoulders to lean on.

[mamaducky]

I'm sorry for all the bad news you've had recently, but enjoyed seeing the photo of Haggis & Hamish (love the names!) -- they look just like my cat Zorro!

Good luck with the hyperthyroid meds -- I remember what a pain they were when we had to give them to our cat Murphy. We eventually gave up on it, but he still lived to be nearly 19. I hope Hamish's hyperthyroidism doesn't cause many long-term problems for you.

I had a similar experience with the Pill Pockets with all three of my current cats; even Einstein, who basically eats anything that will stand still long enough, won't eat them. Go figure...!

I'll be sending lots of positive thoughts your way that Haggis is himself again soon, and that both your guys do as well as possible!

All the best,
Diana