Just as I suspected. Dr. Lee said that all his levels are high. So we're starting him on 5 mg. of Tapazole twice a day. In the meantime, he wants me to stop giving him Clomicalm until we see how the Tapazole is working. Oh boy. If he starts the inappropriate peeing again, I'm not going to happy but the important thing is that at least I know why Boo went from being my laid back cool cat to the needy bully that he became briefly. He hasn't had a sick day for the 18 years that I've had him so I guess he's doing pretty well, all things considered. Funny, though, I shaved off a little bit more Clomicalm to see how it would affect him and the last 3 days have been heavenly. No picking on Pidge, no neediness, no yowling throughout the house. But w/hyperthyroidism, the heart rate is increased and I don't know if Clomicalm helps w/that or not. Well anyhow, he'll start the Tapazole right away but in the meantime, if you could keep those prayers coming for my Boo Bear, I'd appreciate it. Dr. Lee said that some cats don't do well on that medication and I'm hoping that Boo isn't one of them.
Thank you, Sandie, for telling me about the Free T4 dialysis test. If I hadn't insisted on it, Dr. Lee wouldn't have done it because he said that it's rarely done on cats. To his credit, though, he said that he was glad that we did the test but that the lab still insists that it's rarely done for cats. Dogs, yes; cats, no. Why that is I have no idea but Boo could've gone undiagnosed and it could've ultimately led to his death. This test may have added years to his life.
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