Just got home from Dr. Lee's and I feel that Boo may have dodged a bullet. Those fleur-de-lis type things that showed up on the x-ray weren't there today. The frustration that Dr. Lee felt was all over his face; his lips were pursed and his brow was furrowed and he said "I don't know what to think". I told him that I didn't give Boo his thyroid med last night and there was a marked difference in him this morning. He was ravenously hungry and ate quite a bit as compared to how he's been eating, which is hardly at all. Plus yesterday he didn't make a sound when I put him in the carrier and drove to the clinic, which is unusual. He's normally quite vocal. Today he clearly did not want to go and told me so. I think the thyroid meds have something to do w/his behavior and lack of appetite so Dr. Lee said to cut his meds to once a day and see how he behaves and to bring him in for another x-ray in a couple of weeks unless he hasn't improved.

I can clearly recall my mother needing her thyroid meds adjusted when she would drag her feet and her voice would become raspy and she'd hang her head. Boo does the same thing. It's as though he's moving in slow motion and his meow has changed from being loud to sounding like a whine or a creaky door. Just cutting his meds in half since yesterday I've seen an improvement. Here's the rub: my mother was hypothyroid. Boo is supposedly hyperthyroid. I asked if Boo could be hypo, too, and he said "Mary, do you know how rare that is? It's virtually unheard of in cats but then, you definitely have unique cats". (We all do but I understand what he was saying.)

So, I guess I'll just carefully monitor him and if he hasn't improved, I'll take him in for another x-ray. Today, though, those fleur-de-lis thingies have disappeared!