My 18 year old blackie Boo was on Methamizole for a while because he was diagnosed as hyperthyroid. However, he wasn't able to tolerate the drug and I had to take him off it. He vomited a lot and hung his head like a horse and was so bone thin that it really scared me. Since I've taken him off it, he's back to his old self, has even gained a little weight. Some cats just can't tolerate the meds. My other options were to have his thyroid removed or to have him swallow radioactive iodine and quarantine him for 4 days. No one could go near him or touch him during that time. There was no way that I would put him through that, so I stopped all meds and he seems to be doing really well.

I'm sorry to read of your Journey's passing. It's heartwrenching, I know, as do most of us here on PT because we've lost our beloved furkids, too. Take comfort in knowing that you did the best you could for Journey and that his illness is at an end and he is now at peace. Keep the faythe.