Maya Linn AND Murphy to the vet on Monday...

[moosmom]

They've both perked up. I think the reason why the vet wasn't too worried was because Murphy IS eating, drinking, using the litterbox, so there really doesn't seem too much to worry about. I just pray it's nothing serious with Murphy (due to her lack of weight). If it were serious, I'm sure the vet would've kept her overnight. Still waiting for the blood test results.

[Medusa]

I'm glad to hear that it was an easy fix for Maya Linn. As for Murphy, I do hope that the cream works for her. My vet said that he hasn't seen very good results w/it so Boo is on a twice a day med and now that I give him Cat Lax to keep it down, he's doing aces. He did tell me that it's important to keep the heart rate down b/c he could throw a blood clot otherwise and that would be it. How old is Murphy? Boo is 19 so every day that he does well and is w/me is a blessing.

[moosmom]

I thought she was turning 16 this year. According to the Humane Society records, she'll be 17 this year.

[jennielynn1970]

Just wanted to also chime in about the cream on the ear for the thyroid. I tried it with one of my foster guys and it didn't do the job at all. He was easy to pill however, so we stayed with the pills. I hope that things work out for Murphy, and that she'll be easy to pill.

[krazyaboutkatz]

If she isn't easy to pill you can always try pill pockets. They work with both of my senior boys and they think they're getting treats. Good luck.

[moosmom]

Murphy has hyperthyroidism. Her T-cells were very high. Normal is 4. Hers is up to 11. He put her on an antiobiotc for a possible infection. He's also prescribing the transdermal cream for her ear. He says her white cell count is elevated which is indicative of an infection. He gave her a shot of benedryl to stop the itching/hair pulling.

Maya Linn has allergies and a possible sinus infection. He gave her a shot of cortisone. He also prescribed ammoxi/cortisone comfo. Both girls are doing well.

Murphy will probably be on the transdermal cream for the duration of her life.