My Bo was diagnosed hyperthyroid in early July. The pills have been causing him to vomit and lose hair on his face, and he continues to lose weight, so we decided to have the radioiodine done. It is a very safe procedure. The doctor will give him a sugar capsule with the radioactive iodine in it, and the iodine will target only the benign tumor on his thyroid. Healthy tissue will not get touched. He will not get sick, he will not have to be put under, and it is proven 100% effective in the majority of cats treated. This will completly cure his hyperthyroidism. it is an expensive procedure, but I'm willing to go into debt for it.
The bad part is, he will need to stay at the facility for 9 to 11 days until all the radioactivity has left his body. I don't know how many of you read the dog side, but I had to have my beloved dog Bandit put down last week. He had diabetes and was impossible to regulate, then he went into kidney failure. He was not eating anything, and getting very skinny. I had to let him go, and it has been unbelievably painful.
Having Bo gone for so long after losing Bandit will be so hard for me. Bo sleeps with me on my pillow every night, and I know he will be lost and confused at the facility.
So if you can spare some good thoughts for Bo (and maybe for me), I'd really appreciate it. I'm going to miss him so much. It sounds like a nice place, but it isn't home.
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I know as having been there before, that we all heal in our own ways and in our own time. 
Hoping you both get through this quickly. 
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