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Hyperthyroid kitty will remain hyper....
It's official -- Merlyn is hyperthyroid, and cannot handle the one med they use for it. It's radioactive isotopes ($$$) or nothing. Considering I have not worked in three years, I am suspicious of using radiation to kill anything, and he's gonna be 15 in August, there will be no killing of thyroid. I just have to feed him to keep up with the burn, and live with him talking constantly. (They call it night yelling. My cat sitters will be thrilled.)
The biggest concern was shortening his life, but he's outlived his brother and older half-brother, so he's doing fine. I think of him as my Dorian Gray kitty. He looks like a teenager cat! Also, this can mask kidney problems. But he may not have kidney problems, just the thyroid problem. I plan to just love him, and not give him any more of the med that made him hurl constantly and me wash the bedding every day for a week.
The biggest concern was shortening his life, but he's outlived his brother and older half-brother, so he's doing fine. I think of him as my Dorian Gray kitty. He looks like a teenager cat! Also, this can mask kidney problems. But he may not have kidney problems, just the thyroid problem. I plan to just love him, and not give him any more of the med that made him hurl constantly and me wash the bedding every day for a week.
I love L-carnitine!
The Acetyl version I'd heard about for, er, preventing hangovers :) seems to actually work, too, if you take it prior to drinking, or early during festivities. Something about how Carnitine helps transport fats across cell walls into the mitochondria, allowing the fat-fuel to be used by the cells, and the Acetyl version as assisting this process in the brain, particularly.
I've seen it sold as a pet supplement, too. This article discusses a bit of its use for pets: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=0+1306+1448&aid=1341
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