[barbra February 4, 2015 at 8:56 am Post count: 160]

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Hi,

Don’t know if this is going to work but we’ll see.

Say hello to Dexter.
He’s a baby hedgehog, born on December 1. 2014, very sweet and no trouble at all. He just wants to eat, sleep and run around to play, mostly at night. He eats cat food and uses a small litterbox. It’s like having a cat but without all the hair.

Sorry, the picture came out so very big.

Hugs.
Barbra.

[KimberlyOnline Facilitator February 9, 2015 at 11:18 am Post count: 4294]

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Yes, the photo came through – what a cute little guy!

[Turquoise October 14, 2019 at 4:15 pm Post count: 20]

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The world is very strange. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last year after a new primary care doctor went the extra mile in ordering tests and eventually referred me to a rheumatologist, who diagnosed Graves. The key symptom was weight loss. Well, last week I took one of my cats to the vet, who remarked that she had lost a couple of pounds since her previous visit. She’s not a large cat to begin with, so this was something he wanted to investigate. He ordered lab tests and today called me to say she has hyperthyroidism! Of course it’s not “contagious,” and it’s not as if I passed it to her, but I think it’s such a bizarre coincidence. When the vet started talking about treatment and mentioned RAI, it was “been there, done that.” We’re going to start with medication and see how that goes. She’s 15 years old, and I don’t want to put her through anything too traumatic at that age. Fortunately we live in a large metropolitan area with many specialty vets, and there’s also a veterinary medical school at a university less than an hour away. If she does need anything that my regular vet can’t offer, there are resources.

[KimberlyOnline Facilitator October 14, 2019 at 5:50 pm Post count: 4294]

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Interestingly, I *just* ran across an article about a kitty up for adoption who is on methimazole for hyperthyroidism. It said she gets the meds through the ear! My understanding is that this is actually a fairly common complaint with cats, while dogs are more likely to be hypOthyroid.

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