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My little cat Cleo is doing poorly. She has a thyroid disorder and for a long time has been on meds. I am going to try to get her back in to see the vet again. I don't know what else I can do to help her. In the past few months she has had a tapeworm and mouth sores related to her thyroid condition. She is still eating, drinking, cuddling, but weighs less and less. She is tiny to begin with, it's hard not to be alarmed. She is also having some other behaviors related to her thyroid disorder that are becoming more pronounced. The vet has explained that these are new symptoms of a progressive disorder. 

The vet has also said that the iodine treatment would be the next step but is costly and complicated.

I am seeing that she may be near the end of her life and I am hoping that is just my fear of losing her, and not psychic vision. Maybe it is both. I lost my darling dog Toby at the same age, 10 years. Perhaps it is an echo.

Any light, love, or insights for/about Cleo would be much appreciated. For now, I am just going to stay in the moment and enjoy her loving little soul. Here is a recent photo.

Also, any light and love for me would be nice. It is hard for me to see her so much in decline. Thanks friends

@ghandigirl 🙏🏻💚🪽🙌🪽💚🙏🏻

As a veterinary technician of 33 years I have often been asked "how do I know when it's time" I have always replied when their love for you keeps them here your love for them has to let them go"

Start keeping a daily health journal .... when Cleo starts having more bad days than good? You know the end is approaching. That being said? I know of many sweet kitties with hyperthroidism. The oral pills of methimazole given by mouth, or the compounded ointment placed on their ear pinna are common treatments for thyroid treatment. Developing kidney disease or cardiac issues is not uncommon but many kitties  go on to live full lives with the methimazole and weekly SQ fluid therapy of kidney issues present, there are also meds for heart and blood pressure too.

Regular labs monitoring of levels helps fine tune/tweak treatments.

I have seen many Hyperthyroid/kidney kitties make to 18,19,20 and 21. They get rail thin and scraggly looking but still enjoy life with their people. It varies from patient to patient and each patient is unique.

That is why I encourage owners to keep the "health journal logs" because it keeps everyone on the same page with patient status and helps when the time comes for tough decisions. 

I know treatments differ from country to country and that you are Down Under country but hopefully this is of help to you.

Saying prayers for the Highest Good for all concerned and sending Light,Love and Reiki Healing Energy. 

@journeywithme2 

Yes, she's been on the med you mentioned for 5 years. Vet adjusts the dosage up or down based on the tests at her vet checkups/sick visits. 

Thank you so much. That's very encouraging.  

Not sure what Down Under country means? Anyway I'm an American. :)

@ghandigirl my bad... I thought you were Australian. 😊

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@ghandigirl my bad... I thought you were Australian. 😊

lol, she's actually Arcturian, not Australian- but you can see how easy it would be to mistake those two words 🙃 

@ghandigirl, just do your best for Cleo, and give her as much love and comfort as you can.  My cats are getting older, too, I know how that feels.   

 ps; tapeworms in cats usually come from fleas- even indoor cats can get fleas, and all it takes is one.

@journeywithme2 thank you for sharing the info with us.  ❤️ 

@unk-p  😘   As a Pleiadian I can respect that😊

and you are very welcome! My 18 year old sometimes seems the healthiest of the bunch as my 14 year old bottle raised feral kitten has epilepsy and my 10 year old has megacolon,diabetes and is hypothyroid. Us vet techs take these kiddos home to be ours because so many times the only other choice people give them is euthanasia. We bump along quite well in spite of all the challenges.

I've never heard of either types of aliens so that was an education for me.

@ghandigirl Could you ask the vet if you could feed her little bits of salmon?  There is iodine in fish.  Not as much as a med but perhaps it would put some weight on her.

@anya 

That is a good idea. Thanks! :)

@ghandigirl I suspect you are referring to the radioactive iodine treatment which is not the same as dietary iodine.

I am going to give you a link where you can read more about both. About a 10 minute read so be sure to read entire article.

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/hyperthyroidism-cats

Urgent prayer request.... my son was in a single vehicle accident tonight... rolled over several times, totaled vehicle, cleared at the scene for medical status...then he was booked ... DUI... first time ever!!! But I strongly feel he has a substance abuse problem.... he needs rehab and counseling. It's like every time things start going good in his life he has to sabotage it. He recently got a promotion at work, a house for himself and his fiancé,she got a new and well paying job... things were really looking up... and now this. Something is seriously wrong here... things start going well and he shoots himself in his foot!!! Why????  and it seems he really, really needs help with substance abuse too. I am asking for all available angels and prayers to the Highest Good for All Concerned. Thank you all in advance for your support and love. I am heartsick, relieved he's alive, angry that he has done this, lied about it to those who love him, anxious and scared, heartbroken, thankful no one else involved and no one else hurt. I am also a little scared this may have been a suicide attempt and depression. Pray and send Light that we connect with those we need to connect with to get the help needed to get him the help he needs to turn his life back around. I am at a loss here.

@journeywithme2 

He is battling his demons and in the fight of his life. 

I send him waves of love and healing. For you too.

@ghandigirl thank you... yes ... the fight for his life.... for sure.

@journeywithme2 prayers and hope that this is the first step to his continued healing and recovery.   I’ve been through this with a family member.  Same thing with an auto accident that started the revelation of the problem.  I will keep him lifted in prayer and light.  And also for you and those that walk with him.  What you feel is valid.   Peace my friend. You are not alone 🙏🏼

@febbby23 I am weeping with gratitude today and have spent much time on my knees and will continue to do even as I give thanks and love to all🙏🏻💜🪽🙌🪽💜🙏🏻

@journeywithme2 

Sending Love and the knowledge that the Angels are with you, and your son. Archangel Michael for Protection and Raphael for healing. I also see Mary and Kuan Yin nourishing YOU, because these Ladies are the Ladies of nurturing and Love, & all of us Mamas have their touch on us, for they are the compassion and STRENGTH of maternal Energy. Everyone in the family is enfolded in Light's Love. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

@journeywithme2 

Harvard has done some wonderful work on addiction. According to a work-shop I attended there, first, will-power is an illusion. The brain gets high-jacked in any type of addiction but especially with substances because of the complicated physiology involved. (Look up dopamine depletion in addiction). It may depend on the stage of addiction but addicts sometimes refuse to go to rehab programs that require cold-turkey approaches because they truly believe that they will die if they don't get the substance of choice.  There are some in-patient programs that offer weaning phases but I am sorry, it has been a long time since I looked for one.

I lost a dear, unbelievably brilliant friend to alcoholism and I always felt I failed her. The waiting for "rock-bottom" advice is dangerous. Check out resources at Harvard to see if you can get some direction. You want to rely on professionals whose practices are based on evidence, research and experience.

Good luck and godspeed.

@tesseract  thank you dear tesseract 🙏🏻💜🪽🙌💜🪽🙏🏻

@journeywithme2 I got chills reading this, and when you thought it might have been attempted suicide... well, I had to leave this topic. Now I come back, and offer your son, yourself and family my humble prayer of healing. I wish I could have done more for my son.

@pat-czap as I wished I could have done more for my baby brother all those years ago. I took him to the tow yard today to recover his belongings and we had an open honest conversation ... he said he doesn't know why he hates himself so 😢 He is open to getting help at this point.... I 🙏🏻 we find the right help at the right time in the right place ... mental health help for those in need and no insurance are difficult to find but I believe we find what he needs. Thank you all for the prayers, Light and Love and Healing Energy to Highest Good for All Concerned ... we are grateful and humbled by the Love.

Just a side note the Universe and Creator are with us? The name of tow company? Agape Towing ... ran by a recovered alcoholic ... very kind man.