*» I became aware of NHV Natural Pet Products this past spring, when, on Valentine's Day, my 14 - year -
old hyperthyroid cat, Jax, accidentally fell from the half - wall of my 2 - story condo, and dislocated his hip when he landed -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
For
older cats suffering from hyperthyroidism, the metabolism goes into overdrive and heats up the kitty so
hyperthyroid cats often seek out cool resting places.
Most
hyperthyroid cats are
older and the thyroid disease can cause problems with the heart and kidneys as well as other organ systems making them poor anesthetic candidates.
I can only say that this is the first wet
cat food all 7 of my finicky eaters devored like they were starved, they all loved it, even my
hyperthyroid guy loved it, even my 16 yr
old finicky girl loved it, great food, it's a huge hit, please keep making this.
Kidney issues may show up around age ten, and
hyperthyroid indicators a year or two later, however Mears said that he has seen these in
cats as young as six or as
old as 22.
While hyperthyroidism is a common condition of
older cats, less than one percent of
hyperthyroid cats are also diabetic.
Feeding
hyperthyroid cats is similar to feeding most
older cats so we can consider it in a general sense and in subsequent blogs we will look at feeding for specific geriatric diseases like thyroid disease and kidney failure.
Hyperthyroid cats are
older citizens and owners are often concerned their pets will not fare well during their hospitalization.
Many
older cats do have lumps in their thyroid glands but not all of them are
hyperthyroid - yet.
My first
cat exhibited symptoms now associated with
hyperthyroid, but in her lifetime the diagnosis was «
Old cats just get thin and bony» (she lived to the age of 19 and was not in any pain).