My cats thyroid medication has stopped working

by APRIL
(TORRANCE,CA)

My 12 year old cat has been taking thyroid medicetion for two years without problems until now. It has stopped working and I dont have the money to take him to the vet. His hunger is out of control yet he is losing weight. He is starving even though I am feeding him as much as 3 cats should eat in a day.His medication is called Methimazole and I give him 5mg twice a day. Should I increase the dosage or can I do something else for him? He only weighs 7 pounds.

Answer by KAte
Hi
Well I can answer this having had the same experience with my old cat. Unfortunately sometimes the thyroid gets to the point where by medication no longer works and as far as i know the only option is to have surgery to remove the thyroid gland. that is what happened to my cat, however in the end we carried the treatment out too late and she had become so thin and lost a lot of muscle that she fell and broke her rear leg which meant we had to have her put down as we couldn't put her through a amputation operation as she was 17 years old.

i sorry to say that your only option is to speak to your vet, he may be able to advise increasing the dosage but do not do this without speaking to them first as it may do more harm than good.

Unfortunately owning a cat is expensive sometimes and there simply is no way round it. Sorry

best wishes Kate

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