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[quote=Anonymous]My 15 YO cat has hyperthyroidism. I considered Radiocat but decided against it. Expense was one factor although not the deciding one for me. When I looked into it the procedure was going to cost around $1300 and then there are some prep and post-procedure expenses at the vet. I didn't like the idea of having my cat boarded at the Radiocat place and I was also concerned about him being radioactive when he came home. The cat freaks out about riding in the car and would be pretty stressed out about being away from home. I have two small kids so I worried about the radioactivity. Plus, he is used to going outside a lot and I would have had a hard time keeping him indoors. He also has a heart condition.

I opted to control his hyperthyroidism through medicine, which is working well so far. I used to give him the pills in the pill pockets, but he figured out how to eat around them. Now, I hide it in some wet food and that works on most days.

The pills are very inexpensive. What is expensive is the visits to the vet to monitor how well the medicine is working. I think I've been taking him in every 6 mos at $250 each visit.

Maybe if he was younger I would have gone with Radiocat or surgery. The doctor who treats my cat said her cat got a thyroidectomy, but it didn't work for some reason. The good thing about radiocat is that it appears to be pretty safe and it's 100% effective.

Good luck. [/quote]

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