These are the thoughts of a Texas transplant in West Michigan who makes his living as a newspaper reporter by evening, and a struggling novelist by day.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

the cat's meow

medical woes keep on happening in my family.
first my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. then my uncle
had a stroke that left him impaired. after that my dad was diagnosed with
colon cancer. then my uncle died of a stroke.

well, there's another member to add to the list of those with medical problems.

yesterday our cat kit was diagnosed with a thyroid condition. yes, i know,
it's hard. we never suspected.

dawn noticed he'd lost weight; his haunches and lower spine were thinning out. plus,
he was always hungry and thirsty. our other cat katrina wasn't acting funny that way.
kit wasn't any more lathargic than usual. he still asked for normal pets and he still played around with katrina.

so off we went. we packed him in the cat crate. he spent the entire trip all the way to south washington meowing like crazy (that how it was when we had him and 'trina in crates coming cross-country).

the vet was very thorough and said his weight loss was odd because if he'd been losing weight due to less food, he'd be thin all over instead of only towards his back. so he stayed for blood work to test for things. the thought ws he had diabetes. i had ideas of wilford brimley stopping by to drop off syringes and insulin for our cat (medicare covers it for most seniors, you know).

however, when the results came back, it was determined he had a thyroid condition. that would explain he voracious appetite. his gland was working overtime and his metabolism was rapid.

now, we must feed him two pills every day, one in the morning and one in the evenign for the rest of his life. depending on the exact dosage, which will be determined in the next month or so, the cost is anywhere from $15 to $30 a month.

hey that's the way things go, right? who would've thought our cat would get a thyroid condition.

please call to find out more about our eldest cat. we do appreciate the
supportand concern, though.

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