Hi All,

Last Thursday, I took Panther to the vet to get his blood checked to
make sure he's getting the right amount of medication. This morning, I
talked to Pan's vet who told me Pan's thyroid was the highest it's ever
been. (He has a thyroid tumor that we're controlling through
medication.) The vet believes Pan must be spitting out his pills
somehow, as his thyroid levels SHOULD NOT be as high as they are with
the medication he's on. But the thing is... I HAVE been faithfully
giving Pan his pills every night before bed, and as far as I can tell,
he's been swallowing them.  This is not a cat who takes his medication
peacefully, and he and I have had our medication battles in the past.
But I haven't found any little dried out, spat-up  pills around the
apartment, either. I've had a lot of practice pilling him, and I can
tell when he does and when he doesn't swallow his meds.

  I'm quite worried about my dear old boy. He's become very thin, and
he's not able or not interested in grooming his coat the way he used
to. He does still have an appetite, but a few mouthfuls  of food at
each meal seem to be all that he wants. I'm wondering if it would make
any earthly difference to give him his pills in the morning, instead?
I'm wondering if maybe his tumor has become more aggressive, somehow.
=o(

Melissa