Mary and I have just got back from the TED with Thomas where we
discussed his blood results. It seems that he has gone hyperthyroid
again. He had an op to remove his thyroid 2 years ago, and now the other
one is playing up. He also has high liver enzyme levels, rotten teeth
causing a systemic infection, and a temperature of 102/103 again.

Thomas's TED has said that he needs to start thyroid tablets to try and
get his thyroid under control, and we're going to try and sort him out a
bit at a time. If he is physically up to it in a few weeks, TED *may* go
for a dental, but there is no way we can do a thyroid operation as it
will likely kill him. That's also the concern with a dental anaesthetic,
and he's certainly not up to it at the moment. Mary got very stressed
and asked how long Thomas has left. The vet really impressed me when he
said that "I don't know, my oldest patient is 23, most cats live between
16 and 18, and so he's heading into very old age." He also said that
he's not at all scapel happy, and prefers to treat gently.

So, I get to help Mary pill Thomas twice a day with thyroid tablets and
antibiotics, and he goes back to see TED a week Monday.

The TED's dealing with Thomas are so good, I'm considering changing my
guys over to them because they act as the 24 hour emergency service for
my vet anyway, and they have vet staff on site 24/7 for hospital
patients. We'll see.

So, please continue to purr for Thomas. He's still a sick little boy.

Ta muchly
Helen M