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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2003Crushing Methimazole?
We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to. The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let anybody get near her, and despite our best efforts, every taking of the pill is a total struggle. Anyways, does anybody know if Methimazole is safe to crush and put in say, baby food? That'd make it much easier and less traumatic for everybody involved. I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client. > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know > if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client. Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension solution. Phil > > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Phil There is a veterinary pharmacy in So. CA that makes an edible Tapazole treat. I will see if I can come up with the name of it and post it. -L. > > > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > > > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > -L. Tapazole tabs are very tiny. When Audrey needed therapy (she has since been zapped with RAI), I poked the tab into the center of a soft-centered treat---that pillow-shaped hairball preventive one, IIRC--- and she gobbled it down without knowing the pill was in there. Sometimes one can outsmart their cat. Not often, but sometimes. One of my neighbors, by the way, was unsuccessful with a flavored suspension. Hiding the pill in a soft-centered treat did the trick for her also. David Lobdell Simple Country Pathologist >> > > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She >> > > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >David Lobdell >Simple Country Pathologist I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name? Thanks. MLB > >> > > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > >> > > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > I haven't seen any soft-centered treats. Would you tell the name? > Thanks. MLB I believe I used "Pounce Hairball Treats," available in most U.S. supermarkets and pet stores in a cylindrical cardboard container. David Lobdell Simple Country Pathologist >> >> > > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She >> >> > > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >David Lobdell >Simple Country Pathologist Thanks! MLB << Methimazole is a human antithyroid drug (Tapazole). Ask your local pharmacist to reformulate the prescription into a flavored suspension solution. Phil >> Maybe I'm confused but isn't there a cream that can be made from tapazole (by a compounding pharmacy) that is then rubbed onto the cat's ears and absorbed? It seems as though someone on this newsgroup mentioned it once because their cat was having side effects from oral tapazole. Although I would think it would be difficult to appropriately monitor the dosage when used in this way but better than the cat not getting it at all by pill form. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) maccandace@aol.comlitter (MacCandace) wrote in message news:< > Maybe I'm confused but isn't there a cream that can be made from tapazole (by a > compounding pharmacy) that is then rubbed onto the cat's ears and absorbed? It [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Candace Candace --- My cat Peaches throws up pills. He has the weakest stomach. I get his tapazole put in an ointment that is rubbed in his ear twice a day (wearinga latex glove so I don't absorb the medicine). This prescription is done by a local compounding pharmacy. It's more expensive because it took a higher dosage of the medicine to regulate the thyroid, but not having to give a cat a pill every day is priceless. Sheri << This prescription is done by a local compounding pharmacy. It's more expensive because it took a higher dosage of the medicine to regulate the thyroid, but not having to give a cat a pill every day is priceless. Sheri >> I visualized a MasterCard commercial when I read your last sentence. Thanks, I knew I heard it somewhere. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > << This prescription is done by a local compounding pharmacy. It's more > expensive because it took a higher dosage of the medicine to regulate [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Candace > (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) Yes, I'll admit to a bit of plagiarism on that one:-) I always like to tell people about other options for getting medicine into a cat. I prefer anything over a pill. The ear ointment is the easiest for the thyroid problem. When it comes to other ailments, I'll always ask for liquid if available. One time the vet even sent me home with a bunch of needles to give the cat shots because pilling had become impossible. It was a lot easier to pull the skin up and administer a shot that the cat barely felt rather than ram a bunch of pills down his throat. Sheri > One time the vet even sent me home > with a bunch of needles to give the cat shots because pilling had > become impossible. It was a lot easier to pull the skin up and > administer a shot that the cat barely felt rather than ram a bunch of > pills down his throat. Yes, yes. When I gave my late cat Debbie Procrit shots, they were an absolute piece of cake, compared to pilling. And that's saying something, because as cats go, she was very easy to pill (thank goodness, because she got as minimum of 4 pills/day her last 5 years, due to a liver ailment & then CRF). I could give her a Procrit shot while she was napping & she'd have no clue I'd administered it; blissful ignorance. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon I am *guessing* that it can be crushed, simply because I am presently taking it at the dose of 2.5 mg/day - so I split the tabs in half. Otoh, I have no idea if they're bitter or not - since I never let the tablet dissolve before swallowing. If bitter, that would -really- put her off the idea of taking it. Hang on... Just tasted/chewed ? of a tab; I could detect no flavor whatsoever. I assume that you're going to soon become a client of the vet's, due to adopting this cat (plus you mention having older cats)? A phone call couldn't hurt - the worst they could do would be to ignore your call. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know > if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client. > We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She > moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I figured I'd try here before calling a vet, since I don't even know > if vets will dispense free advice to a non-client. You have various options for giving the drug, such as via gelcaps or by having it compounded by a compounding pharmacy: http://www.felinecrf.org/medications_and_supplies.htm#TIGM You do need to work with a vet to ensure this girl has the best care though. I'm more concerned by your comment about this poor cat being harrassed by your other cats. Did you introduce them properly? Cats are territorial, and if you don't introduce them properly, it's extremely stressful for them. If the fighting continues, you could end up having to pay the vet to clean up abscesses. Here's some info on introducing cats properly: http://www.catsinternational.org/articles/getting_a_cat/good_introduction.ht ml HTH Helen >> We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She >> moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >HTH I used a pill grinder and mixed the powder in liquid around the food - liquid from canned cat food -- fed the food to my colony. This worked for 5 - 6 years until she passed away. Anne >Helen |
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