This osunds like a good plan, to me.

My *guess* is that at least a couple of months will be considered.  It often
takes a while for the thyroid levels to get to normal levels, & the dosage
sometimes needs to be fiddled with.  In the meantime, blood will be drawn
periodically to check the various levels.

No one person can know *everything*, no matter their credentials &/or level
of intelligence.  It'd be impossible for a medical doctor, & then vets need
to know about more than one species!  This is also what I like about my main
vet: she is very intelligent, reasons things out & also explains her
reasoning to me, looks up whatever is not crystal-clear in her mind, when
prudent thinks beyond the practice where she is & will reach out to other
specialists in different locales for info - referred me to an vet
internist/oncologist, & called a liver specialist at Cornell, & will look
further into something if I bring it up as a possibility.  (As long as it
doesn't turn out to be ludicrous!; in which case she'll - nicely &
patiently - explain to me why it can't be thus-&so.)

Cathy

enzyme levels (lower arrows) have shown a significant improvement."

This is great. I am so glad she is not as old as many hyperthyroid cats are
when diagnosed, because she is stronger and there are apt to be less
complications with both the medication and the radiation. I just hope we
find that her renal and liver function are normal after the round of
Tapazole.

I mentioned that I found it odd that she shows none of the really classic
"outer" symptoms of hyperthyroid, such as an unkempt-looking coat and a low
weight. The doctor pointed out that in addition to her elevated heart rate
(300 bpm) and thryroid hormone level (10+) she LOOKS like a hyperthyroid
cat. I asked what that meant and he said "she looks hyper-alert." This is
true, and part of what has always made her so funny to watch. When she plays
her reflexes are super fast, and she never has that "heavy lidded" look most
cats do. This is the cat who, when I hold her a minute too long, stares at
me wide-eyed and stiff-arms me, curls her lip back and bitches at me. No
growl, no hiss, just "Meh meh meh, mmmrowwllll!!" Another part of the
syndrome is irritability. Buddha gets comfortable on my lap on the couch and
if I move she rips off a mean meowwwll and HISSES at me as she gets down.
Very reactive. Thanks for your help. Let's hope we can get a urine sample
tommorow and get her started on Tapazole.