What made you happy today?

[sourland]

Went to grandson's first college baseball game. As a freshman he played shortstop and did a great job. Close game - his team won bottom of the eleventh inning.

 

[electrycmonk]

What’s better that scoring 1 large chest freezer (14+ cu/ft) at a great price (used obviously)? Finding 2 medium sized (7 cu/ft each) at even better price and get them both…
1) better use of space in garage.
2) very happy Better-Half
3) one for veggie & one for meats

 

[BigBlueHen53]

So many little things....

My GirlChild hugging me and telling me (again!) how much she loves me ... ❤

My obnoxious barking dog actually shutupping when I give him the Shush signal. Yay! Progress! Finally!

Walking up and knowing the sky is clear and blue and the sun is shining because I don't hurt!

 

[swampfox440]

Went to grandson's first college baseball game. As a freshman he played shortstop and did a great job. Close game - his team won bottom of the eleventh inning.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Took my GirlChild's 11-yo + cat to the vet today. Found out she does NOT have feline leukemia as we'd previously been told . She is a sick kitty, though. Has (edited to) hyperthyroidism which has caused a heart murmur and other heart issues. Good news, we didn't have to put her down today. Would have been devastating to GC. She is not ready for that to happen yet. We can treat her and keep her comfortable for a while longer. That made me very happy.
❤❤

 

[Nabiki]

Took my GirlChild's 11-yo + cat to the vet today. Found out she does NOT have feline leukemia as we'd previously been told . She is a sick kitty, though. Has (edited to) hyperthyroidism which has caused a heart murmur and other heart issues. Good news, we didn't have to put her down today. Would have been devastating to GC. She is not ready for that to happen yet. We can treat her and keep her comfortable for a while longer. That made me very happy.
❤❤

Hyperthyroidism is treatable. She'll probably be put on methimizole, which is the same stuff that humans take for hyperthyroidism.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hyperthyroidism is treatable. She'll probably be put on methimizole, which is the same stuff that humans take for hyperthyroidism.

Thank you, I'll check to see if that's what they gave us. Whatever it is comes in a pen-looking thing that we rub on her ear. Now I'm confused as to whether she has high or low thyroid because we are supposed to wear gloves when administering this to her to make sure we don't get any on us. That sounds like something for low thyroid. Hmm. I'll check tomorrow I'm really tired right now. I'm low thyroid myself.

 

[Nabiki]

Thank you, I'll check to see if that's what they gave us. Whatever it is comes in a pen-looking thing that we rub on her ear. Now I'm confused as to whether she has high or low thyroid because we are supposed to wear gloves when administering this to her to make sure we don't get any on us. That sounds like something for low thyroid. Hmm. I'll check tomorrow I'm really tired right now. I'm low thyroid myself.

Hmm... Methimizole is usually in pill form. At least it was when I had to take it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hmm... Methimizole is usually in pill form. At least it was when I had to take it.

We told them if we have to pill this cat twice a day, she will "take a powder" and we won't see her for days. I remember now, it is hyper-, because one option was surgery to have her overactive thyroid gland removed. But she is over 10 years old (13? ) and the disease is already well progressed. Maintenance is her best option at this point.

 

[Nabiki]

We told them if we have to pill this cat twice a day, she will "take a powder" and we won't see her for days. I remember now, it is hyper-, because one option was surgery to have her overactive thyroid gland removed. But she is over 10 years old (13? ) and the disease is already well progressed. Maintenance is her best option at this point.

I have Graves' disease, and in extreme cases, they recommend irradiating or removing the thyroid. It's surprising sometimes when your cat can have the same condition and medications as you have, isn't it?