Should I switch my hyperthyroid cat's food to Hills Y/D?

If you are feeding Hill's y/d diet, then yes, you can give it to all the cats. The cats that are not hyperthyroid though need iodine supplementation since the y/d diet is an iodine-restricted diet. This is VERY important. It is recommended that you take those healthy cats aside once a day and feed them a tablespoon (per cat) of regular canned cat food to increase their iodine intake. This should work just fine. Hope this answers your question. Best wishes!

No that is uncommon. Many cats do not do well with diet changes and he certainly had a poor reaction to the food. Continue with his old diet. If you are unable to give oral medication you can have the medication made into a gel that you can rub on the ear flap where it will be absorbed through the skin. A compounding pharmacy can do this for you. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Theo.

Ideally her diet should be changed, there is a prescription diet for hyperthyroidism which is called Y/D and very good results can be achieved with it, so I would definitely recommend switching Priscilia to it as it can reduce the amount of Methimazole used.

if she is borderline and symptomatic they can send a thyroid test that can test more than just the in house version for a more definitive complete answer. Also they do make a food tailored to hyperthyroid cats that can help maintain the thyroid level. It is not safe to do if the number it not high though and it has to be the only food she gets. It is called science diet Y/D. I would talk to your vet about sending off a complete thyroid panel prior to any changes

She can eat just about anything she likes being hyperthyroid, as there are no specific diet recommendations for hyperthyroidism. As long as she continues her medication daily, then she can be on any senior diet food. that she likes. Some recommend high quality brands are Hill's Science Diet, Royal Canin, Eukanuba or Evo. Best of luck with your cat Stascha and her thryoid condition. Take care!

You can add some chicken broth to it, but it's important to make sure that it is low sodium and does not contain any garlic or onion powder. Hill's also have a thyroid care wet food, and you can mix that in with the dry food to tempt Patches to eat it. I hope this helps :-)

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Bitty. If his hyperthyroidism is well controlled and he has not developed any kidney disease, then he can eat a high quality over-the-counter diet. I typically recommend Purina ProPlan or Royal Canin. If he has other underlying diseases such as kidney problems, then a prescription diet would be necessary. I hope this information helps!