Sep 04 2023 13 mins
Reading and Understanding Blood Tests For Cats
While this podcast give an example of how to read and understand a blood test for a cat, this is applicable for anyone’s blood tests.
I’m taking a real case that was brought to me. The vet had diagnosed hyperthyroidism. Susan didn’t want to use the suggested drug so came to me for a more natural alternative.
I well know that blood tests are highly inaccurate. They miss things. They miss early signs. They don’t consider stress. They don’t consider causes. They don’t ask questions about behaviour. They rely solely on the test and make a diagnosis only from that.
Over diagnosis is rampant in the medical and veterinary industries. The thyroid is an easy target and so drugs are prescried when there is very little to go on, as I show you here.
Stress is a HUGE factor especially for cats. The very fact that cats are put in a carrier, thereby preventing escape, is a big stress factor for most cats. Then the journey to the vet adds significantly to that. Then the clinic, with other frightened animals, chemical smells, strange people heightens an already stressed cat.
And I haven’t even begun to mention the energy factor, which animals use all the time.
Don’t think that if your cat is not crying out, they’re not stressed. Being frozen in fear is not uncommon. Think of rabbits in headlights.
Then the wait and finally you get to see a vet.
By the way, don’t ever .......