RAI & Pets?

[tangrammz]

RAI has been mentioned IF the nodule is cancer and I understand there is a period of isolation involved.  I failed to ask my doctor about pets.  So, do any of you know, having talked to your vet., if your pets also have to isolated from contact with you during this time?  Can they be in the same house etc. . . .?

[lvtfan]

A friend told me of an acquaintance who wanted to ride her horse during the isolation period.  Her doctor nixed it: it could harm the horse.   That pretty well says it -- if a creature with all that body mass could be endangered, smaller critters would certainly be at risk.

[redhed87]

Maybe you could get one of those dishes that the water  and food come out continuously once it gets low.  Cats are easier than dogs I think- they need to be let in and out, more needy.  Maybe you could have a friend come and feed the cat and change the litter box, etc.  I have had a million people offer help since my diagnosis and surgery and I have called in a few of those willing favors- you should do the same.

[tangrammz]

Thanks for the input. . . I was afraid of that.  I have a cat but live alone. . . So, IF I end up needing RAI this is going to be interesting . . . I have a spare room I can lock her in at least but the feeding and watering will be an issue.  Guess I'll have to make arrangements. . . .  

[redhed87]

I heard the same about pets.  I have 2 clingy dogs- I am just going to have to stay away from them- my 55lb. english springer isn't going to be too happy about that.  She's so needy, both of them have to have eyes on me at all times :)  I am going to make my bedroom my DEN, hubby is moving to the guest room :(  I am going to catch up on those movies I haven't rented from Blockbuster.

[sans thyroid]

I had this treatment and it is suggested that they not be in the same bed as them.  You also can not touch their food or anything they ingest.  At the time my pouch was a puppy and to be safe, I had my room mate watch him.  So he was in the same house, downstairs.  I kept him out of my room and would just say hi from a distance.  It is said that the radioactive iodine is sweated out, so anything you touch is effected by that.  Depending on your dosage it is about 2-4 days.  What kind of animal do you have?