Re: scheduling RAI treatment - pet question

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When I asked the nuc med doc about my dogs/cats, he said that they don't

worry about it because as of yet animals can't hire a lawyer and sue...I

told him that I'm a paralegal and there's a first time for everything! He

obviously was not an animal person. I took the same precautions with my

dogs and cats that I did with people, and I was especially careful around

my two smaller dogs. They didn't understand why I wouldn't go near them

and were all out of sorts which made me feel awful, but I would never do

anything that would put them at any kind of risk - they're my babies!

- Gayle

North Salem, NY

TT 1990

RAI (125) 3/15/02

> That is too outragious! I also had a doctor (thankfully not my

> oncologist) tell me that my schnauzers (fur-babies) wouldn't mind

> being radioactive and that he (too) didn't really care for animals!

> My oncologist, however, did tell me to use the same precautions I

> would use for a human their size so I'm using the precautions I would

> use for small children. Hope that helps and I feel sorry for these

> doctors (people) who don't have the love of a fur-person in their

> life (how sad)!

>

> Good luck!

>

> Annemarie

> Lump Found: 01-02

> DX: Papillary Thyca 05-02

> TTT & LND 05-02

> Hypo & LID since 6-17-02 (YUCK)

> Trace RAI - 7-8-02

> I131 Scan - scheduled 7-10-02

> RAI - ? mCi - scheduled 7-02

>

>

> > > Hi all,

> > > His answer was " I'm not a dog

> > > person and really don't care what you do around your dog. " My

> dog

> > > is not an animal. She is a fur person. I do not intend to

> subject

> > > her to anything that could cause her harm. Does anyone know what

> > > the proper length of time to avoid her would be? She always sits

> > > beside me in 'our' recliner and sleeps in bed with my husband &

> > > myself at night. Locking her up is not really an option. If

> anyone

> > > has any time frame I should be looking at, I would appreciate the

> > > guideline.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > >

> > > Debra

>

>

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[Guest guest]

That is too outragious! I also had a doctor (thankfully not my

oncologist) tell me that my schnauzers (fur-babies) wouldn't mind

being radioactive and that he (too) didn't really care for animals!

My oncologist, however, did tell me to use the same precautions I

would use for a human their size so I'm using the precautions I would

use for small children. Hope that helps and I feel sorry for these

doctors (people) who don't have the love of a fur-person in their

life (how sad)!

Good luck!

Annemarie

Lump Found: 01-02

DX: Papillary Thyca 05-02

TTT & LND 05-02

Hypo & LID since 6-17-02 (YUCK)

Trace RAI - 7-8-02

I131 Scan - scheduled 7-10-02

RAI - ? mCi - scheduled 7-02

> > Hi all,

> > His answer was " I'm not a dog

> > person and really don't care what you do around your dog. " My

dog

> > is not an animal. She is a fur person. I do not intend to

subject

> > her to anything that could cause her harm. Does anyone know what

> > the proper length of time to avoid her would be? She always sits

> > beside me in 'our' recliner and sleeps in bed with my husband &

> > myself at night. Locking her up is not really an option. If

anyone

> > has any time frame I should be looking at, I would appreciate the

> > guideline.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Debra

[Guest guest]

> At least he didn't tell me that this was THE cancer to have.

> Instead he simply stated that like very few others, this cancer is

> managable. I was disappointed when I asked him about being around

> my yorkie while I'm radioactive. His answer was " I'm not a dog

> person and really don't care what you do around your dog. " My dog

> is not an animal. She is a fur person. I do not intend to subject

> her to anything that could cause her harm. Does anyone know what

> the proper length of time to avoid her would be?

My Endo isn't a dog person but is a cat person. He indicated that no

one has done detailed studies of the effects of RAI on pets, but that

since he knows that RAI is used to ablate the thyroid of cats, that i

should consider treating my cats as I would a human child and use the

same level of precautions. Since my RAI we have also gotten a dog,

and I figure what works for the cats would work for the dog, and so I

stay away from her after any scanning dose for 24 hours, and should I

ever have to have RAI again, she'd get the same precautions as any

human kid would.... 5-7 days depending on my gieger counter

readings...

barb