Hi all
I'm now thinking of trying my rat on some thyroid supplementation but not sure where to start.
Currently, the rat is taking 1mg cyproheptadine and 3 drops of Progest-E x2 daily. Diet is moderately low-fat with occasional button mushrooms, liver and the odd strong coffee along with staples of milk, OJ and gelatine powder. Temperatures have increased from the low 35Cs to high 35C/low 36C and rat doesn't respond too badly to caffeine, now so I guess the glycogen storage is increasing a little although rat still wakes several times a night if not fed some fat late on. Rather than persist with poor sleep, I am using a little food/fat to moderate the adrenaline response.
Rat is still putting on weight as their metabolism still likes to run on 1400 kCals a day, it seems. That low, I can't seem to get rat a reliable amount of cheap protein, calcium and general nutrients without supplementation.
Rat's waking with extremely stiff front paws (this was a symptom many years ago when T4 was prescribed) and rat is slow with persistent swelling in lower legs and serious lack of oomph (energy)!
Can anyone suggest a regime to start a rat on, using, perhaps, Tyromix & Tyromax to alleviate these types of symptoms? Thanks
I'm now thinking of trying my rat on some thyroid supplementation but not sure where to start.
Currently, the rat is taking 1mg cyproheptadine and 3 drops of Progest-E x2 daily. Diet is moderately low-fat with occasional button mushrooms, liver and the odd strong coffee along with staples of milk, OJ and gelatine powder. Temperatures have increased from the low 35Cs to high 35C/low 36C and rat doesn't respond too badly to caffeine, now so I guess the glycogen storage is increasing a little although rat still wakes several times a night if not fed some fat late on. Rather than persist with poor sleep, I am using a little food/fat to moderate the adrenaline response.
Rat is still putting on weight as their metabolism still likes to run on 1400 kCals a day, it seems. That low, I can't seem to get rat a reliable amount of cheap protein, calcium and general nutrients without supplementation.
Rat's waking with extremely stiff front paws (this was a symptom many years ago when T4 was prescribed) and rat is slow with persistent swelling in lower legs and serious lack of oomph (energy)!
Can anyone suggest a regime to start a rat on, using, perhaps, Tyromix & Tyromax to alleviate these types of symptoms? Thanks
