Is it safe for all my cats to eat the hyperthyroid prescription food?

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I have 3 cats. One has hyperthyroidism and is on food for it from the vet. I'm having a hard time keeping them out of each others food. I'd like to know if it's ok for me to just switch to the thyroid food and feed it to all 3 or will it have adverse affects on the 2 cats that do not have hyperthyroidism? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 11 years and 4 months old

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

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!

Is it safe for all my cats to eat the hyperthyroid prescription food?

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