DR. DOLITTLER
Ailing cat deserves treatment -- even if he's old
Q: We've got a 15-year-old cat named Copernicus. He'd been losing drastic amounts of weight recently in spite of a healthy appetite so we took him to the vet to get him checked out. It turns out he has hyperthyroidism and our veterinarian wants us to consider a special radioactive injection treatment. It's very expensive and we're afraid that he's too old to put him through it. What do you think?




