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Helpful Hints for the first 14 Days after Release from our Thyroid Clinic:
(a) If you have other cats, unless they are kittens or breeding stock, it is safe for them to mingle and to use the same litter box (of course, then everyone’s litter goes into the 90 day storage can).
(b) It is ok to use a brush on your cat, but all the hair then goes into the 90 day bin (due to probable contamination with saliva). Good idea to toss the brush into the 90 day bin at the end of the first 14 days.
(c) Best not to give your cat a bath during the first 14 days in order to avoid contaminating your sink.
(d) Do not throw contaminated towels or contaminated clothing into your washing machine (or else you will contaminate everything!). Instead, put such items into a plastic bag and into 90 day storage; then, after 90 days you can wash anything.
(e) Yes, the 90 day bin must be metal and have a good lid. The easiest thing to use is a metal trash can.
What do I Tell my Local Veterinarian if my
Cat needs Emergency Veterinary Care
during the 14 Day Home Quarantine?
Helpful Hints for your Trip Home when your cat is released from our Thyroid Ward:
(a) When we carry your cat out to
your car, its carrier will be lined with throw-away absorbent pads.
When they get contaminated by feces &/or urine, please save them in
a plastic bag and put them into your 90 day bin when you get home.
Please do NOT put them into a roadside trash
can! [You can enhance your pet's trip to and from
our hospital by lining its carrier floor with "Dry Fur"
absorbent pads (pet carrier disposable inserts, a product available
at
(b) If you let your cat loose in your car during the trip home, and if any urine, feces, or saliva (think hair balls) contaminate your vehicle, then you have a real problem; therefore, we strongly recommend that your cat remain within its carrier during the trip home.
(c) Yes, you may offer your cat water (and a small amount of food) during the trip home.
(d) Yes, the “distance” rules apply during the trip home; therefore, place your cat (within its carrier) as far from the human passengers as possible (remember the candle flame analogy).
(e) If the cat carrier gets contaminated during your trip home, put it into “storage” for 90 days, then it will be safe to use again. (If you clean it after your trip home, then put all the dirty rags/paper towels into the 90 day bin).
Helpful Hints for your 90 Day Storage Bin:
(a) Again, yes, it must be metal and have a good lid (a garbage can is good).
(b) At the end of the 14 day period (after your cat first comes home), after you finish putting all the contaminated litter and cleaning debris into the can, close the lid and seal it shut to keep animals out of it. Also, store the can somewhere where children won’t try to play with it; and somewhere where you can keep everyone at least three feet away from it for the full 90 days.
(c) We should give you a “radioactive warning sticker” for your 90 day can. At the end of 90 days, please obliterate the sticker. Note: By the “90 day date” your radiation hazard is essentially zero.
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