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Image 1 — IVAR Catio
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IVAR Catio

I posted this in a Catio subreddit and someone there suggested I post here too. I hope this fits!

I made it for my 2 barn cats that are also companion cats that recently retired to indoor life in the city. The bones are IKEA IVAR with 1” hardware cloth. We cut up pieces of carpet on the smaller side and added IKEA cat accessories on the larger side.

Haven’t completely finished since we don’t have a lock or hinges yet, but is a good size for two cats. And they love it!

IVAR pieces used are in the photos. Total cost wasn’t calculated, but about $250 cdn. It took about a day to put together with two people and hand tools.

u/ArmadilloDays — 2 days ago
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My IKEA Catio

The bones are IKEA IVAR with 1” hardware cloth. We cut up pieces of carpet on the smaller side and added IKEA cat accessories on the larger side.

Haven’t completely finished since we don’t have a lock or hinges yet, but is a good size for two cats. And they love it!

IVAR pieces used are in the photos. Total cost wasn’t calculated, but about $250 cdn. It took about a day to put together with two people and hand tools.

u/therealhiebs — 4 days ago
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Diagnosed after a couple of months - anyone else!

Hi everyone!

I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease about 6 weeks ago. I was diagnosed based on TRAB, put on 10mg methimazole and sent to an endocrinologist. Initially the endo suggested I might have thyroiditis, not graves because the TRAB was not very high (2.35) and I also had hashimoyos antibodies, but she said today that I’ll be on meds for a year. My T4 and T3 are both normal now and my TSH is coming back (not normal yet, but it was undetectable before).

I think I’ve had Graves for lease than a year and only got symptoms when I went to a hormone clinic for menopause hormone replacement, went on desiccated thyroid hormone, and my thyroid hormones went out of whack. I went off the dessicated thyroid hormone and my 3 and T4 stayed high. That’s when I was diagnosed with graves. Methimazole started working within a week and was back to mostly normal within a month.

I had all of the symptoms except TED, and it was terrible, but it was only a couple of months as I waited for diagnosis.

Anyway, has anyone had a similar experience? Found out they had it early and methimazole worked almost immediately? Most people seem to struggle getting a diagnosis and also struggle with meds. Am I an anomaly?

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u/therealhiebs — 3 months ago