Radiocat Connecticut

Reviews

• KW

  Kate W.

  Nov 19, 2025
  1.0
  I have been trying to reach them for almost two weeks to even get my cat's case reviewed, and the only human I've been able to speak to is at a national 800 number who puts me through to a voicemail. No calls returned. No way to reach the specific facility directly to talk to a human. Making me very wary to hand my beloved pet over to their care even if they do every call me back...
• KK

  Karl Konopka

  Aug 21, 2020
  5.0
  Great place for to cure cats with hyperthyroidism. Ron is great!
• DT

  Daniel Tambasco

  May 9, 2013
  2.0
  First off despite the poor rating, I first wanted to state that Radio Cat does everything they state they will and you will have the same success as others talk about. There is one instance we weren't happy about with our cat Smokey, our vet took an X-ray that you are suppose to supply to Radio Cat, and our vet was a little concerned about an area around the heart but couldn't make a definitive diagnosis - we dug out an X-ray from 6 years earlier and it showed a similar thing - so the Vet said it probably isn't anything, but she stated wasn't an expert - so it was up to RadioCat's radiologist to make a decision. Anyways,you make an appointment with them and it is set in stone and if you miss it, it will need to be re-scheduled months later. When we left our 14 year old girl, we got a call back saying the radiologist wasn't there to examine the X-ray and was asked if wanted to call off the appointment, or we could go ahead and do it anyways. We opted to have it done. Initially the outcome was great. We have another cat, B.C., who had been experiencing degenerating kidneys for several years already and was later diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Our vet said the radioactive iodine treatment given by RadioCat was not a good choice. She explained that hyperthyroidism supplies vital blood to the kidneys to make them work better and that if we have a medicine compounded to a gel for administration in the ears, we could 'throttle' back the hyperthyroidism just enough and still provide crucial blood supply to the kidneys. Over a year later B.C. is handsome and the best shape he has ever been in. Sadly, Smokey lived only 8 months after her treatment. While technically correct that RadioCat did indeed cure her hyperthyroidism, she experienced a plueral effusion with a differential diagnosis of cancer despite a 'clean' x-ray, failing adrenal glands and failing irregular kidneys - despite never having bad kidneys in the past. It's our families belief that hyperthyroidism perhaps comes in at the right time to support more blood flow to these organs when your cat needs it the most. While I believe my cat's days were still numbered - we also firmly believe that getting rid of the hyperthyroidism completely leaves your pet very few options. Had we opted for the ear cream medication instead of the Radioactive iodine - we believe like our other pet's success - that we could have balanced smokey's thyroid disease against her failing organs with an increased blood flow and had her for a much longer time. Sadly in Smokey's last month all the antibiotic for her severe infection, prednisone for her cancer and mirthapazine for her hunger had no effect whatsoever in the end. If I had to do it again - I would only elect the iodine if my cat was extremely young. I hope this review will be helpful for other cat owners.

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