Radioactive Cat

Radioactive Iodine Therapy is a common treatment for hyperthyroidism. This is a geiger counter measurement of our cat coming home right after being discharged from the vet. When I measured him earlier, it actually seemed to go above 64,000 and rolled over to 2000-3000 briefly!

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uh our cat recently got radioactive

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uh our cat recently got radioactive
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iodine therapy

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iodine therapy
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and as you can see this is a geiger

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and as you can see this is a geiger
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counter which measures the radiation

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counter which measures the radiation
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uh normal safe levels are under 100

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uh normal safe levels are under 100
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counts per minute

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counts per minute
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and as you can see from the safety card

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and as you can see from the safety card
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over 2000

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over 2000
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is extremely high and you should

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is extremely high and you should
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evacuate immediately

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evacuate immediately
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let me show you what the value looks

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let me show you what the value looks
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like when i hold this meter up to my cap

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like when i hold this meter up to my cap
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even outside the car we can already see

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even outside the car we can already see
we're

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we're

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we're
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getting up to a thousand counts per

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getting up to a thousand counts per
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minute and it's already beeping

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minute and it's already beeping
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sending an alarm as they get the meter

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sending an alarm as they get the meter
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so gray according to this card

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so gray according to this card
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i should evacuate and report you to the

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i should evacuate and report you to the
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government don't cut it with your cat

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government don't cut it with your cat
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