So it turns out my one cat has hyperthyroidism. The vet left a voicemail and recommend the pills, administered twice daily with food. Since Im the first one up and the first one home its kind of blown up in my face because Ill be the one to have to give him the medicine. After a bit of quiet reflection, where I visualized having to put the cat into a tiny little headlock to push the pill to the back of his throat, twice a day, every day, for the rest of his life...Im now pushing for the laser treatment.