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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2006I can feel my cat's spine, very boney in that region, confused and concerned!
I own 2 cats. They are both 13 years old. One cat is has developed a very boney spine. I mean that one cat has a lot more meat and its harder to detect his spine. The other has only a thin layer of skin and you can fell his spine. Is this a disease anybody is aware off?I appreciate any thoughts or ideas from this concerned cat owner! > I own 2 cats. They are both 13 years old. One cat is has developed a > very boney spine. I mean that one cat has a lot more meat and its > harder to detect his spine. The other has only a thin layer of skin > and you can fell his spine. Is this a disease anybody is aware off?I > appreciate any thoughts or ideas from this concerned cat owner! Get a geriatric check up. It means kitty has lost a lot of weight and you need to know why. > I own 2 cats. They are both 13 years old. One cat is has developed a > very boney spine. I mean that one cat has a lot more meat and its > harder to detect his spine. The other has only a thin layer of skin > and you can fell his spine. Is this a disease anybody is aware off?I > appreciate any thoughts or ideas from this concerned cat owner! They get very skinny when hyperthyroid. Best to see TED. MLB >> I own 2 cats. They are both 13 years old. One cat is has developed a >> very boney spine. I mean that one cat has a lot more meat and its [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > They get very skinny when hyperthyroid. Best to see TED. MLB Better to see a vet. Unless, you just happen to know a vet named Ted. > > They get very skinny when hyperthyroid. Best to see TED. MLB > > Better to see a vet. Unless, you just happen to know a vet named Ted. TED is short for The Evil Doctor. :)  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.blogspot.com/ Weight loss of this kind can be a very serious issue. I would recommend getting bloodwork done immediately, and then possibly seeking out a GI specialist if you have one in your area. You may also want to try Nutri-cal or a/d prescription food to help him put on some weight. I lost an 18 month old cat to Hepatitis & IBD. I had ignored the first signs of weight loss for 2-3 months thinking I was overreacting. Good luck, Kristin Hi there, Sounds like your cat has suddenly lost a lot of weight. Please have a vet do blood tests and check him out right away. We also had a cat that suddenly lost weight, his problem turned out to be diabetes. There are many other things that can happen though -- renal problems, tooth infections, etc. Please note any other symptoms to tell the vet such as peeing more than normal, problems with chewing, lethargy, anything different that you notice. Let us know how he's doing. Rhonda > I own 2 cats. They are both 13 years old. One cat is has developed a > very boney spine. I mean that one cat has a lot more meat and its > harder to detect his spine. The other has only a thin layer of skin > and you can fell his spine. Is this a disease anybody is aware off?I > appreciate any thoughts or ideas from this concerned cat owner! Rhonda <san-toki@attremovethis.net> wrote: > ... There are many other things that can happen though -- renal > problems, tooth infections, etc. Please note any other symptoms to > tell the vet such as peeing more than normal, problems with > chewing, The idea that a tooth infection might lead to chewing problems and therefore less food intake sounds good to me, but I was told that a tooth infection would be obvious? >> ... There are many other things that can happen though -- renal problems, >> tooth infections, etc. Please note any other symptoms to tell >> the vet such as peeing more than normal, problems with chewing, > > The idea that a tooth infection might lead to chewing problems and therefore > less food intake sounds good to me, but I was told that a tooth > infection would be obvious? Our cats' tooth infections were not obvious. Three of our cats in the last few years have had teeth removed -- two of them because I noticed their mouths dropped open when I petted the sides of their face. It was weird, like a trap door released. I didn't notice any other symptoms. The other one had a bigger problem -- could not eat, had respiratory symptoms, nose running, he was miserable. They didn't think it was his teeth but went in to remove a bad one anyway (and they found several more bad ones in the process.) He started getting better the next day. Rhonda
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