how can i get her gain weight?

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Ensoul100 - 08 Oct 2004 20:22 GMT

Sam is 14, she's losing weight

vet had her on cytoxel for one week, she had more blood tests will take abt a
week to get results

she won't eat butter

used to keep dry out for her all day, and canned food twice a day
now I keep dry & canned food out for her all day

any ideas?

ensoul

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Phil P. - 08 Oct 2004 21:44 GMT

> Sam is 14, she's losing weight
>
> vet had her on cytoxel for one week,

I think you mean "cytoxan" (cyclophosphamide). One of the side effects of
cytoxan is nausea - which can certainly make a cat not want to eat.

Try heating up her canned food to body temperature - warm food is more
aromatic and may stimulate her appetite. Also, speak to your vet about an
appetite stimulant such as Periactin or prednisone. Prednisone is often
used in conjunction with cytoxan so I doubt there would be an adverse drug
interaction.

Also, speak to your vet about Epogen. Cytoxan primarily effects white blood
cells but it can also effect red blood cell production. Epo will increase
her RBC production which will give her more energy and generally make her
feel better.

Phil

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Ensoul100 - 10 Oct 2004 02:29 GMT

>Subject: Re: how can i get her gain weight?
>From: "Phil P."

thanks much

epogen is out, my hubby is on it at $1200 it's a not

waiting to here what blood tests
spent $165 on vet bills this month

my hubby is VA disability & I'm on workers comp..don't know how we'll afford
anything more for her

ensoul

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Phil P. - 10 Oct 2004 02:55 GMT

> >Subject: Re: how can i get her gain weight?
> >From: "Phil P."
>
> thanks much
>
> epogen is out, my hubby is on it at $1200 it's a not

No, no, no! :-> The dose for cats is minute compared to human doses. Human
doses are in the 10s of thousands of units - the feline dose ranges from 25
to 100 U/kg.

Phil

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Rhonda - 09 Oct 2004 04:26 GMT

I'm glad you're getting blood tests. I think the key is to find the
medical reason of why she's losing weight. It could be diabetes,
thyroid, kidnesy, a whole host of things that can be medicated.

Let us know what you find out.

Rhonda

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