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Tom Ghormley - 21 Feb 2005 08:29 GMT

My cat is about 17 years old and has been losing weight steadily for several
months. We took him to the vet and had a complete workup done on him but
found nothing wrong. The blood panel showed his thyroid levels to be a bit
low. He is constantly hungery, he eats ravinously any time he can, and he
continues to lose weight. Has anyone else seen this problem? I understand
there is a mal-absorbtion disease(?) but can't find anything on it.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. He can't go on like
this very much longer.

Thanks.

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Noon Cat Nick - 21 Feb 2005 09:58 GMT

> My cat is about 17 years old and has been losing weight steadily for several
> months. We took him to the vet and had a complete workup done on him but
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> Thanks.

Check for diabetes, chronic renal failure, feline leukemia, feline
immunodeficiency virus, feline infectious peritonitis, and other
systemic illnesses, as well as gastrointestinal parasites. Any of these
could be the culprit.

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Cathy Friedmann - 21 Feb 2005 13:28 GMT

> My cat is about 17 years old and has been losing weight steadily for several
> months. We took him to the vet and had a complete workup done on him but
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> Thanks.

How long ago was the thyroid panel run? With the loss of weight, combined
w/ losing weight, it does sound like hyper(not hypo)thyroidism is a very
good possibility, which is quite common in older cats.

Cathy

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Cathy Friedmann - 21 Feb 2005 13:38 GMT

> How long ago was the thyroid panel run? With the loss of weight, combined
> w/ losing weight,

Duh - make that "loss of weight, combined with ravenous appetite"! Classic
symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

Cathy

it does sound like hyper(not hypo)thyroidism is a very

> good possibility, which is quite common in older cats.
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> Cathy

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Gail - 21 Feb 2005 13:33 GMT

Sounds like hyperactive thyroid, which is common in cats. See another vet
who will treat him.
Gail

> My cat is about 17 years old and has been losing weight steadily for
> several
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> Thanks.

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Becks - 23 Feb 2005 00:17 GMT

old and has been losing weight steadily for several

> months. We took him to the vet and had a complete workup done on him but
> found nothing wrong. The blood panel showed his thyroid levels to be a bit
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> this very much longer.
> Thanks.

Did the blood tests suggest abnormal kidney function? Kidney disease in
older cats is pretty common and it causes weight loss. How much does your
cat drink?

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