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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2006won't eat
Hi - My 12-14 yr old neutered tom has lost a lot of weight over the past 6 mths, and been eating less and less. For the last couple of days he has hardly eaten anything, and seems very lacklustre, asleep nearly all the time. The vet has run std blood tests (kidney/liver disease, etc), cannot find any sign of tumour or constipation etc, and we are waiting for a thyroid test. i very much doubt this is a thyroid problem - any ideas? nick > Hi - > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > nick my folks have a cat we thought we were going to lose her last test they did was thyroid, and now the cat takes methimazole or whatever it is, keeping her alive. Cat experience was similar to yours. For your sake i hope it's a thyroid thing cause at least medicine can treat it, and i'm guessing thyroid problems is fairly common for cats. >The vet has run std blood tests (kidney/liver disease, etc), cannot find >any sign of tumour or constipation etc, and we are waiting for a thyroid >test. > >i very much doubt this is a thyroid problem - any ideas? If the test comes back negative i'd think about seeing another vet. Something is obviously wrong. Thanks for the responses - any other ideas? I wondered if it might be flu/virus of some kind? He just refused steak (I'm desperate!) but ate some tinned salmon. This could be pricy ... Hey, this ng has more than its share of trolls, eh! best nick >> The vet has run std blood tests (kidney/liver disease, etc), cannot find >> any sign of tumour or constipation etc, and we are waiting for a thyroid [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- >Thanks for the responses - any other ideas? I wondered if it might be >flu/virus of some kind? He just refused steak (I'm desperate!) but ate >some tinned salmon. This could be pricy ... > >Hey, this ng has more than its share of trolls, eh! Nick: What kind of shape are his teeth in? If it hurts to chew.... >What kind of shape are his teeth in? If it hurts to chew.... Excellent. Never thought of that one. Anna >Thanks for the responses - any other ideas? I wondered if it might be >flu/virus of some kind? He just refused steak (I'm desperate!) but ate >some tinned salmon. This could be pricy ... Make sure he eats something; if he stops eating, he can get hepatic lipidosis: http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/hep-lipidosis.html Was stool checked for parasites? Kidney values were definitely okay? Checked for anemia? Heart checked? Anna hi how are you? My neighbor's cat had similar symptoms due to a stroke caused by the heat and my own cat had a stroke with an unknown cause with similar symptoms. A stroke could be your answer except for the fact that it is usually easily diagnosed. Get a second opinion from another vet. |
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