Food allergies will mimic pancreas problems (inability to digest fat). We
thought Kitty had this problem but put her on a severe elimination diet and
it cleared that part of the situation up. She has cancer and it may have
originated in the pancreas or in the thyroid (or who knows--I decided not to
pursue the issue. Most of the "cures" weren't and were worse than the
problems. We are treating whatever symptoms present themselves and dealing
with the situation on a day to day basis--and have enjoyed almost a year and
a half of very good quality life). Kitty was about 12 when she developed
the allergies. My vets tell me it is unusual for a cat that age to develop
food allergies but there is no disputing the evidence.
Good luck.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:42 PM
Subject: RE: Stinky
I know it may sound silly and your vet has probably already checked, but is
thyroid OK? Not unusual for cats to develop thyroid problems and one of
the
signs is steadily losing weight....
Chris
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cindy reasoner
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:16 PM
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Stinky
I adopted my brother's cat Stinky back in November
2000 after my brother was killed by a drunk driver.
Stinky doesn't have feline leukemia but over the past
year she has been losing weight. In January she broke
her elbow and had to undergo surgery to put a pin in
the bone. She did good after the surgery but kept on
losing weight. I had blood work done and it came back
normal. Today I took her to the vet because I could
tell the pin had moved out of the bone somewhat. He
was concerned over how much weight she had lost so did
a test and he said she can't absorb fat when she eats.
He is going to get a biopsy of the intestines and he
thinks she may have cancer. I know nothing about this
does anybody have any experience with this? He told
me she might not make it through the surgery but if we
don't get this biopsy she won't make it anyway. She
eats all of the time but doesn't gain any weight. She
vomits sometimes.
Cindy
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