Has he been tested for pancreatitis? Hyperthyroid? Those are two conditions that result in weight loss. That is what we tested for. Laurie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:36 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight Amy, I don't know what to tell you. The only suggestion I have is to try and increase his daily caloric intake to see if that helps him gain wt. So may things can affect wt. including thyroid issues. I know you said blood work looked fine but has he has a T4 and free T4 test recently? If he would tolerate it you could try adding some kitten food to his regular food for a calorie boost. Another thought is adding in come Clinicare. It is a liquid recovery food and may provide a calorie boost. I offer mine some Gerber Chicken and Gravy meat baby food as a treat. Each jar has 100 calories. Generally several small meal per day are best but you are already doing that. Hugs to him Sharyl --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Losing weight > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 7:36 PM > > So after losing Maverick today, I'm even more worried about > my boy who's been steadily losing weight for the past 4 > years. He has no other apparent symptoms but does have > leukemia. He's down to 11 pounds, from 15 lbs. > He eats numerous times a day (no loss of appetite) and we > have him on a high protein, high fat diet to try to get him > to gain. He seems to have stopped losing for now but > is not gaining it back. Bloodwork looks fine. > Any suggestions? I think I posted about this a while > ago but didn't get much response. > > Thanks > Amy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org