I would. Otherwise, you will always wonder and doubt yourself.
On Jun 19, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Amy wrote:
Wow! Maybe I should just do the blood test and rule it out. I'll
join the group and learn more.
Thanks!
Amy
Hi. When first diagnosed Frankie did
not have other symptoms and the
diagnosis was a surprise to all of us.
In fact, he was ravenously hungry. He had an occasional
fudgy stool. That
was it.
Later, when it acted up (pancreatitis comes and goes) he
was anorexic and
lost 2 lbs.
Pls keep us posted!
L
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight
Thanks Sharyl,
Thanks for the info. My vet said they have never seen
a case where a cat
had pancreatitis and showed no signs of discomfort or being
sick but that
they are more than willing to test if that's what I want to
do.
Amy
Here is the link for the new Yahoo Pancreatitis
group.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline_pancreatitis_support/
They have some really good info on dxing and treating
pancreatitis. I think it is IDEXX that can do the
new
blood test so the sample doesn't have to be set to
TAMU
anymore.
Usually a kitty will show signs of pain, nausea and
inappetance when having a pancreatitis attack.
Granted
many vets don't really have experience treating
pancreatitis
but it is manageable.
Amy, I don't think this is your problem since your
kitty is
eating.
Sharyl
--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Laurieskatz <[email protected]>
wrote:
From: Laurieskatz <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 9:35 PM
Pancreatitis is a blood test (and/or
ultrasound). They send the blood to
Texas now. There is a yahoo group for feline
pancreatitis.
It is important
to do the right test. There is an outdated one
that
some
vets still use.
It isn't really something they treat. My vet had
me
put
Frankie on a low fat
diet (that is what they do for dogs and it
hasn't
been
proven to work for
cats but did work for Frankie).
L
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
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On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight
Thanks for the ideas. Since I just bought some
baby
food for my other cat,
I will definitely try adding stuff like that for
calories. He really seems
to eat fine so I'm stumped why he keeps losing
weight
:(
Amy
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 <[email protected]>
wrote:
From: Amy <[email protected]>
Subject: [Felvtalk] Losing weight
To: [email protected]
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
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