[Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread awilkins23
I have an appointment for Wolfie to get bloodwork tomorrow.  He's been losing weight steadily for almost 4 years now.  We've done numerous stool samples, bloodwork (CBC and chem) every 6 months, and 2 thyroid tests.  He's been on kitten food (high fat) to try to stop the weight loss but it's

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Have they done a T Free 4 thyroid test, not the regular one? Some cats will be normal on the standard test but actually be early hyper-t, my Fred was. We only tested with a T Free 4 because he had a nodule on his thyroid my vet felt had gotten bigger so we did both tests, the T4 was

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Amy
   Have they done a T Free 4 thyroid test, not the regular one?  Some cats will be normal on the standard test but actually be early hyper-t, my Fred was.  We only tested with a T Free 4 because he had a nodule on his thyroid my vet felt had gotten bigger so we did both tests, the T4 was

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread MaryChristine
i know that there have been some recent studies about cats developing antibiotic resistance that directly contradict one another--winn feline foundation reported on one sometime last year, you could check out their blog at www.winnfelinehealth.org; they may have also been the ones who reported on

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2009-07-01 Thread MaryChristine
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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, I would suspect thyroid because of the being hungry all the time, I hope your vet figures it out so Wolfie can feel good again. Cats, they are mysterious sometimes!! -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Laurieskatz
Is there any diarrhea or vomiting? Frankie was ravenous - even raiding the other kitties' bowls and was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The vet had not seen the ravenous eating with pancreatitis before. He did lose some weight later after he became anorexic. He had occasional fudgy stools.