I'm not sure if this should be in Health or Behavior.
My cat Simon who has always been very healthy has me worried. I have been planning a move the last couple months and don't know if this can be tied to his recent changes. About 2 months ago he showed a disinterest in eating. As far as I can tell he has not eaten any of the dry food that is left out for him. He is overweight but durning this time period he went from 16.2 lb. down to 14.7 lb. I would be happy if I had anything to do with it. He just won't eat enough. My vet said he should be around 11 lbs for his size. I have had him to the vet (a new vet) who is wonderful. We have ruled out all the normal problems, his liver is fine, he uses his pan, and anything else that was elivated could be tired to him being overweight. Needless to say both my vet and I don't know what's wrong. I am going to have a test done on monday to make sure his intestines are fine. We want to rule out caner. I have tried many different kinds of food and he will like one thing one day and then not like it the next. The last couple days he is acting stand offish, not be his usual social self.
Can this all be tied to stress from the move. Can he tell what's going on? I am planning on moving next weekend. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
Thanks for any help you can provide. Laurie
My cat Simon who has always been very healthy has me worried. I have been planning a move the last couple months and don't know if this can be tied to his recent changes. About 2 months ago he showed a disinterest in eating. As far as I can tell he has not eaten any of the dry food that is left out for him. He is overweight but durning this time period he went from 16.2 lb. down to 14.7 lb. I would be happy if I had anything to do with it. He just won't eat enough. My vet said he should be around 11 lbs for his size. I have had him to the vet (a new vet) who is wonderful. We have ruled out all the normal problems, his liver is fine, he uses his pan, and anything else that was elivated could be tired to him being overweight. Needless to say both my vet and I don't know what's wrong. I am going to have a test done on monday to make sure his intestines are fine. We want to rule out caner. I have tried many different kinds of food and he will like one thing one day and then not like it the next. The last couple days he is acting stand offish, not be his usual social self.
Can this all be tied to stress from the move. Can he tell what's going on? I am planning on moving next weekend. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
Thanks for any help you can provide. Laurie