Hi All,
I found this forum because I am doing some research into possible conditions my cat has... and it's been really informative so far!
His name is Sammy and he nearly 15 years old. In the past little while, he has been losing weight, but we put it down to aging. His appetite has increased, but there is nothing else wrong with him. He does not vomit or have obvious digestional problems. He does #1's and #2s normally. His temperment is the exact same.. he is not lethargic and is as loving and friendly as ever. He does have some arthritis problems that he takes painkillers for.
Nevertheless, we took him to the vet in August to have some bloodtesting and an exam done to see if there was anything causing it. The blood tests all came back fine (no hyperthyroidism or renal failure) and the vet could not feel any tumors. She told us to keep any eye on him, and bring him back in a few months for weighing.
He had his annual checkup in October. He'd lost a bit more weight. The vet did a thorough exam again and could find nothing. We took him to the vet last week, and he had lost nearly a pound in a month. The vet did more blood tests in the event that something might have changed since August, and still showing nothing.
She said that blood tests do not show cancer in them, and is going to do xrays and probably ultrasounds on him. There is the possibiliy that it could be a benign tumor. There is also a big possibillity that it is some form of cancer, and as hard as it is, I have come to accept that.
I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with a cat having similar symptoms.. ie weight loss, but nothing else. It seems that if he did have some cancer, from what I've read, he would have other symptoms than just weight loss.
He is getting wonderful care from his vet, but any advice or sharing of similar experiences is appreciated.
Thank you.
I found this forum because I am doing some research into possible conditions my cat has... and it's been really informative so far!
His name is Sammy and he nearly 15 years old. In the past little while, he has been losing weight, but we put it down to aging. His appetite has increased, but there is nothing else wrong with him. He does not vomit or have obvious digestional problems. He does #1's and #2s normally. His temperment is the exact same.. he is not lethargic and is as loving and friendly as ever. He does have some arthritis problems that he takes painkillers for.
Nevertheless, we took him to the vet in August to have some bloodtesting and an exam done to see if there was anything causing it. The blood tests all came back fine (no hyperthyroidism or renal failure) and the vet could not feel any tumors. She told us to keep any eye on him, and bring him back in a few months for weighing.
He had his annual checkup in October. He'd lost a bit more weight. The vet did a thorough exam again and could find nothing. We took him to the vet last week, and he had lost nearly a pound in a month. The vet did more blood tests in the event that something might have changed since August, and still showing nothing.
She said that blood tests do not show cancer in them, and is going to do xrays and probably ultrasounds on him. There is the possibiliy that it could be a benign tumor. There is also a big possibillity that it is some form of cancer, and as hard as it is, I have come to accept that.
I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with a cat having similar symptoms.. ie weight loss, but nothing else. It seems that if he did have some cancer, from what I've read, he would have other symptoms than just weight loss.
He is getting wonderful care from his vet, but any advice or sharing of similar experiences is appreciated.
Thank you.