My Louie is 3 and a half. He and brother Willis are litter mates, looking like twins.
Originally, Lou weighed 11 pounds. Willis weighed 10. We took them for vaccines in December. We also had some major home renovations before that, which caused us to move out of our home and stay with my Mom, where Louie sort of hid in her basement most of the time. Still, we took great efforts to make sure he ate well. And he ate both wet and dry food.
Even after the three months out of our house, from Sept. through Dec. 2007, he weighed 11 pounds. Well, when we got back into our house, I noticed his eating patterns changed. He was nervous and couldn't relax or concentrate.
He's stopped eating dry food. When we had their pre-op visit for dental cleanings May 16th Lou's weight was down to 10 pounds. He had lost a pound. A few days later, his weight at the time of the actual procedure was 9pounds 14 ounces. The vet didn't seem concerned and said he would closely check the pre-op bloodwork. Further, he left a message that both blood results were normal.
Well, Lou is now down to 9.6 pounds and even though he eats wet food, he no longer eats dry. Since I'm a paranoid kitty mother, I called the vet and asked them to fax to me both Louie and Willis's pre-op bloodwork so I could look at it.
Louie's bloodwork was pretty normal with the exception of the note that he had reactive lymphocytes.
This little boy is otherwise totally normal. Nothing has changed in his behavior except he is easily distracted when he eats and has gotten quite choosy with what he eats. I've learned he likes a variety.
Still, he's down to 9.6 and I'm scared to death. And he is so afraid of car travel that I hate the thought of a vet visit with bloodwork because it's so stressful to him. I should mention, he used to be a big chowhound that would push his way through at feeding times and was our heaviest cat at 11 pounds.
Anybody have any advice? I'm so stressed because I am so in love with this feline family, I can't imagine life without one of them.
Thanks -
Originally, Lou weighed 11 pounds. Willis weighed 10. We took them for vaccines in December. We also had some major home renovations before that, which caused us to move out of our home and stay with my Mom, where Louie sort of hid in her basement most of the time. Still, we took great efforts to make sure he ate well. And he ate both wet and dry food.
Even after the three months out of our house, from Sept. through Dec. 2007, he weighed 11 pounds. Well, when we got back into our house, I noticed his eating patterns changed. He was nervous and couldn't relax or concentrate.
He's stopped eating dry food. When we had their pre-op visit for dental cleanings May 16th Lou's weight was down to 10 pounds. He had lost a pound. A few days later, his weight at the time of the actual procedure was 9pounds 14 ounces. The vet didn't seem concerned and said he would closely check the pre-op bloodwork. Further, he left a message that both blood results were normal.
Well, Lou is now down to 9.6 pounds and even though he eats wet food, he no longer eats dry. Since I'm a paranoid kitty mother, I called the vet and asked them to fax to me both Louie and Willis's pre-op bloodwork so I could look at it.
Louie's bloodwork was pretty normal with the exception of the note that he had reactive lymphocytes.
This little boy is otherwise totally normal. Nothing has changed in his behavior except he is easily distracted when he eats and has gotten quite choosy with what he eats. I've learned he likes a variety.
Still, he's down to 9.6 and I'm scared to death. And he is so afraid of car travel that I hate the thought of a vet visit with bloodwork because it's so stressful to him. I should mention, he used to be a big chowhound that would push his way through at feeding times and was our heaviest cat at 11 pounds.
Anybody have any advice? I'm so stressed because I am so in love with this feline family, I can't imagine life without one of them.
Thanks -
