Hello, I'm new to the forums but am hoping to find others who have gone through what I'm going through to get advice from!
We got our kitten 3 months ago from a local shelter. He's a tabby, and weighed 4.8 pounds when we got him. He was the most wonderful cat in the world when he came home. Extremely playful, always hopping and jumping around, chasing toys and playing with us. He has also always been extremely affectionate and we've never seen him show any aggression.
A month ago he got neutered. When he came home he was different, but we figured he was just recovering from the surgery and that he had become more docile. However he slowly has been getting worse, since he came home he barely eats, and he never ever plays. No matter how much we entice him. He only wants to sit on our laps and snuggle, and sit by the fireplace to be warm.
So today we took him to a vet, different from where he got his shots and was neutered. We found out he now weighs only 4.2 pounds. As well she found a lump in his abodomen. They did a lot of blood work, but we won't get the lab results back until tommorow. The vet was very very concerned. She said he should have doubled his weight by now from when we first got him. She is suspecting feline lukemia or a tumor. She gave him new hypo allergenic food and he's already been eating better, so hopefully he can start gaining more weight. It doesn't have anything to do with him being neutered, but we're upset that we didn't catch it sooner.
Needless to say we are extremely concerned right now. Has anyone ever gone through a similar experience? It's so hard seeing an animal you love so much get sick, and realize just how bad the situation might be.
Thanks for reading my long story and I'm looking forward to replies!
We got our kitten 3 months ago from a local shelter. He's a tabby, and weighed 4.8 pounds when we got him. He was the most wonderful cat in the world when he came home. Extremely playful, always hopping and jumping around, chasing toys and playing with us. He has also always been extremely affectionate and we've never seen him show any aggression.
A month ago he got neutered. When he came home he was different, but we figured he was just recovering from the surgery and that he had become more docile. However he slowly has been getting worse, since he came home he barely eats, and he never ever plays. No matter how much we entice him. He only wants to sit on our laps and snuggle, and sit by the fireplace to be warm.
So today we took him to a vet, different from where he got his shots and was neutered. We found out he now weighs only 4.2 pounds. As well she found a lump in his abodomen. They did a lot of blood work, but we won't get the lab results back until tommorow. The vet was very very concerned. She said he should have doubled his weight by now from when we first got him. She is suspecting feline lukemia or a tumor. She gave him new hypo allergenic food and he's already been eating better, so hopefully he can start gaining more weight. It doesn't have anything to do with him being neutered, but we're upset that we didn't catch it sooner.
Needless to say we are extremely concerned right now. Has anyone ever gone through a similar experience? It's so hard seeing an animal you love so much get sick, and realize just how bad the situation might be.
Thanks for reading my long story and I'm looking forward to replies!