Kahlua is my oldest cat, at 9. Ialso have her brother, same age, along with 8 other cats. Kahlua has not always been super happy about living with so many cats, but she coexisted. About a year ago, she started getting very antisocial. Also about that time one of her eyes started weeping, and she also started losing hair. Not totally bald, but the long hair on her back legs turned to short hair.
It go much much worse, she started living under the recliner. She was still coming out to eat and use the litter boxes, but 95% of the time she was under the recliner. SO I confined her in the spare bedroom, because I figured it she was alone under the recliner, she wouldn't mind being alone in the room, and maybe she wouldn't hide. So she's been in there for over 2 months.
Recently, I've noticed that she is losing weight. She also started losing hair again, and has a totally bald spot on her neck, that has scratches and red spots. Originally I thought this was a)a reaction to the Advantage or b)a bad reaction to the fleas my foster kittens brought in. Now I'm not so sure. She also has diarrhea, and it seems like I'm filling her water bowl up every day, and this water bowl holds at least 4 cups of water. She has a vet appointment at Friday at 2, but does this sound like hyperthyroidism to anyone else? They did a senior blood panel last year when I took her in and they said everything was normal.
It go much much worse, she started living under the recliner. She was still coming out to eat and use the litter boxes, but 95% of the time she was under the recliner. SO I confined her in the spare bedroom, because I figured it she was alone under the recliner, she wouldn't mind being alone in the room, and maybe she wouldn't hide. So she's been in there for over 2 months.
Recently, I've noticed that she is losing weight. She also started losing hair again, and has a totally bald spot on her neck, that has scratches and red spots. Originally I thought this was a)a reaction to the Advantage or b)a bad reaction to the fleas my foster kittens brought in. Now I'm not so sure. She also has diarrhea, and it seems like I'm filling her water bowl up every day, and this water bowl holds at least 4 cups of water. She has a vet appointment at Friday at 2, but does this sound like hyperthyroidism to anyone else? They did a senior blood panel last year when I took her in and they said everything was normal.
