Mousy, a black DSH, is 15 1/2. he lost almost 6lbs in the last year. he had a complete senior blood panel done last week, nothing is wrong. he does have a small cyst on the right side on his back behind his shoulder. we're going to have some xrays done. he's hd the cyst for a couple of years now and it is still the same size.
he went from 15 down to 9 lbs. my husband found him in the railroad yard where he works as a tiny kitten, he weight 9 1/2 oz when we got him and i bottle-raised him. he never had a healthproblem til he was 10. he'd stopped eating and had a feeding tube for 3 month. after that he's been fine and as of right now his appetite is good, he eats and drinks, no problem there. he's all of a sudden also more active than in the last couple years, very playful, no signs of pain. he has started to howl a bit more.
but still 6 lbs is a lot of weight for a cat to loose in 1 year.
he went from 15 down to 9 lbs. my husband found him in the railroad yard where he works as a tiny kitten, he weight 9 1/2 oz when we got him and i bottle-raised him. he never had a healthproblem til he was 10. he'd stopped eating and had a feeding tube for 3 month. after that he's been fine and as of right now his appetite is good, he eats and drinks, no problem there. he's all of a sudden also more active than in the last couple years, very playful, no signs of pain. he has started to howl a bit more.
but still 6 lbs is a lot of weight for a cat to loose in 1 year.