Hi everyone, 11 days ago I noticed my 14yr old cat Spike seemed to have suddenly lost a lot of weight. The next day, he wasn't eating unless I pushed chicken under his nose. I took him to the vet first thing on the third day (Monday).
There was no sign of UTI. He was very dehydrated so I had to bring him in for sub-q fluids two days in a row and then every other day since. The vet said he might have a tumor, kidney stones or an infection and recommended an ultrasound. Right now he is on antibiotics, pain meds, and an appetite stimulant. I'm trying to give him sub-q fluids at home which I'm really nervous about and he doesn't like.
The ultrasound is scheduled for tomorrow (it was too expensive for me to manage to do right away and money is pretty tight). And I'm worried about fasting him since he is still not eating much!
I've been reading online and learning a lot, but wanted to connect with some other cat owners dealing with this who can maybe give me a sense of what I can expect. I had another cat which I tried to keep around too long and regretted it so I don't want him to suffer. He has been acting more normal on all the meds, but still not eating like he used to or gaining weight. He also pees all the time and has started going just outside the box. I really love this cat as I'm sure you all understand, and want to do the best thing I can for him. Thanks for reading.
Test results:
These are the ones that seem to be outside of normal. T4 looks normal. IDEXX SDMA is pretty high, but he was also very dehydrated when this test was done. The second set of numbers is reference range.
Reticulocyte 0 3 - 50 K/μL
WBC 19.7 3.9 - 19 K/μL
Neutrophil 17.947 2.62 - 15.17 K/μL H 6.723 3.986
Lymphocyte 0.571 0.85 - 5.85 K/μL
Monocyte 0.946 0.04 - 0.53 K/μL
Glucose 68 72 - 175 mg/dL
BUN 72 16 - 37 mg/dL H 26 22
Creatinine 4.0 0.9 - 2.5 mg/dL H 1.5 1.3
IDEXX SDMA a 63 0 - 14 μg/dL
Sodium 146 147 - 157 mmol/L
TCO2
(Bicarbonate) 11 12 - 22 mmol/L
Total Protein 6.1 6.3 - 8.8 g/dL
Albumin 2.5 2.6 - 3.9 g/dL
ALT 18 27 - 158 U/L
Spec fPL d 3.8 0.0 - 3.5 ug/L
There was no sign of UTI. He was very dehydrated so I had to bring him in for sub-q fluids two days in a row and then every other day since. The vet said he might have a tumor, kidney stones or an infection and recommended an ultrasound. Right now he is on antibiotics, pain meds, and an appetite stimulant. I'm trying to give him sub-q fluids at home which I'm really nervous about and he doesn't like.
The ultrasound is scheduled for tomorrow (it was too expensive for me to manage to do right away and money is pretty tight). And I'm worried about fasting him since he is still not eating much!
I've been reading online and learning a lot, but wanted to connect with some other cat owners dealing with this who can maybe give me a sense of what I can expect. I had another cat which I tried to keep around too long and regretted it so I don't want him to suffer. He has been acting more normal on all the meds, but still not eating like he used to or gaining weight. He also pees all the time and has started going just outside the box. I really love this cat as I'm sure you all understand, and want to do the best thing I can for him. Thanks for reading.
Test results:
These are the ones that seem to be outside of normal. T4 looks normal. IDEXX SDMA is pretty high, but he was also very dehydrated when this test was done. The second set of numbers is reference range.
Reticulocyte 0 3 - 50 K/μL
WBC 19.7 3.9 - 19 K/μL
Neutrophil 17.947 2.62 - 15.17 K/μL H 6.723 3.986
Lymphocyte 0.571 0.85 - 5.85 K/μL
Monocyte 0.946 0.04 - 0.53 K/μL
Glucose 68 72 - 175 mg/dL
BUN 72 16 - 37 mg/dL H 26 22
Creatinine 4.0 0.9 - 2.5 mg/dL H 1.5 1.3
IDEXX SDMA a 63 0 - 14 μg/dL
Sodium 146 147 - 157 mmol/L
TCO2
(Bicarbonate) 11 12 - 22 mmol/L
Total Protein 6.1 6.3 - 8.8 g/dL
Albumin 2.5 2.6 - 3.9 g/dL
ALT 18 27 - 158 U/L
Spec fPL d 3.8 0.0 - 3.5 ug/L
The vet is going to come by tomorrow to euthanize him before he gets any worse. Thank you anyway for the encouragement. 
