some of the people here will recognize my name and recall the misadventures that I’ve had for the past couple of years with my cat who really has no interest in eating.
well, her eating has declined a little bit and she’s been losing weight now even on the appetite stimulant. In early April, she started drinking a lot more and was like guzzling water. Not like the normal lapping but like straight up guzzling it like getting water everywhere and getting it on her nose and being very violent about it. and when she drinks, she will drink for about three or four minutes straight and then sometimes if I can get her to eat, she’ll eat for about 30 seconds and then go back to drinking for about another minute or two straight. I would say she’s drinking about 10 liquid ounces of water a day.
Obviously drinking more she’s going to pee more and she went from peeing three times a day to five or six times a day. and perhaps because she’s drinking more she’s eating less which is triggering the weight loss. She’s also a bit older and she doesn’t quite maintain her luxurious appearance like she used to.
It’s just so happens that all of these things that I just listed seem to be the classic symptoms for CKD. but they also seem like they could be symptoms for just a normal cat who is more thirsty because it’s warmer out. I guess how would I know if this is worth going to the vet over for bloodwork or not? In a cat that does have CKD how aggressively different is the increase in thirst and decrease an appetite?
well, her eating has declined a little bit and she’s been losing weight now even on the appetite stimulant. In early April, she started drinking a lot more and was like guzzling water. Not like the normal lapping but like straight up guzzling it like getting water everywhere and getting it on her nose and being very violent about it. and when she drinks, she will drink for about three or four minutes straight and then sometimes if I can get her to eat, she’ll eat for about 30 seconds and then go back to drinking for about another minute or two straight. I would say she’s drinking about 10 liquid ounces of water a day.
Obviously drinking more she’s going to pee more and she went from peeing three times a day to five or six times a day. and perhaps because she’s drinking more she’s eating less which is triggering the weight loss. She’s also a bit older and she doesn’t quite maintain her luxurious appearance like she used to.
It’s just so happens that all of these things that I just listed seem to be the classic symptoms for CKD. but they also seem like they could be symptoms for just a normal cat who is more thirsty because it’s warmer out. I guess how would I know if this is worth going to the vet over for bloodwork or not? In a cat that does have CKD how aggressively different is the increase in thirst and decrease an appetite?