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We just got our 14 year old cat tested as he had some blood in his stool. He has also been lethargic and withdrawn since his bonded "brother" died 3 weeks ago.
The sample we had sent came back as normal which is very puzzling as it is NOT normal to have blood and some mucus in stool. His blood tests also came back all right but with high levels of globulin. (Globulin is 5.1 with 5.6 being the high level. albumin is 3.9 so about the mid-range and total protein is high at 8.9 with 8.1 being normal range.)
He had also been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism earlier this year and we treated it with radio iodine therapy as soon as we could. He is eating normally but has always been a picky cat. His teeth need a lot of work and have major buildup. His weight is also good.
I don't know what else I can do now. If someone has any ideas, should I be looking for kidney disease, a viral or bacterial infection because of the high globulin count? We lost our other cat--Biscuit, because he had a tumor that became very big, very fast so I don't want to ignore any health problems with Oyster.
Thank you if you can point me in any direction. Our vet doesn't think he needs any further tests or treatment.
The sample we had sent came back as normal which is very puzzling as it is NOT normal to have blood and some mucus in stool. His blood tests also came back all right but with high levels of globulin. (Globulin is 5.1 with 5.6 being the high level. albumin is 3.9 so about the mid-range and total protein is high at 8.9 with 8.1 being normal range.)
He had also been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism earlier this year and we treated it with radio iodine therapy as soon as we could. He is eating normally but has always been a picky cat. His teeth need a lot of work and have major buildup. His weight is also good.
I don't know what else I can do now. If someone has any ideas, should I be looking for kidney disease, a viral or bacterial infection because of the high globulin count? We lost our other cat--Biscuit, because he had a tumor that became very big, very fast so I don't want to ignore any health problems with Oyster.
Thank you if you can point me in any direction. Our vet doesn't think he needs any further tests or treatment.
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