- Joined
- Jun 12, 2007
- Messages
- 4
- Purraise
- 0
Hi -
I have a 14 yr old male cat who has had most of his teeth out.
He's always had a healthy normal appetite, liking to be fed regularly but not overeating.
He has always been normal weight, not under not over.
He has chronic infections in sinus or mouth, so from time to time we give him antibiotics - his last round was about a month ago.
This past summer he had a few weeks where he wouldn't eat much so we switched around foods and found some he liked, and his eating improved.
Until a couple of weeks ago - suddenly his appetite won't quit - he seems to be hungry all the time - begs for wet, dry and even table scraps.
He doesn't seem to be gaining weight.
Someone suggested it might be a thyroid issue - does this sound right ? So suddenly ?
Also, in the past few months he has had a few episodes of not peeing in the litter box - some I think were in protest after we were out of town for a couple of weeks, but we added a second litter box and that seemed to help for a while - now, though, he has done it 3-4 times in the last week ! The last 2 worry me because he peed right in his own favorite basket/blanket.
I am looking for suggestions or ideas before I call the vet, because his blood work from the summer didn't show anything too unusual for a cat his age...
Thanks for your thoughts...
I have a 14 yr old male cat who has had most of his teeth out.
He's always had a healthy normal appetite, liking to be fed regularly but not overeating.
He has always been normal weight, not under not over.
He has chronic infections in sinus or mouth, so from time to time we give him antibiotics - his last round was about a month ago.
This past summer he had a few weeks where he wouldn't eat much so we switched around foods and found some he liked, and his eating improved.
Until a couple of weeks ago - suddenly his appetite won't quit - he seems to be hungry all the time - begs for wet, dry and even table scraps.
He doesn't seem to be gaining weight.
Someone suggested it might be a thyroid issue - does this sound right ? So suddenly ?
Also, in the past few months he has had a few episodes of not peeing in the litter box - some I think were in protest after we were out of town for a couple of weeks, but we added a second litter box and that seemed to help for a while - now, though, he has done it 3-4 times in the last week ! The last 2 worry me because he peed right in his own favorite basket/blanket.
I am looking for suggestions or ideas before I call the vet, because his blood work from the summer didn't show anything too unusual for a cat his age...
Thanks for your thoughts...