So....if you've seen the thread I posted not too long ago about Ashie staying upstairs a lot.....then you have some background on it. Any time we go upstairs, she is rolling around on her back, purring, and wanting to be petted/loved....just like normal.
I took her to the vet today as suggested by everyone here. They did a blood panel on her and the great thing about it is that they do it in-house, so I had the results in a couple of hours.
Everything came back normal! No kidney issues...no thyroid issues....no liver issues....proteins, phosphorus (spelling?) normal.....everything they ran was in normal range.
The only thing the vet told me while we were at his office was that she seems to have lost muscle mass and she *MAY* have a murmur (but he couldn't really tell.....). If I recall correctly, I think he told us that at a visit, as well, within the last few years. And...he didn't hear/see anything with the URI...so I am guessing that she is over that now.
Anyway...what could be causing this muscle mass loss? I just don't get it! And why is she staying upstairs?? She comes down long enough to eat (and she hasn't touched her dry food in a few days....same stuff she's always eaten). I gave her a can of Fancy Feast (she doesn't get it a lot) last night and she at all but maybe a 1/4 of the can within 24 hours. A small can of that stuff isn't enough in 24 hours, is it???
The vet did suggest, though, to maybe try a higher-quality food (she has fur issues, too....oily/flakey) where the first 3-4 ingrediants are meats/water. He suggested Wellness, but I was at Petco tonight and they didn't carry it. A girl I talked to that was working told me Triumph is another very high-quality food like Wellness.
So.....I am looking for thoughts on this muscle-mass loss (she also lost 1 pound since August) and on Triumph for food.
Thanks for all the input, as always!!!!
I took her to the vet today as suggested by everyone here. They did a blood panel on her and the great thing about it is that they do it in-house, so I had the results in a couple of hours.
Everything came back normal! No kidney issues...no thyroid issues....no liver issues....proteins, phosphorus (spelling?) normal.....everything they ran was in normal range.
The only thing the vet told me while we were at his office was that she seems to have lost muscle mass and she *MAY* have a murmur (but he couldn't really tell.....). If I recall correctly, I think he told us that at a visit, as well, within the last few years. And...he didn't hear/see anything with the URI...so I am guessing that she is over that now.
Anyway...what could be causing this muscle mass loss? I just don't get it! And why is she staying upstairs?? She comes down long enough to eat (and she hasn't touched her dry food in a few days....same stuff she's always eaten). I gave her a can of Fancy Feast (she doesn't get it a lot) last night and she at all but maybe a 1/4 of the can within 24 hours. A small can of that stuff isn't enough in 24 hours, is it???
The vet did suggest, though, to maybe try a higher-quality food (she has fur issues, too....oily/flakey) where the first 3-4 ingrediants are meats/water. He suggested Wellness, but I was at Petco tonight and they didn't carry it. A girl I talked to that was working told me Triumph is another very high-quality food like Wellness.
So.....I am looking for thoughts on this muscle-mass loss (she also lost 1 pound since August) and on Triumph for food.
Thanks for all the input, as always!!!!