Two and a half years ago, my son rescued an abandoned Calico from the parking lot at his apt. Beautiful long-haired girl, huge head and large body, weighing only 6 lbs at the time of rescue. Amazingly healthy, all things considered.
At one point, she was up to 10 lbs. and looked great.
A month ago, he realized that she had lost some weight, even though she was eating a huge amount of food. She was down to 8 lbs. Throid panel was normal. The vet diagnosed her as pre-diabetic (based on the trend of the blood sugars) and put her on Purina DM. The starting dose was a 1/4 can twice a day, increasing to 1/3 can twice a day if she was starving. After 3 days, my son bumped her up to the 1/3 can, twice a day.
She now weighs 8 lbs. I really thought she would have gained a bit. I think her coat looks better, she seems happy. But she is more than lean.
So do we just have a skinny cat? Or is there something else we need to consider? She is due to go back in for her first follow up visit and I am looking for suggestions/ideas. I trust the vet, but this community also has a lot of valuable knowledge that might help her.
At one point, she was up to 10 lbs. and looked great.
A month ago, he realized that she had lost some weight, even though she was eating a huge amount of food. She was down to 8 lbs. Throid panel was normal. The vet diagnosed her as pre-diabetic (based on the trend of the blood sugars) and put her on Purina DM. The starting dose was a 1/4 can twice a day, increasing to 1/3 can twice a day if she was starving. After 3 days, my son bumped her up to the 1/3 can, twice a day.
She now weighs 8 lbs. I really thought she would have gained a bit. I think her coat looks better, she seems happy. But she is more than lean.
So do we just have a skinny cat? Or is there something else we need to consider? She is due to go back in for her first follow up visit and I am looking for suggestions/ideas. I trust the vet, but this community also has a lot of valuable knowledge that might help her.