Some of you may remember that I went on holiday and left my two kitties and fishies with a housesitter/petsitter.
There's just one problem...we're back now and Russell our 4.5kg cat has lost weight. His bones aren't showing and his rib cage isn't poking out. He has the same level of energy as before. I haven't found any worms in his poo, nor with Esper. And they are regularly wormed and were wormed just before we left on our holiday. And the cats are both indoor only kitties. Oh, and lucky for me, no one has diarrhoea.
Esper has also lost some weight, but not to the extent Russell has. I haven't weighed them yet as I must be the only woman on earth not to own one of those weighing things.
I do know that the weigt loss is significant as it is visible.
Both are eating well, in fact, they're eating as if they won't be fed later. I have suspicions that they weren't fed as per instructions by our housemate who offered to look after them and convinced our arranged petsitter that all would be well. Though my fiance has calmed me down about that and has stopped me from opening the depths of hell and fury.
I'm wondering what else can cause weight loss apart from worms and lack of food. As I type I know I should take them to the vet but I'm not sure.
There's just one problem...we're back now and Russell our 4.5kg cat has lost weight. His bones aren't showing and his rib cage isn't poking out. He has the same level of energy as before. I haven't found any worms in his poo, nor with Esper. And they are regularly wormed and were wormed just before we left on our holiday. And the cats are both indoor only kitties. Oh, and lucky for me, no one has diarrhoea.
Esper has also lost some weight, but not to the extent Russell has. I haven't weighed them yet as I must be the only woman on earth not to own one of those weighing things.
Both are eating well, in fact, they're eating as if they won't be fed later. I have suspicions that they weren't fed as per instructions by our housemate who offered to look after them and convinced our arranged petsitter that all would be well. Though my fiance has calmed me down about that and has stopped me from opening the depths of hell and fury.
I'm wondering what else can cause weight loss apart from worms and lack of food. As I type I know I should take them to the vet but I'm not sure.