They did a thyroid test last week and it was normal. Now I wish it would have been that. At least that would be treatable. She acts like she is starving all of the time even after she has just eaten.
Cindy --- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know it may sound silly and your vet has probably > already checked, but is > thyroid OK? Not unusual for cats to develop thyroid > problems and one of the > signs is steadily losing weight.... > > Chris > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of cindy reasoner > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:16 PM > To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Stinky > > I adopted my brother's cat Stinky back in November > 2000 after my brother was killed by a drunk driver. > Stinky doesn't have feline leukemia but over the > past > year she has been losing weight. In January she > broke > her elbow and had to undergo surgery to put a pin in > the bone. She did good after the surgery but kept > on > losing weight. I had blood work done and it came > back > normal. Today I took her to the vet because I could > tell the pin had moved out of the bone somewhat. He > was concerned over how much weight she had lost so > did > a test and he said she can't absorb fat when she > eats. > He is going to get a biopsy of the intestines and > he > thinks she may have cancer. I know nothing about > this > does anybody have any experience with this? He told > me she might not make it through the surgery but if > we > don't get this biopsy she won't make it anyway. She > eats all of the time but doesn't gain any weight. > She > vomits sometimes. > > Cindy > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
