 Purred: Sun Nov 1, '09 6:16pm PST |
 | |  | | My cat hasn't been eating much and he has lost weight. I don't have a scale, but I can see that he looks thinner (when I look down at him from above I see a waistline) and he feels lighter when I pick him up.
He used to be significantly overweight (until very recently) so that complicates the issue. One year ago, I thought he had a UTI so we went to the vet. He weighed 16 pounds or more (hard to remember). He did not have a UTI. I figured out the problem: He had grown too fat to fit inside his litterbox comfortably. I bought a bigger box, problem solved.
Now about his recent problem... He still runs into the kitchen when he hears me in there, as if he is excited to get fed. BUT THERE IS STILL FOOD IN YOUR BOWL! Arrgh. Tonight I opened a can of fancy feast that I was keeping for emergencies. He licked the juice then walked away. Later he came back and ate a *little bit* of the food.
Also, lately he will beg for scraps if I'm eating turkey or chicken and generally try to get "people food" whenever he can. He has NEVER done that before. Meanwhile, he's not really interested in his kibble.
Over the past few days he hardly ate anything! Usually I feed 1/3 cup kibble every 12 hours, so that's 2/3-cup per day. He hasn't even finished 1/3 cup over the weekend!
Just a few weeks ago, I had this same problem and I thought maybe his food was bad so I bought a new bag. He ate normally for a few days but now he's back to eating very little.
I'm so worried that he could be sick but he is acting so normal. I dunno if he is just being a finicky little XXXX. I've never dealt with a problem like this before.
To be perfectly honest I do not have the money to stroll into a vet and pay for everything willy-nilly until they find what is wrong, and pay for treatment on top of that.
What types of tests should I get at the vet? Thyroid test? Kidney test? Diabetes test? Liver test? I'm confused, I've never had a sick cat before. I don't fully trust vets. Over the years I have had more bad experiences than good. For example, last time I went to the vet for the UTI-that-wasn't-a-UTI, the vet suggested that in order for my cat to lose weight, I should withhold food for a few days. Yes, really.
If I could get some suggestions here re: diagnostic tests, I would feel a little more confident when I go to the vet. That would be great.
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