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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
Our 11 year old cat who is usually pretty spry just lies around
everyday and doesn't eat as much and is losing weight. She has increased thirst too. All of this sounds like diabetes, but she has also lost her voice. She doesn't purr anymore and when she does meow (which isn't very often anymore), she sounds really hoarse and it usually either sounds like a little squeak or kind of a hiss. She doesn't seem to have any pain anywhere in her body. We've got her an appointment with the vet, but we tried to put it off for a while hoping it was just a cold or something, because it's so traumatic for her to go to the vet, and we hate putting her through that. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with her? I'd just like to hear some guesses before her appointment tommorow. Thanks! |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
Could be damage to the throat
a tumor diabetes many possibilities Make sure you list all the symptoms so the vet knows Was the furball exposed to the any bad pet food list in mass pet food recall wrote in message ups.com... Our 11 year old cat who is usually pretty spry just lies around everyday and doesn't eat as much and is losing weight. She has increased thirst too. All of this sounds like diabetes, but she has also lost her voice. She doesn't purr anymore and when she does meow (which isn't very often anymore), she sounds really hoarse and it usually either sounds like a little squeak or kind of a hiss. She doesn't seem to have any pain anywhere in her body. We've got her an appointment with the vet, but we tried to put it off for a while hoping it was just a cold or something, because it's so traumatic for her to go to the vet, and we hate putting her through that. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with her? I'd just like to hear some guesses before her appointment tommorow. Thanks! |
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She needs to see a vet ASAP. Don't delay.
Gail wrote in message ups.com... Our 11 year old cat who is usually pretty spry just lies around everyday and doesn't eat as much and is losing weight. She has increased thirst too. All of this sounds like diabetes, but she has also lost her voice. She doesn't purr anymore and when she does meow (which isn't very often anymore), she sounds really hoarse and it usually either sounds like a little squeak or kind of a hiss. She doesn't seem to have any pain anywhere in her body. We've got her an appointment with the vet, but we tried to put it off for a while hoping it was just a cold or something, because it's so traumatic for her to go to the vet, and we hate putting her through that. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with her? I'd just like to hear some guesses before her appointment tommorow. Thanks! |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
On Apr 3, 5:38 pm, wrote:
Our 11 year old cat who is usually pretty spry just lies around everyday and doesn't eat as much and is losing weight. She has increased thirst too. All of this sounds like diabetes, but she has also lost her voice. She doesn't purr anymore and when she does meow (which isn't very often anymore), she sounds really hoarse and it usually either sounds like a little squeak or kind of a hiss. She doesn't seem to have any pain anywhere in her body. We've got her an appointment with the vet, but we tried to put it off for a while hoping it was just a cold or something, because it's so traumatic for her to go to the vet, and we hate putting her through that. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with her? I'd just like to hear some guesses before her appointment tommorow. Thanks! Good luck with your appointment tomorrow. Don't be surprised if they want to check her thyroid levels. Hyperthyroidism can cause rapid and significant weight loss in older cats, and also causes hypertension which results in larger amounts of urine loss from pressure effects in the kidneys. I'm not sure about the voice, but the thyroid is in the neck region, and if there is a mass effect in the neck, it could theoretically affect both the thyroid and the larynx. Diabetes is still a strong contender too, and more reason to go sooner rather than later since it can occasionally present as a silent killer, even in people, where the diagnosis gets made after someone passed away in their bed. Fortunately you already have an appointment made. Weight loss in cats should always be attended to immediately, since they can die quite quickly even from plain digestive complaints that result in a biochemical storm known as fatty liver. Is your cat at all overweight to begin with? --tension |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
wrote in message
ups.com... Our 11 year old cat who is usually pretty spry just lies around everyday and doesn't eat as much and is losing weight. She has increased thirst too. All of this sounds like diabetes, but she has also lost her voice. She doesn't purr anymore and when she does meow (which isn't very often anymore), she sounds really hoarse and it usually either sounds like a little squeak or kind of a hiss. She doesn't seem to have any pain anywhere in her body. We've got her an appointment with the vet, but we tried to put it off for a while hoping it was just a cold or something, because it's so traumatic for her to go to the vet, and we hate putting her through that. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with her? I'd just like to hear some guesses before her appointment tommorow. Thanks! You should definately get some blood work done. My cat has those same symptoms, he has kidney failure and he's anemic, but without the blood work it's hard to tell for sure because those symptoms can apply to other things too and you need to know so you can treat your cat properly. Good luck, I hope it's something that can be cured. |
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On Apr 4, 7:34 am, "Moongal" wrote:
You should definately get some blood work done. My cat has those same symptoms, he has kidney failure and he's anemic, but without the blood work it's hard to tell for sure because those symptoms can apply to other things too and you need to know so you can treat your cat properly. Good luck, I hope it's something that can be cured. Well, it's not good news. According to the vet, she's a very sick cat. She has some sort of auto-immune problem and she's severly anemic. Basically now we have no choice but to give her steroids twice a day that will either make her better, or, if she has a kidney or liver problem, make her worse, and kill her. |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
Make sure you get another vets advice
When will the blood work be back? wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 4, 7:34 am, "Moongal" wrote: You should definately get some blood work done. My cat has those same symptoms, he has kidney failure and he's anemic, but without the blood work it's hard to tell for sure because those symptoms can apply to other things too and you need to know so you can treat your cat properly. Good luck, I hope it's something that can be cured. Well, it's not good news. According to the vet, she's a very sick cat. She has some sort of auto-immune problem and she's severly anemic. Basically now we have no choice but to give her steroids twice a day that will either make her better, or, if she has a kidney or liver problem, make her worse, and kill her. |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
Matthew wrote: Make sure you get another vets advice When will the blood work be back? wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 4, 7:34 am, "Moongal" wrote: You should definately get some blood work done. My cat has those same symptoms, he has kidney failure and he's anemic, but without the blood work it's hard to tell for sure because those symptoms can apply to other things too and you need to know so you can treat your cat properly. Good luck, I hope it's something that can be cured. Well, it's not good news. According to the vet, she's a very sick cat. She has some sort of auto-immune problem and she's severly anemic. Basically now we have no choice but to give her steroids twice a day that will either make her better, or, if she has a kidney or liver problem, make her worse, and kill her. Well, they can't even test the blood. They tried a couple of times (she loved being dragged back out to have blood drawn again, as you can imagine) and they can't do anything with it because she's so anemic, so they can't determine if she has any kidney or liver problems. So she says the only thing we can do is to give her the pills and see if she gets better or worse, and if she gets worse, there's nothing that can be done for her. They first suspected diabetes and ruled that out through a urine test. |
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Lethargy, voice loss, weight loss, thirst
wrote in message ups.com... Well, they can't even test the blood. They tried a couple of times (she loved being dragged back out to have blood drawn again, as you can imagine) and they can't do anything with it because she's so anemic, so they can't determine if she has any kidney or liver problems. So she says the only thing we can do is to give her the pills and see if she gets better or worse, and if she gets worse, there's nothing that can be done for her. They first suspected diabetes and ruled that out through a urine test. How would the vet know your cat is anemic without a blood test? The symptoms sure sound like it, but I didn't think you could know for sure without testing the blood (I'm certainly not a medical expert though!) Anyway, I don't know about liver problems, but if it's kidney problems your cat can be treated. It's more like palative care, but she could have much more time. My cat has surprised everyone at the vets with how well he has been doing these last few months even though he has kidney failure and anemia. In fact he's in my lap right now tapping me to keep petting him. I don't like that your vet says there is nothing that can be done. If you can, try for a second opinion. My thoughts are with you. I really hope the pills she is taking now really help her. |
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