allie and newkitty
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I really don't know what to think. Last year he was playing like a kitten (he is probably in his teens). Jumping, hide and seek, slapping sparkle balls, etc. It was fun to have such a high-energy cat with 2 other seniors who act like seniors!
He had a much-needed dental in Jan. His teeth looked like a toothpaste commercial...for 3 months. Now they look like crap again.
He was diagnosed as hyper-t in Feb, when we saw that he had lost weight despite eating a ton. His thyroid is now regulated on 1 methimazole BID.
He had a breathing spell that worried us and my vet said he had asthma and a possibly enlarged heart on xray. We took him in for a cardiac ultrasound and the doctor said, his heart looked great, no worries there. He has always had some allergies. The asthma was treated with a short course of low dose pred and a dex shot. He developed diabetes as a result. He was dx'ed with the beetus last week, got the shot about 4 weeks ago. His numbers are high 200s, low 300s. He is on 1/2 unit Lantus 2x a day. His fructosamine came back under 300.
The problem? He seems sick and has since his hyper-t dx in Feb. He has no energy. He no longer plays. He just lays there and allows you to pet him. He eats FOUR CANS of FF a day and weighs 8 lbs. Our 14 lb civie eats 2.5 cans a day.
He does not have pancreatitis and his folate was normal. His B12 was a little low. All of his bloodwork is normal except glucose and a high-normal bilirubin. He does not seem to be in pain. He does not currently have asthma symptoms. His combo test is negative. Kidney values are great. Urine is fine.
WTH??
We have done every bloodwork, xrays, cardiac ultrasound, etc. We are going broke and still have no idea what is wrong. Next stop, abdominal ultrasound. My vet says at this point, she is just stumped. But when she saw him last week (they all love him there) she said, he is surviving, not thriving. His eyes just looked tired.
Anybody have any input?
He had a much-needed dental in Jan. His teeth looked like a toothpaste commercial...for 3 months. Now they look like crap again.
He was diagnosed as hyper-t in Feb, when we saw that he had lost weight despite eating a ton. His thyroid is now regulated on 1 methimazole BID.
He had a breathing spell that worried us and my vet said he had asthma and a possibly enlarged heart on xray. We took him in for a cardiac ultrasound and the doctor said, his heart looked great, no worries there. He has always had some allergies. The asthma was treated with a short course of low dose pred and a dex shot. He developed diabetes as a result. He was dx'ed with the beetus last week, got the shot about 4 weeks ago. His numbers are high 200s, low 300s. He is on 1/2 unit Lantus 2x a day. His fructosamine came back under 300.
The problem? He seems sick and has since his hyper-t dx in Feb. He has no energy. He no longer plays. He just lays there and allows you to pet him. He eats FOUR CANS of FF a day and weighs 8 lbs. Our 14 lb civie eats 2.5 cans a day.
He does not have pancreatitis and his folate was normal. His B12 was a little low. All of his bloodwork is normal except glucose and a high-normal bilirubin. He does not seem to be in pain. He does not currently have asthma symptoms. His combo test is negative. Kidney values are great. Urine is fine.
WTH??
We have done every bloodwork, xrays, cardiac ultrasound, etc. We are going broke and still have no idea what is wrong. Next stop, abdominal ultrasound. My vet says at this point, she is just stumped. But when she saw him last week (they all love him there) she said, he is surviving, not thriving. His eyes just looked tired.
Anybody have any input?
