Bobcat's Kidney Diary: Prologue
Nov 11, '08 | 1689 Views | (0) Comments
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts I'm writing about my cat's treatment for early kidney disease. Bobcat is the three-year-old gray shorthair that my husband and I adopted in 2006 when he was nine months old.
Bob has always been a slim kitty, but this fall we noticed he seemed to be getting thin — we could feel his spine, shoulder blades, and pelvis quite distinctly. I took him to our regular vet, Dr. S, on Monday. To our astonishment, he had lost three pounds since his annual checkup in July, when he weighed 11 pounds.
Dr. S performed a physical exam, but found no problems aside from a touch of gingivitis. Based on my report that Bob seemed otherwise healthy and normal, Dr. S suggested a blood test and fecal analysis to screen for parasites and organ problems. Bob was a very brave kitty while Dr. S and her assistant searched for a vein in two places!
There were no parasites in his stool, so we were counting on the blood test to give us some answers. I drove Bob home with a knotted stomach. The information I'd read online about the causes of feline weight loss suggested reasons ranging from poor nutrient absorption to cancer. Since Bob didn't seem to feel bad, I wasn't ready to panic. But, of course, waiting and not knowing is hard to take.
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