On May 30, 10:21*pm, "Granby" wrote:
What part of "This cat needs to see a VET" don't you understand?????"Billy" wrote in message

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Our 11 year old cat has lost about 2 lbs in the past 6 months and just
recently is becoming more tired and listless.

Has anyone seen these symptoms below and what was your cat's diagnosis
and solution?

Over the past Year:
She used to be 16 - 17 lbs and now is about 13.5 to 14 lbs. This loss of
lbs was over about 6 months to a year.

Over the Past Month:
She is still eating and drinking regularly but much less it seems.
No vomiting but we noticed some constipation and small little poops
instead of standard length.
Most notable is that her ***coat*** does not feel normal and he back-bone
spine feels "bone-ey".
She also hiding more under the bed lately.
She definitely does not seem herself.

It seems that whatever it is - it's very slight and gradual over the
course of the past year. It is becoming more prominent over the past
month, but I cant say she seems real sick, just "mope-ey and "off".

She turns 11 this Monday but just 6 months to a year ago she was much
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If some would have been as nice to ask as they others were to offer
advise then I would have told you that we take very good care of the
two cats that we have - they go to the vet annually and the doc does a
thourough exam every year. This cat is extremely difficult to check
because she is hyper-sensitive to the touch and she is big and can be
quite aggressive. Blood tests were not recommended by the vet.....not
yet that is. If we do tests, the cat will need to be sedated due to
her aggressiveness and we dont take that risk lightly unless uterrly
neccesary which "yea" is about now . The last checkup was the annual
September visit back in 2008. We mentioned the very mild weight loss
that developed over quite a bit of time and the vet took a "wait and
watch" approach. She suspected that if it continued we should check
for Thyroid or Diebetes. Never a mention to the kidney issue that one
spoke about but I'm sure thats a possibilitity. All I was seeking was
some common sypmtoms and causes to kind of get an idea of what we
should expect on the cats re-visit to the vet which btw *will* occur
*this week*. She is not dying overnight, I dont think I made it sound
that way. She is however symptomatic of some underlying likely age
related disorder. Thanks for all those responding, there were a few
good stories of their cats symptoms and experiences.