Purrs that Boyfie is all fine all around.

Lily's mama

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Tigger & Boyfriend went to TED's yesterday for their annual boosters and
health check. Usual dramas about getting them into their carriers, Tigger
said no very vehemently and Claire arrived here a bit late with claw wounds
to her neck, chest, arms and hands.
Usual wowling all the way there from both.

Tigger has slightly increased in weight to 5.6kg and may have to have a
tooth out, but otherwise he is fine. He is 8 years old. He is a very big
cat and the vet (Alison, who I've used for 20 years+) say's he is not
overweight but not to let him put more weight on. For the first time ever
he didn't have fleas.

Boyfie's teeth are good, as is his heart, he has no fleas but he has lost
weight. I knew that. He's lost weight only since he got bullied recently,
so I asked Alison if that could be the cause and she said "yes, but with an
older cat we always have to look for something else too". He hardly ever
drinks, so atm, diabetes and renal failure are ruled out, but there is a
possibility of over-active thyroid.
He's been sent home with the advice of freefeeding him on dry plus his wet.
I asked about "dry for boys" which I've been told is a bad idea many times,
Alison said that if he hasn't had urinary problems before (he hasn't) he
will be fine and there's a lot more calories in dry food. If he doesn't put
on weight in 3 months, he has to go back for more investigation.
Well, Boyfie thought it was his birthday, as much food as he wanted! He
gorged and consequently I had to clean out the bath this morning.

Please purr & pray your hardest that he doesn't have thyroid trouble and
need pilling every day as that would be nigh impossible without help. I
can't even change his collar without two of us. However, he is particularly
disgusted with Tigger for scratching his own meowmie. No matter what I do to
him, Boyfie never has and never would scratch me. He hates being picked up
and when he is, he knows it's TED coming. He resists going in his carrier
by doing starfish. with no claws involved.

So, I'm worried about him. He hasn't been the same since the big fight, he
spends a lot of time in his bedroom, which might be sensible or might mean
he feels ill from thyroid trouble or something worse.

I adore him, and he does me. Please let him be OK.

Tweed