On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:35:32 GMT, "Ollie Burger"
wrote:

Hi Group,

As many of you know, I have 11 indoor cats,
well, 10 now. Old Buster (a beautiful tuxedo
male) passed away last weekend. He went
in for a checkup (he was 16) last Friday,
since I noticed he was eating less and had
diarrhea. His blood work was normal and his
kidneys were functioning fine -- the only thing
the Vet was concerned about, was that he
was having some trouble breathing. On
Saturday I noticed him laying in my computer
chair (his favorite place), and later he hopped
down and laid down in his other favorite place,
the hallway. No more than 5 minutes later I
noticed him laying on his side with his mouth
open... expired! He was a good ol' boy, and
will be missed. Perhaps I'll post a "Buster
story" at a later date... he was a lovable ol'
character!

Now the reason for my post... I am a bit
nervous now... I have a little 2 yr old tortie
female named Rhuni (roony) who is really
petite -- like tiny -- but is really skinny as
well. When I noticed the diarrhea in the
litterboxes, I assumed it was Buster's, but
now I am not so sure it was only his, as I
was watching Rhuni do her business the
other day and noticed hers was runny as
well.

She has a great appetite, is active,
affectionate, grooms herself, and her fur
is nice and shiny. She is just skinny, and
has diarrhea. Does anyone have an idea
what may be causing this?

When asked, the Vet said she probably
had a high metabolism (this was before I
noticed the diarrhea). I'm not satisfied with
this now, in light of buster's unexpected
departure, and would like some of your
opinions before I take her in.

OB

Deepest sympathy. It is hard to lose a loved pet.