Worried about Roxy

Note: I am going to take Roxy to the vet, so I am not asking anyone
for a diagnosis here. I'm just wondering if this sounds familiar to
anyone, or if anyone has opinions or ideas of what might be going on.

I went out of town for a few days and I had a friend come in to feed
the guys once a day. In addition, I left a large bowl of grain-free
kibble out so they wouldn't get hungry between visits. I'd asked my
friend to refill the bowl if it seemed low, and also to refill the water
bowl.

I got home on Monday, and immediately noticed that Roxy seemed
subdued, especially since she hadn't seen me in several days. I
expected a more enthusiastic greeting - she's usually happy to
see me at the end of each workday, and even more so when I come
home from a trip.

Then I noticed that none of the food from the most recent feeding
had been eaten. It seemed like they'd eaten dry food, but it was
hard to tell because I haven't had a chance to talk to my friend
to find out whether she'd had to refill the kibble bowl at any time.

Anyway, I dumped out the canned food that was sitting on the plate,
and opened a new can. Roxy hardly ate any. It's been hard to get her
interested in eating even Fancy Feast (!), although she's thrilled to
have treats (crunchy kitty treats from Evo) and she snarfed down some
cooked chicken (intended for humans - muscle meat only). She also
uses the litterbox, and she doesn't look any thinner, although I was
only gone a few days, so it might be too soon to tell. I've been able
to get her to play a little, but her energy level is definitely lower
than usual.

As a comparison, I'm noticing that Licky isn't interested in any of
the canned food I've fed them, either. By the way, I feed them three
different brands of food, a few different flavors of each, so it's
unlikely to be a problem with the food. Otherwise, Licky seems normal.

Other facts:

- It is not overly hot right now, so I don't think decreased appetite
is due to the weather.

- Roxy isn't drinking a large amount of water or peeing more than
usual.

- She just had two blood tests recently (about 2 months ago), and
they both showed slightly elevated kidney values, but nothing that
indicated a need for treatment. The vet said that she had the very
early stages of kidney disease, and that we should keep an eye on it,
but for now, not do anything else. Could it take a sudden dive like
this?

- Roxy is 15 years old and Licky's 10.

Thanks!

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Joyce

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