Old boney cat

I have a wonderful old cat. He'll be 15 next February. He seems to be
thinning out getting very boney on his head, shoulders, backbone and hips.
He eats pretty well, and for the last 3 weeks I've been trying to plump him
back up so I've been feeding him canned food twice a day while still offering
his favorite dry food in his dish all day. His coat is still shiney, soft
and well groomed, and his eyes are clear and bright. He doesn't have any
weird lumps or anything else, but just seems to be too skinny. What is
happening to my cat? Is this simply a sign of old age? Is there anything
else I should be doing to improve his weight?

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:25:26 GMT, acostigan u39236@uwe wrote:


I have a wonderful old cat. He'll be 15 next February. He seems to be
thinning out getting very boney on his head, shoulders, backbone and hips.
He eats pretty well, and for the last 3 weeks I've been trying to plump him
back up so I've been feeding him canned food twice a day while still offering
his favorite dry food in his dish all day. His coat is still shiney, soft
and well groomed, and his eyes are clear and bright. He doesn't have any
weird lumps or anything else, but just seems to be too skinny. What is
happening to my cat? Is this simply a sign of old age? Is there anything
else I should be doing to improve his weight?

take him to a vet.

On Nov 20, 12:25 pm, "acostigan" u39236@uwe wrote:
I have a wonderful old cat. He'll be 15 next February. He seems to be
thinning out getting very boney on his head, shoulders, backbone and hips.
He eats pretty well, and for the last 3 weeks I've been trying to plump him
back up so I've been feeding him canned food twice a day while still offering
his favorite dry food in his dish all day. His coat is still shiney, soft
and well groomed, and his eyes are clear and bright. He doesn't have any
weird lumps or anything else, but just seems to be too skinny. What is
happening to my cat? Is this simply a sign of old age? Is there anything
else I should be doing to improve his weight?

Your senior kitty is showing classic signs of hyperthryoidism, eating
and eating but not gaining weight. Like everyone else said, it's
important to get him to a vet and have a blood panel done on him.
Hyperthryoidism is treatable by three different methods: medication,
surgery, and radioactive dye.

Of course, I am not a vet so it could be something else and not
hyperthryoidism---so it's important to have a vet give him a good once
over.

Thank you everyone, I have made an appointment for him to see a vet tomorrow
and get a blood panel done. Thank you for your suggestions.

Rene S. wrote:
I have a wonderful old cat. He'll be 15 next February. He seems to be
thinning out getting very boney on his head, shoulders, backbone and hips.
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happening to my cat? Is this simply a sign of old age? Is there anything
else I should be doing to improve his weight?

Your senior kitty is showing classic signs of hyperthryoidism, eating
and eating but not gaining weight. Like everyone else said, it's
important to get him to a vet and have a blood panel done on him.
Hyperthryoidism is treatable by three different methods: medication,
surgery, and radioactive dye.

Of course, I am not a vet so it could be something else and not
hyperthryoidism---so it's important to have a vet give him a good once
over.

"acostigan" u39236@uwe wrote in message news:7b81cee0e53fa@uwe...
I have a wonderful old cat. He'll be 15 next February. He seems to be
thinning out getting very boney on his head, shoulders, backbone and hips.
He eats pretty well, and for the last 3 weeks I've been trying to plump
him
back up so I've been feeding him canned food twice a day while still
offering
his favorite dry food in his dish all day. His coat is still shiney, soft
and well groomed, and his eyes are clear and bright. He doesn't have any
weird lumps or anything else, but just seems to be too skinny. What is
happening to my cat? Is this simply a sign of old age? Is there anything
else I should be doing to improve his weight?


As they get older, if they don't get enough exercise they lose muscle,
and that makes them seem boney no matter how much you feed.

Does he still like to play with feathers on a string, or catnip toys?