A cat on insulin is losing weight and her worried owner has asked for advice.
Diabetic cat eating but losing weight.
Dr barron and ellen will discuss one possible reason feline hyperthyroidism anyway today we re going to talk to you about hyperthyroidism.
Cats need protein and animal fat to.
Cats spend a lot of time and energy grooming themselves when they re healthy so it makes sense a cat with less energy to burn simply can t keep.
Our vet was pushing the dry diabetic cat foods which i resisted after reading all the information online the first week he was doing very well and enjoying the wet cat food.
He eats as much as he likes but he still seems to be losing weight.
The active phase of dying can begin weeks or months before the cat dies.
Other symptoms include increased drinking and urination increased activity vomiting diarrhea and muscle wasting.
The cats back legs are buckling the cat looks sad and the owner does not know whether the cat is in pain or not.
He was prescribed insulin 2x daily and we slowly changed his diet to the wet foods after researching online with binky s comparison chart.
It could be that your cat is eating the wrong food.
This is not necessarily a medical complaint.
Feel free to ask questions as they pop up.
Medical conditions such as diabetes hyperthyroidism and inflammatory bowel disease can interfere with food absorption so the cat may feel very hungry eat voraciously but not gain any weight.
Inappropriate nutrition is dangerous especially in older cats.
No longer eating or drinking.
The cat may remain thirsty and some will even drink a little.
A very sick cat loses his appetite due to nausea pain diminished sense of smell and taste lethargy or have less need for food or due to inactivity.
Feeding a cat empty filler calories such as carbohydrates will not help.
Psychological factors such as boredom and addiction can also cause over eating but you d usually see some weight gain in these cases.
As death nears your cat s overall body temperature and particularly the temperature of his extremities like his ears and paws will become cooler sometimes under 100 degrees.
Why is my cat eating so much and losing weight.
He doesn t eat dry cat food as much as he used to so we have been feeding him wet food.
We have a 15 year old cat that has been losing weight for a few weeks now.
It s the result of a benign hormone producing tumor on the thyroid gland which elevates levels of the thyroid hormone.
If your cat is eating more than usual but still losing weight hyperthyroidism is a likely culprit.
Hi there my cat was recently diagnosed as diabetic two weeks ago.
