Really need advice on a senior cat losing weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Google cat quality of life scores--that will help you figure it out.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

OP here
Well, sadly she is still losing weight. This time the vet said that she most likely has cancer. Nothing has ever showed up on any test, so I questioned that. The veterinarian said that there are many cancers that will not show up. I was thinking that she was going to continue losing weight at the same amount of time as she has been, but her veterinarian told me that she can begin to decline over days, or weeks. Apparently, the steroids stop working eventually when cancer is the culprit. I am completely shocked.

[Anonymous]

So sorry OP. If she is happy and has a good quality of life, keep her home and snuggly with you.

[Anonymous]

Quite possibly its diabetes, requiring twice daily insulin injections to manage. We decided with our very old dog that we weren't willing to go that far to prolong his life.

[Anonymous]

Vet here. I strongly recommend a consult with Dr Chiapella at Veterinary Internal Medicine Practice of Northern Virginia in Manassas. She is an internal medicine guru. If not her, the other two Dr Deppe and Dr Torres are also both wonderful (at the same practice).