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[quote=Anonymous]NP - Hi OP. Our family just went through this process.  My cat felt bony along the back so I took him in to the vet.  The vet was concerned that he had lost about 1/5 of his total body weight His guess was "hyperthyroidism" but they did a blood panel.  That bloodwork, which we got the next day indicated a liver problem, not hyperthyroidism.  So then we took the cat in on the third day for an MRI or ultrasound - can't remember which - but the liver cancer was so extensive that the vet didn't even move on to the next step, which was to be an x-ray.  He gave the cat two to three weeks to live.  We started with steroid shots (to reduce inflammation) every two weeks, which is standard.  He lived another 3 1/2 months which gave me time to adjust and mourn in advance before he had to go over Rainbow Bridge.  If it does turn out to be liver cancer (and our cats are the same age) be sure to ask about the steroid shots - they take about three days to kick in but made an enormous difference.  Also, dehydradation becomes a problem so vets often will inject saline into the cat's shoulder blades.  We tried to do the procedure ourselves but the cat fought us.  You can find "tests" to check for dehydration in cats on google.  Praying for you and hoping it is something treatable.[/quote]

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