Cat losing weight

[swagger]

So my 8 year old cat has lost 5 lbs in the last year (from 12 to 7). We took her to get checked out. All labs look good except a certain white blood cell level - indicating either parasites or allergies. Dr is concerned it's either the parasites or cancer.

Has anyone had any experience with this before? We're getting a stool sample to the doc to rule out parasites...

[msmerymac]

Weight loss was a sign of kidney failure in my cat, but if he had a full blood panel, they would have found that. Good luck with whatever you find.

I would also make sure he's eating. Hepadic lipodosis is a huge PITA.

[swagger]

Kidney and liver function were both tested and both "perfect" per the Dr. She even said that she was surprised based on the large amount of weight loss. That's why she's suspecting cancer. I have to wait until next paycheck for x-rays. Thanks everyone.

[chitownbelle]

My cat also dropped from 12 to 7 in a year. The last 2-3 lbs was rapid. It took the vet a few months to nail down what it was, and by the time we found out, it was too late. He had gastric cancer and it had metasticized throughout most of his gut. He was only 10. I did everything I could to save him, and surgery bought us 5 extra weeks to say goodbye to a friend I should have had for 5 more years. I hope you can figure out what it is soon, best wishes.

[Mashara]

Eosinophils? My cat had that a couple years ago along with a large weight loss. The first immediate diagnosis was kidney disease, which she still has. The eosinophil count came up a couple times, and after an ultrasound it was eventually diagnosed as pancreatitis. In her case, antibiotics actually helped, but the vet tried steroids a couple times because that usually helps cats more often.

The regular vet was okay for the kidney disease, we needed a specialist (plus x-rays, records, and official recommendation by our vet) for the pancreatitis. P.S. I know this is an old post, but I hope your cat is okay.