Vita could use some PT prayers; UPDATE # 14

[Freedom]

I took Vita to the vet today as she is almost skin and bones. Seems she lost over a pound in a bit over 3 weeks. Sigh. She was ONLY 7 pounds to start with!

They found an ear infection (no, she has NOT been scratching that ear!) and some inflamed gum over one tooth, so she has antibiotics and ear drops. I also had blood work and urinalysis run, will have those results tomorrow. She has lived with me 12 years, not sure how old she is, so the extra tests seemed warranted.

I will update when I get the lab reports tomorrow.

[Catty1]

Prayers for dear Vita! Poor little girl- I hope she starts eating and gaining a few ounces back soon. Once her gums feel better, I'm sure that will happen.

Hugs and scritchies to Vita.

[Scooter's Mom]

Hugs and prayers for Vita and for you.

[Medusa]

Sure hope that Vita feels better very soon. Maybe she's lost weight because she's older now. My Boo is very thin, too, but his checkup turned up nothing but 18 years of wear and tear. We'll pray that the same is true for pretty Vita. Keep the faythe.

[Freedom]

Received the lab results, mostly everything looks like the infections we found are the cause of the weight loss. With a sore tooth and an ear infection making swallowing hurt, she wasn't eating well. We are redoing the thyroid test to clarify that one, as it was so close to borderline.

So she is one the mend, with her antibiotics and ear drops.

Thank you all!

[Randi]

It's quite common that older cats lose weight - it's mostly muscles. Fister is getting smaller too. I hope Vita will feel better after having antibiotics and ear drops for a little while.

Give her some kisses and headbumpies from us, please!