*UPDATE*Brother's Cat At Vets! My Brother's Cat Digit 11 yrs. old Needs PRAYS!

[Moesha]

Excessive drinking and urinating with a healthy appetite and weight loss can be a sign of diabetes. Morgan didn't lose his fur before being diagnosed, but he got dandruff like flakes and his coat was dulled. He also would vomit more often. But the key to me was the drinking and urinating. I wouldn't begin to suggest Digit has diabetes, but a blood test would be a good thing to have done by your vet. A basic exam and blood test shouldn't cost $200. Just be sure to mention all symptoms.

[Catlady711]

$200 for a BASIC vet visit is outrageous. If this is the normal office call pricing I'd be looking for another vet! If that price included vaccinations, lab work, xrays or something then it probably wasn't that bad of a deal.

Apparently the cat has been losing weight for quite a while now, the longer that goes on without the cause being treated the more damage can happen to organs. I'd recommend someone get the cat to the vet, or another vet ASAP.

Drinking lots of water and peeing alot can be something quite serious from diabetes to kindey failures to hyperthyroid. It is not something to sit back and just 'watch', it is something requiring a vet visit as soon as it's noticed. The hair loss may or may not be connected with the weight loss.

Please make the earliest appt. for this cat you can get and allow them to at least run some basic lab tests to determine the problem.

Please keep us posted on what happens. I hope they can help the kitty get back to purrrfect health again.

[Medusa]

[QUOTE=Catlady711]Drinking lots of water and peeing alot can be something quite serious from diabetes to kindey failures to hyperthyroid. It is not something to sit back and just 'watch', it is something requiring a vet visit as soon as it's noticed.

Please make the earliest appt. for this cat you can get and allow them to at least run some basic lab tests to determine the problem.QUOTE]


What she said. Immediately.

[KittyCrazy]

If this were one of my children, they'd be getting an appt. on a rush.....I'd do nothing less for my cats! Please encourage him to get him in ASAP!

[Anikaca77]

Hi All,

Digit is scheduled for this Friday at 11:30 a.m. to be checked out.

I'm hoping it's something simple and all goes well.

Melissa

[Medusa]

I'm hoping it's something simple and all goes well.

We're w/ya on that one. We'll keep the prayers going......

[Anikaca77]

My brother told me it was $110 just for the vet visit. Which I can believe since he lives in a city but it's still pretty high.

This is just for a normal office visit....which is why he is bringing the cat up here to this area. I think if he looked a little harder he might be able to find one out his area but I was more than happy to tell him of my vet since I really trust her with my cats.

My sister and brother are different about their cats than I am with mine. If I noticed something I'd be taking my cat to every different vet possible and he is trying just I don't think as much as I would have but I have to give him credit for trying now.

$200 for a BASIC vet visit is outrageous. If this is the normal office call pricing I'd be looking for another vet! If that price included vaccinations, lab work, xrays or something then it probably wasn't that bad of a deal.

Apparently the cat has been losing weight for quite a while now, the longer that goes on without the cause being treated the more damage can happen to organs. I'd recommend someone get the cat to the vet, or another vet ASAP.

Drinking lots of water and peeing alot can be something quite serious from diabetes to kindey failures to hyperthyroid. It is not something to sit back and just 'watch', it is something requiring a vet visit as soon as it's noticed. The hair loss may or may not be connected with the weight loss.

Please make the earliest appt. for this cat you can get and allow them to at least run some basic lab tests to determine the problem.

Please keep us posted on what happens. I hope they can help the kitty get back to purrrfect health again.

[catmandu]

We Are Praying That Digit Is Not Diabetic , And Then He Would Need Constant Needle And Special Food Which Is Not Inexpensive.
We Are Praying That Digit Will Be All Right.

[Anikaca77]

I hope he's not as well. But I know my brother will do what he can for Digit.

[Catlady711]

Glad to hear the kitty has a vet appointment. Keep us posted as to what the vet says ok?

[Anikaca77]

Well my brother had Digit at the vets on Saturday morning and the vet decided she needed to keep him over the weekend and get him better.

Digit has yellow jodnas (sp?) it's a problem with his liver.

The vet called my sister yesterday (got confused about which # I think to call) and told my sister that he was seeming a little better and that he's now more hydrated so we'll see.

I'm not sure if she is going to running more test but my sister being a PA said that the one level in his liver was very high and usually in people if that number is high means they should start looking for cancer that has spread to the liver.

So I saw Digit this morning (since I took Anika into get her teeth done) and he just seemed very lethargic so I'm hoping he pulls though but he just didn't look good.


Melissa