The vet is baffled, maybe PTers will know

[catmandu]

MICHAEL THE DREAMS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 17, HE HAS NO INTEREST SOME DAYS, NOT EVEN IN CHICKEN WHICH USED TO BE HIS FAVORITE.
IF ITS NOT THOSE THINGS OR HIS TEETH, I AM PUZZLED.
PRAYERS ARE COMING FOR YOUR DADS CAT, THE ONLY THING I COULD SUGGEST IS TRY KITTEN FOOD OR A SOFT PATE FOOD.
THAT WORKS WHEN THE FOUND CATS GO OFF THIER FOOD SOMETIMES

[moosmom]

Mollie Rose, who is 16, has lost alot of weight which I atttribute to her age. She had blood work done back in January and everything was normal.

[jazzcat]

The vet checked her mouth pretty thoroughly and didn't see any problems. From what I could see her teeth and gums look great. Of course there could still be a hidden problem in her mouth so I will watch her closely. She did have an ulcer on her lip last year when I took her in and they gave her an injection which cleared it up immediately. I had changed her food right before that and the vet felt that was the cause. I changed her back at that point and every thing has been fine since.

[Freedom]

Sparkle is 13 and in a similar situation. Eats often, but little each time, and lost quite a bit of weight rather rapidly. Had her in for the full senior blood panel twice in 4 months. Nothing showed up either time, numbers hadn't changed, and she had still lost 4 pounds in 4 months. So I just started adding some canned /wet food for her alone every other day. She hasn't GAINED anything back, but seems to have stopped the dropping weight with every breath!

I was going to suggest teeth / gums, but some one already did and you answered that.

[smokey the elder]

Maybe she needs something like a/d or she just picks at her food. Bosun lost weight when she had bad teeth; once those were taken care of she put it back on. The excessive thirst makes me suspicious; maybe have her retested in a few weeks. (I have both a diabetic and a kidney cat.)