Quote Originally Posted by erinnyes View Post
Okay, I just got Woobie's results today from the vet. He told me that everything looked normal and stable, after he did the blood test for kidney and thyroid function. He said Kidney was slightly elevated, but only by one or two points, so very minorly. So after he assured me all that was fine, I'm like "... So why is she pulling her hair out?" I asked if she should be taken in for x-rays now, but my vet said it wasn't necessary. Yet I feel dissatisfied... I have been going to this vet for years and truly trust his judgment, yet I read on this very site the story of someone who's vet said the same thing to them about the same problem, and it turned out it was a larger issue.

So, I guess I'm looking for a little advice? The other vet in town is thorough and very expensive. Should I trust my vet or get the second opinion, potentially to find nothing?

So confused!!
While the other vet may be expensive you've already said he/she is very thorough.
If it was my cat I'd try the other vet for a second opinion, be sure to get the records faxed over there so they don't have to repeat any lab work which will save you a bit of money.

Sometimes you get what you pay for in a vet. Some vets are cheap but they lack the higher tech equipment to find things, and some lack the more up to date information on current heath topics, which may be why they are cheaper.

Since your current vet has given you no information as to why your cat seems scruffy looking, hair loss, weight loss, and did not offer thyroid testing up front without you suggesting it first, I'd strongly want a second opionon if it was me.

While you may trust your vet with other issues you've already expressed doubt on this issue and it may be that your vet simply lacks the experience to deal with this particular issue on this particular cat.

If the second vet costs more and also finds nothing but reassures you as to what is causing the issue being a normal part of aging, wouldn't that extra cost be worth the peace of mind? To me it would.

Good luck.