Took Ben back to the Vet yesterday. His bloodwork showed the early stages of hyperthryoidism. It is not advanced enough to cause this much weight loss. He weighed the same as last week (8.7 pounds). She gave him an injection of Devo-Medrol (some type of steroid). We will re-check his weight in two weeks.

She believes he may have intestinal lymphoma but she is not sure.

She warned me that "occasionaly" the steroid can cause diabetes. She also says that he might waste away if I don't do something. She is very concerned about his appetite. It is fine now, but she told me to compare what he eats to my other two cats.

If he gains weight, it is probably IBS. It is treatable.

I asked about ultrasound. She says that it would not be useful.
She also said I could "consider his age" and try to make himn comfortable for the time he has left. Definitely not what I wanted to hear. I plan to be as aggressive in his treatment as possible.

If he keeps losing weight she wants to do exploritory surgery and biopsy several areas.

I'll just have to wait and see how his weight does.

Scott