We've had multiple cats in our house for all of the 20 years that we've lived in our home. Most times the cats get older, they lose a *great* deal of weight, though they otherwise don't show any health issues. This seems to happen about the time they hit 10 years old or so.
It is happening now with our siamese-mix Yoda; he's always been a rather lean cat, but these days he is really bony!! We took him to the vet a few months ago, they did bloodwork which all came back clean, and the vet said he appears to be healthy as far as he can tell. We've checked for fleas and worms, both are negative.
And in truth, he doesn't appear to have any actual issues or anything, has plenty of energy and still chases the other cats all over the house!! But he's soooo thin and bony...
He gets combination of soft and dry food; the dry food is all Hill's C/D (because other cats have had urinary issues). I've monitored his litterbox use, his stools look normal and he urinates freely. He also drinks alot of water.
Is this just a normal effect of aging?? It sure worries us...
It is happening now with our siamese-mix Yoda; he's always been a rather lean cat, but these days he is really bony!! We took him to the vet a few months ago, they did bloodwork which all came back clean, and the vet said he appears to be healthy as far as he can tell. We've checked for fleas and worms, both are negative.
And in truth, he doesn't appear to have any actual issues or anything, has plenty of energy and still chases the other cats all over the house!! But he's soooo thin and bony...
He gets combination of soft and dry food; the dry food is all Hill's C/D (because other cats have had urinary issues). I've monitored his litterbox use, his stools look normal and he urinates freely. He also drinks alot of water.
Is this just a normal effect of aging?? It sure worries us...