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Greetings! Found this site and hoping to gain some insights and hear about experiences of others whose cats have dealt with hypercalcemia. My boy is just over 2 years old and has been healthy until a little over 2 months ago when his eating habits changed. He stopped eating foods that he normally scarfed down and experienced rapid weight loss of about 2 pounds over a months time. He had two instances of vomiting a couple of weeks apart but otherwise had been himself. Had him checked out by our vet and his bloodwork showed a slightly elevated calcium level. She suggested an ionized calcium test and those results showed what the vet called “mildly elevated” ionized calcium levels (1.39). Bet has referred us to an internist.
One of the foods Big Cat stopped eating was a dry weight loss food. He wasn’t symptomatic when he stopped eating it but he turned his nose up at it when we opened a new bag. I’m curious if the reduced fiber in his diet that he was getting with that food is contributing to the hypercalcemia.
I’d appreciate any experiences you can share and what we should expect next. I am a little concerned and nervous about how much it may cost and what tests will be needed to determine the cause of his hypercalcemia so if you can share that so I know what to expect I would be especially grateful. Thanks in advance!
One of the foods Big Cat stopped eating was a dry weight loss food. He wasn’t symptomatic when he stopped eating it but he turned his nose up at it when we opened a new bag. I’m curious if the reduced fiber in his diet that he was getting with that food is contributing to the hypercalcemia.
I’d appreciate any experiences you can share and what we should expect next. I am a little concerned and nervous about how much it may cost and what tests will be needed to determine the cause of his hypercalcemia so if you can share that so I know what to expect I would be especially grateful. Thanks in advance!