Kitty Health
One kitty in amazing health despite being 14 years old (perfect liver function, kidney function, and blood sugar levels), vet was impressed.
One kitty with issues. Stiff hind legs, pronounced limp in left foreleg, and loss of over a pound of weight since last March (in a 10 pound cat...that's huge). Blood work came back actually surprisingly good--normal thyroid, normal kidney, normal liver, normal blood cell morphology (this is especially nice because it contraindicates bone cancer), only abnormality is high globulins (6.5 g/dL)--an indicator of inflammation. They gave her a NSAID injection, and she seems to be somewhat more alert and relaxed today, but the limp is still there. Probably going to have to take her back for imaging (xrays, most likely). Also going to be putting her on glucosamine and prednisone (probably for the rest of her life). So, arthritis and something possibly bigger in that front leg. She's definitely showing her 14 years. I *really* hope the pain meds give her her apatite back.
One kitty with issues. Stiff hind legs, pronounced limp in left foreleg, and loss of over a pound of weight since last March (in a 10 pound cat...that's huge). Blood work came back actually surprisingly good--normal thyroid, normal kidney, normal liver, normal blood cell morphology (this is especially nice because it contraindicates bone cancer), only abnormality is high globulins (6.5 g/dL)--an indicator of inflammation. They gave her a NSAID injection, and she seems to be somewhat more alert and relaxed today, but the limp is still there. Probably going to have to take her back for imaging (xrays, most likely). Also going to be putting her on glucosamine and prednisone (probably for the rest of her life). So, arthritis and something possibly bigger in that front leg. She's definitely showing her 14 years. I *really* hope the pain meds give her her apatite back.