My cat started slowly losing weight about a year ago. I thought it was just because he drank more than usual. Now within the past couple weeks, he is nothing but skin and bones. I gave him a bath and I felt so sorry for him because he is so skinny. He is going to the vet on Monday first thing in the morning. The cost does not bother me but I am so scared I will have to put him down. I have had this cat for about 10 years and have barely spent any time away from him. He eats just fine, both dry and wet food. He drinks fine. He eats treats. He uses the litter box just fine except for the fact that every time he goes now, it is diarrhea. I am bringing both a urine and stool sample into the vet but I was just hoping someone could give me some insight on perhaps a similar situation. I’ve looked up many times on the internet and almost each time it comes to tapeworm or diabetes. Only one mentioned cancer which scared me almost to death. Somebody mentioned kidney failure to me as well. I do not wish to think that what is wrong with him can not be cured so can anybody offer me any advice to what is wrong with him. A different vet a while ago said he couldn’t find anything physically wrong with him but he has gone from about 14lbs to probably 5 or 6 lbs now. He has had his Feline HIV and Leukemia test before he was fixed, both were negative. That was about 8 or 9 years ago though. He is an indoor cat only and isn’t exposed to any other animals except the female cat which I’ve had 1 year less than him. She is fine with no problems. Please someone help me out here.
I am sorry that this question got posted twice. One person was completely rude and their answer was uncalled for. I took my cat to a vet about 8 months ago and he said he could not find anything physically wrong with him. So before you run your mouth and make it seem as though I am a horrible pet owner, I will have you know that I own 2 cats and the other one is just fine. These cats are 2 of the most loved cats around. So before you judge someone, walk in their shoes. My cats are happy and very content. I nurture them both, I made a simple mistake by listening to a vet who simply stated that he found nothing physically wrong with my cat. I should of pushed for tests and I didn’t. That was my mistake and I do admit that. I thank all for the kind words and great hope that you have brought me. I really love my kitty and I know he will be gone someday but I don’t want it to be soon. Thanks again.

My cat started slowly losing weight about a year ago. I thought it was just because he drank more than usual. Now within the past couple weeks, he is nothing but skin and bones. I gave him a bath and I felt so sorry for him because he is so skinny. He is going to the vet on Monday first thing in the morning. The cost does not bother me but I am so scared I will have to put him down. I have had this cat for about 10 years and have barely spent any time away from him. He eats just fine, both dry and wet food. He drinks fine. He eats treats. He uses the litter box just fine except for the fact that every time he goes now, it is diarrhea. I am bringing both a urine and stool sample into the vet but I was just hoping someone could give me some insight on perhaps a similar situation. I’ve looked up many times on the internet and almost each time it comes to tapeworm or diabetes. Only one mentioned cancer which scared me almost to death. Somebody mentioned kidney failure to me as well. I do not wish to think that what is wrong with him can not be cured so can anybody offer me any advice to what is wrong with him. A different vet a while ago said he couldn’t find anything physically wrong with him but he has gone from about 14lbs to probably 5 or 6 lbs now. He has had his Feline HIV and Leukemia test before he was fixed, both were negative. That was about 8 or 9 years ago though. He is an indoor cat only and isn’t exposed to any other animals except the female cat which I’ve had 1 year less than him. She is fine with no problems. Please someone help me out here.
I am sorry that this question got posted twice. One person was completely rude and their answer was uncalled for. I took my cat to a vet about 8 months ago and he said he could not find anything physically wrong with him. So before you run your mouth and make it seem as though I am a horrible pet owner, I will have you know that I own 2 cats and the other one is just fine. These cats are 2 of the most loved cats around. So before you judge someone, walk in their shoes. My cats are happy and very content. I nurture them both, I made a simple mistake by listening to a vet who simply stated that he found nothing physically wrong with my cat. I should of pushed for tests and I didn’t. That was my mistake and I do admit that. I thank all for the kind words and great hope that you have brought me. I really love my kitty and I know he will be gone someday but I don’t want it to be soon. Thanks again.