[Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

[Amy]

>    Have they done a T
> Free 4 thyroid test, not the regular one?  Some cats
> will be normal on the standard test but actually be early
> hyper-t, my Fred was.  We only tested with a T Free 4
> because he had a nodule on his thyroid my vet felt had
> gotten bigger so we did both tests, the T4 was normal, the T
> Free 4 was high, barely but it was.  My Fred presented
> with being ravenous, if I got up he jumped up and followed
> me just in case I was heading to the kitchen to feed him, he
> also would howl.  He ate a lot and didn't gain any
> weight, I don't think he lost any but as much as he ate, he
> should have been huge and he was only 10 pounds, his normal
> weight.

I'm not sure.  They have done the TT4.  I asked about doing the free one since you had mentioned it before and my vet said they do this thyroid panel which is supposed to be best when you don't get the results you might expect from the TT4.  I'm guessing the panel includes the T free 4 but I'll ask.

> Is Wolfie anemic?  If not I don't know why they would
> want to use doxy, do they suspect an infection somewhere?

No, we had discussed that I may have lost Maverick recently due to hemobart.  He was the one that became anemic and crashed quickly.  My vet has done lots of research and doesn't feel he had it but I had asked about whether we should treat Wolfie for it, just in case.  They were living in the same household.

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