Why is my senior cat constantly hungry and only eating wet food?

These are indeed an unusual set of symptoms, thyroid disease and diabetes would be the first suspects for a cat with increasing appetite and weight loss. A specialist ultrasound scan of the abdomen may be worth while to investigate difficulties with food digestion and absorption or even tumours using up the calories

Increased appetite and no weight gain (or even weight loss) could be commonly due to a metabolic/endocrine disorder like diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism. A clinical examination at your local veterinarian is essential to confirm these clinical suspicions and treat appropriately. Blood test will be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

When an senior cat is eating more frequently yet losing weight, this can be a sign of hyperthyroidism. With hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is secreting too much hormone which causes an increase in the pets metabolism and subsequent weight loss. Have your vet check Hopes T4 levels to see if she is hyperthyroid and in need of medication to help stabilize her hormones so that she doesn't continue to waste away. This is easily diagnosed and treated with medication (i.e. Methimazole). Your vet will also want to run baseline bloodwork on your pet to make sure no other disease processes are there.

There are two very common health issues in older cats that are known for causing a sudden increase in appetite like this: hyperthyroidism, and diabetes. I would definitely recommend taking Lucy to the vet for a check-up when you are able to - he/she can do blood work to check for these problems. If she does have one of these illnesses, they are normally very treatable with medication once a diagnosis is made :)

The main suspicion would be hyperthyroidism, he is showing all the symptoms, you need to take him to the vet ASAP in order to have a blood test done that should confirm this, then your vet can start him on a treatment for this condition (fully treatable).

Thank you for using Boop by Petco! It sounds like Dylan should be seen by a vet - his increased thirst, appetite, and urination can be due to several medical conditions or can be behavioral. However, medical conditions need to be ruled out before his issues are attributed to behavior alone. Possible diseases that can cause these signs include a urinary tract infection or blockage, diabetes, or overproduction of thyroid hormone. Bloodwork and a urine test will be able to give your vet some insight on Dylan’s diagnosis. I hope this helps!

My first thought given Hunter's ravenous appetite and subsequent weight loss is that he may have hyperthyroidism. Other possible causes include diabetes (but I would expect a noticeable increase in water consumption), liver disease, or cancer. At the point, I recommend taking Hunter to his vet for an exam and blood testing to get to the bottom of this situation. Hyperthyroidism is typically fairly straightforward to diagnose with blood work and can often be managed relatively easily and inexpensively with medication at home. I hope this helps and that all goes well!

Weight loss as you described in a cat Troy's age is usually due to an overactive thyroid (hyperthryoidism). Other possibilities are diabetes and kidney disease just to name a couple. All three of these are very common and can be easily diagnosed with simple blood testing. I suggest you take Troy to your vet for an exam and some blood testing. If it is thyroid disease causing the issue this can be easily and inexpensively treated with medication. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

These signs are quite commonly found in hyperthyroid cats. If levels are elevated (with mild elevation) they could be falsely decreased by an extra- thyroidal disease. This is a quite common finding and ideally free T4 (T4 is the fraction of thyroid hormone that usually is evaluated) levels together with total T4 should be measured. If you have any chance to do it, I would recommend to upload blood results as a picture on this platform so we can give you more specific answer; otherwise discuss with your veterinarian possibility to measure free T4. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

There are several causes for this and you need to take him to a vet for an exam. 1) he may have bad teeth, gingivitis, excessive tartar, which would keep him from eating properly and can cause him to get skinny due to infection as well as be unable to properly groom himself. 2) he may be hyperthyroid which causes him to lose weight, eat lots, and give him trouble with his heart. A blood test can rule this out. Treatments vary, from tablets/transdermal ointment to irradiation to surgery. 3) he may have kidney disease...a blood test can rule this out as well. Please take him to a vet for an exam and blood work. He will also need to be brushed or combed regularly if he cannot groom himself.