Cat losing weight & hair: Can I diagnose a tumor without ultrasound?

Question

My cat is a little over 7 years old and is HIV positive. in the last few months that he has lost a lot of weight and has been balding in some spots. Vet suggested it could be an overactive thyroid. blood test results came back negative and they are now thinking it could be a tumour. He is still grazing all day long. Is there any other way to determine if he has a tumour without getting an ultra sound? I am only 18 and it is going to cost me over $500 for this. Thank you! I want him to get better. Pet's info: Cat | Burmese | Male | neutered

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry Baxter isn't doing well at the moment! Unfortunately evidence of tumors do not always show up on blood work, and the next step is imaging such as x-rays or an ultrasound. Sometimes the tumor has to be visualized with these methods in order to reach a diagnosis. Given that it sounds like your vet has recommended this as the next step, I would follow that recommendation. I hope this helps!

Cat losing weight & hair: Can I diagnose a tumor without ultrasound?

Most Helpful Answer

Related Questions

My cat started having blood in urine about 8 months ago. First diagnosed with uti then urinary stress and after more tests, they think it's a tumor but the vet is not sure because the image doesn't look like a typical tumor. The vet says they can do

Male cat 10yrs old, last year lost half his body weight. Over last month gets bad bouts of very watery mustard yellow v. Smelly diarrhoea. Eats well doesn’t put weight on. Vets said he’d been tested for obvious pancreatic, thyroid and cancer. Any ide

My mom has a cat who is about 14 years old now. She's lost a lot of weight and has an increase in appetite, but if she eats too much, she vomits. Took her to the vet, they did blood work and I just got off the phone with them. Her levels are normal a

Hi My cat has an increased appetite yet seem to lose bit of weight. His thyroid glands are normal. Been checked by the vet. He is active. Normal stool and no vomit. Dewormed recently. My vet reckon that there is some cancer that would actually cause

Hello Dr. My cat has been experiencing significant weight loss, whilist she continues to eat, play, sleep normally. Being worried we took her today to the wet and did some blood tests. Results are attached below. The doctor did a scan of her liver t

Hi I wish to know if the attached xray of my cat shows a tumor in her intestines?

Cat 1.5 years on Amlodipine 1.25mg 1x/d & Felimazole 2.5mg 2x/d. 6mon not eating, drinking more water & lost weight (4.8kg to 4kg in 3mon), got CBC & vet told me cat has anemia (28) likely CKD but when I asked about kidney function said upper normal

My cat hasn't [pooped] in a over week. he has only eaten one day out of that time, and he is hardly drinking any water. He is losing weight very quickly and his breathing is getting raspier. We did take him to the vet, and after blood work the doctor

Hello, i have a 6 year old cat. At one point he would throw up everyday but continued eating and using his box normally so i figured her may have ate too quickly. Recently he lost A LOT of weight and won't eat or drink water. He only gives his food a

My cat is 7 years old. She just had an exam with blood test. They found she had an abcess tooth so they fixed that and her blood test came back normal. She is still getting skinny and her fur is changing. What is wrong?

Related Searches

Share