So Tennessee's vet just called, and his lab work show he's just barely into hyper-thyroid territory. So he'll be starting on some low-dose daily meds.
But this could explain why he's seemed hungrier than usual (without putting on weight) and why he's vomiting fairly often lately (just a tiny bit every time). It might also explain the heart issues noted in his exam yesterday.
He's over 17 now, so having some medical issues pop up is not unexpected. He still seems like a happy, contented boy.
@jeridansky Does Tennessee ever get mineral oil?
I'm on my third cat (first one lasted 19 years, second 16 years, third is now four years old). A vet recommended mineral oil for hairball prevention for the first cat. I've continued it with the subsequents, and never have puking.
Veg oil sticks hair to intestinal walls, very bad. Mineral oil drags it all the way out with no greasy butt or soft stool. Ask your vet but I cannot recommend it enough.
@Axomamma His vomiting doesn't seem to be caused by hairballs. But I'll still ask the vet about mineral oil.
Yeah, the two cats I had before Tennessee made it to 18 or 19. And the one before that died three days before her 20th birthday.
(There was also the cat I adopted who was an ex-feral who became an indoor/outdoor cat, vs. the entirely indoor cats my others are. I don't know how old he was when he died.)
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