http://pixiedust.vox.com/library/posts/tags/aging/page/1/ Let's explore and learn together while having fun! en Vox Mon, 14 May 2007 09:30:10 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss aging http://pixiedust.vox.com/library/post/nobuku-concerns.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Pixie) http://pixiedust.vox.com/library/post/nobuku-concerns.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://pixiedust.vox.com/library/post/nobuku-concerns.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 14 May 2007 09:30:10 -0700 <p>We now have a new concern about our soon-to-be 15 year old cat Nobuku. In 1-1/2 months time he&#39;s lost half a pound, which doesn&#39;t seem like much but is for cats. We do not have him on a diet and his daily food regimen hasn&#39;t changed. All of his blood work came back stellar so the next thing is a possible biopsy if the weight loss continues. </p><p>Meantime, he seems just fine. He is still active and alert though, he doesn&#39;t want to go outside like he used to. The vet says this may be due to partial hearing loss, fear of being unable to run/move fast enough if necessary or his desire to sleep even more. Either way, I no longer carry him outside to make him exercise even though I&#39;m seated outside with him to offer support, if needed.</p><p>It&#39;s rather strange to see my cat growing old and realize that we too are changing in parallel. Some humans may not want to accept our similarities!</p><p><br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251dd02df21900cd9729554f4cd5?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> cat health aging vet