Help. My cat is sick: drooling, losing weight, low temp...?

Question

Please provide any diagnosis and possible treatments.

My 7 year old male neutered cat has been under the weather for at least a week now.

He drools (clear, like mucous) a lot. (He use to seem to only drool when happily relaxed around me, but now this is much of the time (when I see him, anyway).)

He seems to have low body temperature (cold feet, arms, legs, ears). He cuddles seemingly to try to keep warm.

I also see some hair loss on the outer side and top areas of his ears.

He is definitely losing weight, but he eats (I see him eat sometimes;still eats treats & jumps on counters to get foods, too).

His hair is still nice, but doesn't look as good....and the fur on the back of his hind legs looks kind of oily/greasy... kind of wet looking, but it isn't. Not sure if my other cats are doing the grooming for him or not.

Other than those symptoms, I am not aware of others. I have not taken his temperature nor other vitals.

Can I help him? Homeopathic remedies?

Answer 1

Well, first of all, you have NO idea what's wrong with him -- so you can;t heal what you don't know.

Secondly -- he Desperately NEEDS a trip to the Vet!!!

Please take him there Immediately!!

Answer 2

Please note: no one can provide a diagnosis/suggest treatment without SEEING the animal. No one on Yahoo Answers can suggest a remedy - to do so would be foolish.

He does need to go to the vet. My SUGGESTION would be hyperthyroidism, but ONLY so far as the eating a lot, losing weight and coat condition goes. This is common in older cats (females more than males tho) and is treatable by meds from the vet. The coldness and drooling are not symptoms of this however.

There's no way around it - whichever way you look at it, your cat needs a vet's help.

Chalice

Answer 3

have you seem him pooh .. the oil and grease onthe hind legs sound s like he has the runs.. Loosing hair and out of sorts .. salvia.. yet still eating .. could be something simple like worms. Have you wormed him recently .. you can get a combination wormer/ defleaer / earmite treatment advocate from the vet it comes as a spot on that you put on the back of his neck. I f you haven't I would try that first .. keep a close eye on him and if he doesn't show signs of improvement get him to the vets.
PDSA will help with any treatment needed and only ask for a donation..
A week is a long time for him to be feeling off sorts. Would you wait that long before going to the doctors..

Answer 4

How about a call to the vet?

If he's sick, there's no homeopatic remedies that will be able to cure him, especially if he's diabetic or hyperthyroid.

I think you should call the doctor now, to see about getting in asap, like tomorrow.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I wouldn't suggest home remedies of any sort at this point: Take him to the vet and find out what's going on.

Good luck.

Answer 7

The first thing u need to do is take him to a vet to see whats wrong or he might have an allergy of something u need to find that out to dont worried this happen to me last summer it wwas just an allergy

Answer 8

This cat needs a vet's help.

Answer 9

Yahoo Answers is NOT the place to be requesting a diagnosis for any illness causing the symptoms you are describing.

Take you cat to a vet ASAP.

Answer 10

could be several things..blood work shows alot of things but other test might be needed to narrow things down depending on what the blood work shows/ dosen't show..keep your cat as comfortable as possable, hydrated and warm. my opinion would be if there any other changes in your cat between now and when your suppost to see the Vet again, seek a 24hr animal clinic a.s.a.p.