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Posted by PHMadameAlto on March 03, 2003 at 21:16:22:
In Reply to: Cat losing weight & staring into space posted by logicalselection on March 03, 2003 at 19:15:30:
Ask your vet to recommend or prescribe a hypo allergenic food and see if the problem continues. You may need to insist on a more thorough exam with a blood work-up and fecal inspection for blood in the stool. If your cat goes outside, try keeping him in for a while. He may be getting into something toxic out there. Look all around your house - get on your hands and knees and look from a cat's prospective and see if there is something that he might be chewing on! I read of one cat who chewed on the plastic coating on an artificial Christmas tree and who became very ill. If the problem is not solved, you will need to find another vet, preferably one who specializes in felines. Good luck to you.
Stop feeding your cat the Meow Mix immediately! Not because there is something generally toxic in it, since your other cats are OK this is probably not an issue. However there seems to be something in there that is disagreeing with your cat. He may have developed a food allergy or an allergy to some chemical or preservative that is in the food. 