What would you like to ask?Is my cat dying??

Question

My 13 year old cat has always been fat but now he is only fat in the belly I can feel his back bone,ribs and hip bones..he still eats and drinks not as much as usual but it is like he isn't getting the nutrition..is it b/c he is old or does he have something else going on?

Answer 1

This may be due to age. Eventually gravity is bound to do this sort of thing to everyone. However, if he acts strange or seems to be in pain, a vet trip would do him well. A friend of mine had a cat with a similar problem and it turned out he had diabetes, which is fairly common in overweight cats and can be lethal without treatment.

Answer 2

One of my cats a long time ago lost a lot of weight REALLY fast and it was because of renal failure.  One of the cats that I have now is a little older and has gone from fat to skinny back to fat without being sick.  That doesn't mean that all cats are like that.  If your cat is losing a lot of weight and you can feel its bones I would probably take him.  A check up wouldn't hurt anything.