Why Is My Cat Thin?

Well some dogs or cats can just be thin by nature but if you can see like rib cages or their spine sticking out that is not a good sign. When it comes to cats the #1 thing I think of if one is really thin is Leukemia. They can be born with that. So the best thing to do is take her to the vet and get her leukemia tested.

There is no cure for it. They can treat it so she could maybe live longer with it, but it does eventually kill the cat. But this might not be it so I don't want to get you upset. That is just one of the early signs of leukemia. But she may just need a different kind of food, something with more calories. Or another reason could be worms. Take a stool sample into your vet and have them run it. She might just need a couple pills to deworm her and that's it.

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Thank you. She had worms when she was abandoned as a kitten in front of an animal hasp, they gave her blood tests and also found and cured worms, She is not emancipated, but you can see her shoulder bones and hip bones when she walks, she is long and thin, she is the 6th cat I'm raising, (only have one other one now), and I am used to them rounding out in time, someone suggested she might have also had a tape worm they missed, she said there is no test for this you must catch it in the stool, or by the rectum, if a piece broke off, then it can be treated,,,Vets are so expensive now, but of course , I will take her if this continues, I just wasn't sure, what was normal and what wasn't...again thank you,,,,Daisey

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