4/5 months ago my cat was diagnosed with a overactive thyroid, had him at the vet last week they've up his meds for the thyroid, & he's lost loads of weight, they also said he's got a lump on his tummy, but it could consipation, but could be a tumour really worried cause he's nearly 16, & into the bargin he's not eating very well.

Does any have any ideas what I could give him for his consipation.

I would speak to your vet asap x

If my dog is bunged up, I usually give her some salmon oil to help things along a bit.

Hope it's not too serious

I've got appointment for Thursday cause he wants to check the lump, I'm just hoping it's not a tumour, he doesn't seem to be in any pain but he's very sleepy.

I have a very poorly dog & he has blood test results later today. I'm hoping all will be OK with him & he won't need to be admitted or that its nothing serious & appreciate how stressed you must be feeling!

There's lots of reasons why your cat may be unwell & while the thought of a tumour is frightening, Can I offer you a story about a cat I know who was diagnosed 3 years ago with a stomach tumour? it is a good story I promise. He was 13 at the time of diagnosis & the tumour was large yet 3 years on he's still here & as well as a 16-year-old cat can be. The tumour is still there, but it now growing very slowly & apart from occasional vomiting there are no other symptoms troubling him.

I hope you get some answers today & they're good answers.

Naturally, you should give the vet a chance to try any anti-constipation drugs they could suggest, but if that does not work, you may need to have operations.

However, is it really fair to put the cat through the trauma for an operation, which may only hasten the inevitable anyway?

I know you love the cat, but if it need operations, it might be kinder to simply put it to sleep. My wife is an avid cat lover and hates to put an animal to sleep, but she knows when it is the right thing to do.

When we are faced with similar, my wife spends a few days with him/her and shows how much she loves him - pampers it with best food, and then "says goodbye"? (I am the one who has to take him to the vet of course).

Please do not criticise me for stating the above - I also love my cats, but we sometimes let our personal feelings deny reality.

Hi thanks for all comments everyone.
Well went to the vet this morning & they said it is a tumour on his tummy sadly, they said they could give him steroids or chemo, but at the end of day it wouldn't cure the tumour, but just stop it getting any worse, he could live for another couple of years but then again it could be just be a couple of months cause he's lost so much weight, they said he's lost 10% of his body weight.

So me & hubby are totally heart broken we've had him since he was 3 & he's now nearly 16, the vets giving us a phone next week to see what we want to do.

Ps does anyone know of any cat treat biscuits that are hollow in the middle because I'm struggling to give him his thyroid tablet, the vet said some of his clients use them but he can't remember the name of them.

They are called pill pockets. I haven't tried them with my cat yet as any pill wrapped in deli meats gets eaten but I was going to try as getting a pill down my cat is a work of art.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Greenies-Fel.../dp/B001FSJCPK

My cat may have a liver tumour. She'd been off her food for ages and the vets finally decided to investigate properly (that's another story). She had an ultrasound before Xmas and the vets couldn't decide if it was a tumour or if it was an area of liver that was malfunctioning. She had steroid pills- easy to get into her, but the most foul smelling antibiotics. They reckoned no cats would eat them in their food. Fortunately, wafer thin sliced meat from the deli counter at the supermarket gets them down her but I have to change the variety quite ofter (beef, chopped pork, roast chicken and repeat). Maybe you could try that?

My vets said that chemo was an option, but given that she's 13-15 years old, hates vets and is a rubbish patient i don't think it would be fair on her if it is actually a tumour.

Hope this helps and that Puss is feeling a bit more comfortable.

Depending on much you rate your vet, I would get a second opinion from an animal hospital. I know when my cat got cancer, I got different advice from different levels of veterinary surgeons.

I know this is a cliche answer, but my wife always gets a new kitten after we have put one to sleep as she always says the old cat knows it has been loved and would expect you to carry on loving another pet as well as you have for the one gone to sleep. She turns a negative into a positive and it helps her (and she is a very sensitive person).

I'm absolutely gutted my cat passed away this afternoon

Very sorry to hear this. Same sort of thing happened to me with cancer and my cat, its hard I know.

Sorry to hear this. We lost our lovely cat last year. He had an over active thyroid which lead to hear disease and a blood clot. He fought hard to survive but the odds were against him.

It sounds like your cat had a wonderful life with you. It's so hard to see them go. We have photos up of our cat, he really was like a person and a member of our family.