MY SHADOW WAS ALSO FELV NEGATIVE.
---- Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > For two cats that had the blood clot, it was painful - with the last one, it > didn't seem to be. I forgot that our fist cat in the 70s, also had to be > euthanized because surgery or any other treatment at the time wasn't readily > available. The clot mostly appears in the "y" area, rendering both legs > incapable of moving. The paws were very cold in all instances. My vet > used blood thinners etc. to dissolve it....cat recuperated for about 2 > months, then seemed fine, except for the limp on one side. BTW - those were > healthy cats, not FIV/FeLV positive ones. I've never observed FIV+ cats > with weak hind legs, and only had one FeLV+ kitten, that started convulsing > and had to be euthanized. This is the first time that I've had 2 adult FeLV+ > cats, and both seem to be extremely healthy, knock on wood! Natalie > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:54 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and nodding/bobbing head) > > Natalie, I've never had a cat with blood clots on a hind leg but I was under > the impression it was very painful. The cat should show signs of being in > pain. Also you can check the back paws. Do they feel warm or cold. If > there is a blood clot the paw would feel cold. > Sharyl > > --- On Fri, 6/25/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and nodding/bobbing head) > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 12:00 PM > > Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that > > CoQ10 causes heart clots - on the > > contrary! I questioned the weakness in the hind legs being > > possibly caused > > by a clot. I've had three cats - two were euthanize > > because it happened at > > night or a weekend (emergency clinics), and the third cat > > was treated by my > > vet and survived, although he limps. When I found him > > one morning, he > > wasn't able to use his hind legs at all. Natalie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > > On Behalf Of Sharyl > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:26 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and > > nodding/bobbing head) > > > > Natalie, I give my Pequita 30 mg of CoQ10 every day for her > > heart. She is > > not FeLV+ but does have CRF and a heart murmur. She > > has been getting her > > daily dose for 3 yrs now. CoQ10 is highly recommended > > on the Yahoo Feline > > Heart group. Don't see how it could cause blood > > clots. > > Sharyl > > > > --- On Fri, 6/25/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and > > nodding/bobbing head) > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 10:15 AM > > > Has anyone been giving FIV/FeLV > > > positive cats CoQ10 as a supplement? I get > > > the GNC vegetarian formula because it's powder in > > capsules > > > which can be > > > easily opened and sprinkled on their food (others are > > in > > > oil form, not very > > > easy to use, but can be done by sticking a pin into > > the > > > gelatin capsule and > > > squeezing it out into the food). I use 50mg for 4 cats > > once > > > a day. > > > Could it possibly be a blood clot in the fork of the > > > arteries to hind legs? > > > However, normally that would mean not being able to > > use > > > hind legs at all. > > > Natalie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
