Hi all. I haven't been too active on the board lately but wanted to ask around and see if anybody has had a similar experience. I have (had) 6 leuk or FIV positive kitties and have had several of them for years now. So far I have lost them all a different way it seems. Lymphoma or anemia normally plays a role but this weekend I had a cat that just completely lost the use of her back legs suddenly. I first noticed when I saw her come out of her litter box dragging her legs. It looked like she may have had a seizure or a stroke but I couldn't tell. I watched her for a bit to see if she would regain use of her legs but she didn't. She started to walk a bit but was very wobbly and would fall. I took her to emergency and had a full work up and they said possibly a spinal injury, a disk problem, an infection like meningitis or something, a blood clot (thrombosis) or a tumor pressing on her spine. They gave me pain meds and muscle relaxants and told me if it progressed at all, it was bad news. If it responded to the medication, it was probably just a minor spinal cord trauma. By today, things were much worse and she could barely move. I took her to my regular vet where we ruled out everything except a tumor on the spine. All the lymphoma I have had with leuk positive kitties has been extremely malignant and despite trying chemo, I have always lost the battle with lympho. It was heart breaking to see her dragging herself around when all she wanted to do was play. I had to isolate her from the other cats and she was miserable in a room by herself. She couldn't understand why her legs wouldn't let her run and play. My vet, who has never steered me wrong, agreed the most humane thing to do was to let her go while she still had some dignity. I'm heartbroken as I always am when I lose one but was wondering if anybody has ever had one of their cats experience anything similar. It came on so suddenly and with such force and I never cease to be amazed by how brutal this disease can be. I know Pixie is at peace now but would appreciate hearing if anybody else has experienced anything similar.
Amy Weygandt Woof Wagon www.woofwagon.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
