Coco lost weight, couldn't jump up, her tongue would come out of her mouth and her legs weren't working right. Not FeLV+but she was diagnosed with myonecrosis. A change in food (from dry to canned) reversed her issues. The vets tested for all the usual causes and she was negative so they assumed nutritional. I would dump all the dry (Wellness) into a tupperware container. Vets said that exposed the food to too much air which depleted the food of vitamin D and Selenium and caused muscle death. For what it's worth.... Laurie
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amy Ackerman Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:17 PM To: Felv talk Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hello- new to the list I appreciate everyones concern & thoughts. Looking back at what I've written so far, I can see that I haven't been very clear about what was/is going on with Grrr. I've been a little emotional these last few days! I took him in monday morning because he had been having a very difficult time doing normal cat stuff- jumping, running, etc- saturday night & sunday, and it was getting progressively worse as hours passed. I had consulted with my vet on Sunday about possibly taking him to emergency, but because he was not displaying any very dramatic symptoms of stroke, seizure, obvious distress or pain, we decided to save him the trip and bring him in first thing Monday morning. He had been losing weight, and it seemed likely that his weakness was a symptom of whatever was causing the weight loss- hence the blood tests that led to the leukemia diagnosis. The vet believes it likely that the weakness & instability are a result of a spinal tumor caused by lymphosarcoma, and I believe that yesterday's dramatic neurological symptoms were simply a progression from what had been going on all weekend, exacerbated by the stressful hospitalization & long car rides- he doesn't travel well either. Grrr doesn't do anything easily except look handsome & growl. The cortisol shot was administered as an effort at pain management, to see if it helped him get around easier. Just got him home and he's looking OK- a bit better than yesterday, and he sure seems happy to be home. We have a very long term relationship with this doctor, and do trust him- obviously, mistakes can be made, but I am comfortable with the treatment Grrr has been given and the plans we have discussed for his future. I am, as has been suggested, throwing out the calender- my cat seems happy, if a bit awkward physically, and that makes me happy! Amy _________________________________________________________________ Windows LiveT Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
