They did check it and it was fine. --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Sharyl <cline...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Sharyl <cline...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:05 PM > Amy did they check Wolfie's potassium > level? Low K can cause back leg weakness. > Sharyl > > --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > From: Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 10:22 PM > > Just wondering what sort of > > experience people have had with leuk positive cats > getting > > weak in the back legs. My cat, Wolfie, is 8 and has > > been positive since we rescued him 6 years ago. > He's > > been pretty healthy other than the last year or so. > > Last September he was diagnosed with non-regenerative > anemia > > but has been fairly stable since then. I recently > took > > him to the vet as I noticed he was getting weak in his > hind > > legs, walking differently and avoiding putting weight > on > > them for long periods of time. His HCT is down, WBC > > and RBC are a bit lower than usual. Chemistry looks > > ok. > > > > I've had 9 cats die from this disease and only ever > saw one > > with leg issues. She woke up one morning and had > lost > > all use of her back legs, no warning. This is > > different from that situation and just wondering what > could > > be going on. We did an ultrasound today. No sign > > of lymphoma or anything pressing on the spine. No > real > > loss of muscle mass on physical exam. We are > putting > > him on doxy/pred in case hemobart is causing the > > anemia. The specialist at Cornell mentioned it > could > > be something with the leukemia affecting the muscle > or > > nerves directly but she couldn't find any literature > on > > this. I told her I'd post here and see if anybody > has > > had a similar experience or has anything to add on > what > > could be going on. > > > > Thanks > > Amy > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
