Awe Laurie, you're so sweet. I am glad to know you. Hope all is well. Jenny
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Laurieskatz <[email protected]> wrote: > Jenny, thank-you for this very helpful information. We are certainly > fortunate to have you here! > Thanks for the time you took to research this! > Laurie > > "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of > a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to > the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin > Luther King, Jr. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Wolfie and weakness in hind legs > > I did a little research on neurologic disorders in felv cats. I found a > nice article written on 2002 describing about 20 felv cats with neurologic > symptoms and the necropsy reports. Most of the cats did not have any > tumors. Basically what they found was axonal and myelin degeneration (the > neurons and their surrounding sheath were degenerated). The areas that > were > most strongly affected could be seen without a microscope as plagues in the > spinal cord. They stained these cells with a stain that highlights the > presence of a specific felv protein - the cells were filled with it. This > suggests that the virus infects neurons and destroys them. This results in > progressively declining neurologic function. > > Here's the website to the article: > www.drjaymcdonnell.com/refId,26240/refDownload.pml > > Hope this helps. > > Jenny > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
