Re: [Felvtalk] Stanley and Muscular Atrophy
hi Diane, It would depend on what his potassium level is. When Fred had muscle wasting it was because of his low potassium, he was CRF and that is a known cause of low potassium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Stanley and Muscular Atrophy
This is good to know. Thank-you, Belinda. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:24 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stanley and Muscular Atrophy hi Diane, It would depend on what his potassium level is. When Fred had muscle wasting it was because of his low potassium, he was CRF and that is a known cause of low potassium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
Demodex mite is a possibility. Is he real itchy? The clumps and itching are what Coco had. It's hard to find the mites as they are very small. They can apparently live on the animal and if their immune system is compromised the mite can start affecting them. Coco was on steroids and that shut down her immune system and then we had the mite problem. She had to have lyme baths. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
Ps important to get your boy in soon - esp if you have other animals. I had to have all my cats dipped. L -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
My Gray Kitty has had some hair loss too, however, his is due to his Prednisolone. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: Demodex mite is a possibility. Is he real itchy? The clumps and itching are what Coco had. It's hard to find the mites as they are very small. They can apparently live on the animal and if their immune system is compromised the mite can start affecting them. Coco was on steroids and that shut down her immune system and then we had the mite problem. She had to have lyme baths. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
He doesn't seem to be overly itchy. It actually doesn't seem to bother him at all. How would he have gotten mites? All my cats are indoors. I've had him for over a year now and he was much sicker when I first got him. He seems to be healthy now. I was also watching him play last night and it appears his brother likes to bop him on the head. Could that be it? -- Message: 15 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:45 -0800 From: Hotmail Junk cstet...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: blu0-smtp12be4dc51c49c6454a22d1c1...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes My Gray Kitty has had some hair loss too, however, his is due to his Prednisolone. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: Demodex mite is a possibility. Is he real itchy? The clumps and itching are what Coco had. It's hard to find the mites as they are very small. They can apparently live on the animal and if their immune system is compromised the mite can start affecting them. Coco was on steroids and that shut down her immune system and then we had the mite problem. She had to have lyme baths. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
I had an indoor kitty turn up with demodex, though I can't say I really noticed she was overly itchy, I thought it was rinworm at first since I do resuce and had been dealing with that. I took her to the vet who thought it was allergies then had one last thought to do a skin scraping and found one mite. Now, I really don't know if that may be what this is--could, I am sure, be a number of things as skin issues can be so hard to pinpoint. And, ringworm can look like anything just fyi but hopefully it isn't that. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Carol Tsai Begnoche cat...@vt.edu wrote: He doesn't seem to be overly itchy. It actually doesn't seem to bother him at all. How would he have gotten mites? All my cats are indoors. I've had him for over a year now and he was much sicker when I first got him. He seems to be healthy now. I was also watching him play last night and it appears his brother likes to bop him on the head. Could that be it? -- Message: 15 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:45 -0800 From: Hotmail Junk cstet...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: blu0-smtp12be4dc51c49c6454a22d1c1...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes My Gray Kitty has had some hair loss too, however, his is due to his Prednisolone. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: Demodex mite is a possibility. Is he real itchy? The clumps and itching are what Coco had. It's hard to find the mites as they are very small. They can apparently live on the animal and if their immune system is compromised the mite can start affecting them. Coco was on steroids and that shut down her immune system and then we had the mite problem. She had to have lyme baths. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Stanley and Muscular Atrophy
My sister's cat, Alex, is diabetic and also had muscle atrophy. It got so bad that he was dragging one of his back legs around, and when he went up the stairs, you'd know it without being there by the sound of the flop as he climbed a step. My parents took Alex off of my sister's hands. She has three other cats and a busy Corgi, and Alex, being the eldest, just wasn't doing well. My dad really worked hard to get Alexander's blood sugar up and to get him regular potassium. After about five or six months of treatment, Alex is a new cat. He can jump and climb again, and he's much more confident in general. On Feb 22, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Diane Tyler wrote: Hello everyone, I've been watching this for over a year, but this is the first time I'm contacting you-all. I rescued Stanley (and two of his dumped buddies) about a year and a half ago and, unfortunately, he was diagnosed with FeLV. All the cats were estimated to be about a year old at that time. Late last summer Stanley went through six weeks of LTCI treatment. He has also always been in excellent, robust health since I found him and fattened him up. This past weekend we noticed that he wasn't his usual self and he couldn't jump up on anyone's lap without a lot of trouble so he went to the vet's this morning. The vet said he has muscular atrophy in his hind legs. We did an X-ray which showed no signs of tumors and his white blood cell count was normal. I also noticed his eyes don't look right. I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen these symptoms and how they dealt with them? I want to make him as comfortable as I can because he probably won't be regenerating any muscles. We're also thinking of continuing with more LTCI injections. Thanks for any help anyone has. Diane -- Diane Tyler Spenser's Legacy Animal Rescue www.SpensersLegacy.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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
Coco was strictly indoor, too. Demodex is VERY ITCHY. Can you see if there is an injury? wondering about an abscess..? -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:27 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss I had an indoor kitty turn up with demodex, though I can't say I really noticed she was overly itchy, I thought it was rinworm at first since I do resuce and had been dealing with that. I took her to the vet who thought it was allergies then had one last thought to do a skin scraping and found one mite. Now, I really don't know if that may be what this is--could, I am sure, be a number of things as skin issues can be so hard to pinpoint. And, ringworm can look like anything just fyi but hopefully it isn't that. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Carol Tsai Begnoche cat...@vt.edu wrote: He doesn't seem to be overly itchy. It actually doesn't seem to bother him at all. How would he have gotten mites? All my cats are indoors. I've had him for over a year now and he was much sicker when I first got him. He seems to be healthy now. I was also watching him play last night and it appears his brother likes to bop him on the head. Could that be it? -- Message: 15 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:45 -0800 From: Hotmail Junk cstet...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: blu0-smtp12be4dc51c49c6454a22d1c1...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes My Gray Kitty has had some hair loss too, however, his is due to his Prednisolone. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: Demodex mite is a possibility. Is he real itchy? The clumps and itching are what Coco had. It's hard to find the mites as they are very small. They can apparently live on the animal and if their immune system is compromised the mite can start affecting them. Coco was on steroids and that shut down her immune system and then we had the mite problem. She had to have lyme baths. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Carol Tsai Begnoche Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss Hi all. My 1 year old FeLV+ male cat has started to have some hair loss on his head and neck. I noticed a bit of a bald spot on his neck a few days ago with a small scratch (he plays rough with his brother). I didn't think anything of it as I thought maybe he just scratched the hair off. Then I noticed that the top of his head had some balding spot. This evening I noticed an entire clump of hair missing on top of his head. I haven't seen him scratch or act any differently. He still lets me pet him. I haven't changed his diet or environment. He seems to be eating normally and drinking too. I'm at a loss. I plan to call my vet and take him in if this doesn't improve in the next couple days. Any ideas on what this could be? ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Hair Loss
I took my cat Gonzo to the vet a couple of days ago for a similar problem. He isn't FeLV+, but my other cat, Kong, is. I had noticed Kong's hair on his ears looks much thinner, but it hasn't spread and doesn't seem to be bothering him. Anyway, the vet didn't seem to know what was wrong with Gonzo, but said he did have ear mites which could lead to fur loss. He gave me Revolution, and I've treated both cats with no trouble. It's too early to tell if it will help, but the medication (it's the type you squirt between their shoulder blades), didn't seem to bother Kong at all. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
