I am not sure what the differences are -- but when I rescued a feral kitty, Lilly, she was apparently hit by a car or something and her spinal cord was completely cut into 2 -- and therefore her entire bottom part of the body was completely parlayed -- not just legs.. but a whole thing. and they told me that she would not be able to function (like going to bathroom) at all soon and it will be a matter of time because all of toxins will build up and kill her --and had to euthanize her because they would not let me take her home and it was one of the saddest day of my life..
But I feel that this is a different situation, right? Though she might not be able to walk, her organ still functions, right? I don't want to minimize the problem by any means, is it possible that she can use a cart on her hind leg to functions? I once saw a kitty at the emergency clinic where her both legs were completely amputated (did not know why) and the owner was going to take care of her for the rest of her life --- and I also know someone who take care of a kitty whose legs were paralyzed and even with the handicap, he is a happy little cat and adjusted well. And I am not sure that as you vet said, if euthanizing her automatically is a humane thing to do here --- I won't be able to do unless her organ is completely going to shut down because of her entire body is shutting down ---- if just legs, I won't be able to give up to let her go -- how about acupuncture or surgery? I had two dogs who completely got paralyzed due to a disk problem and a blood clot on his disk (two different problems) and with timely surgery and follow up acupuncture therapy, they are both recovered and running and walking normally now. Is this something that can be considered for your kitty ? Did the take the X tray to confirm the injury of spine? Love. Hideyo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amy Wilkins Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 5:10 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Kitty with sudden rear leg problems - Please add Pixie to the CLS 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
