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
