Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that CoQ10 causes heart clots - on the contrary! I questioned the weakness in the hind legs being possibly caused by a clot. I've had three cats - two were euthanize because it happened at night or a weekend (emergency clinics), and the third cat was treated by my vet and survived, although he limps. When I found him one morning, he wasn't able to use his hind legs at all. Natalie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:26 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and nodding/bobbing head) Natalie, I give my Pequita 30 mg of CoQ10 every day for her heart. She is not FeLV+ but does have CRF and a heart murmur. She has been getting her daily dose for 3 yrs now. CoQ10 is highly recommended on the Yahoo Feline Heart group. Don't see how it could cause blood clots. Sharyl --- On Fri, 6/25/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and nodding/bobbing head) > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 10:15 AM > Has anyone been giving FIV/FeLV > positive cats CoQ10 as a supplement? I get > the GNC vegetarian formula because it's powder in capsules > which can be > easily opened and sprinkled on their food (others are in > oil form, not very > easy to use, but can be done by sticking a pin into the > gelatin capsule and > squeezing it out into the food). I use 50mg for 4 cats once > a day. > Could it possibly be a blood clot in the fork of the > arteries to hind legs? > However, normally that would mean not being able to use > hind legs at all. > Natalie > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Laurieskatz > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:22 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and > nodding/bobbing head) > > Coco's myonecrosis could only be diagnosed by muscle > biopsies sent to Texas > or California (I forget which) - it's a specialized > process. > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Tracy Weese > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:07 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org; > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and > nodding/bobbing head) > > > I, too have a FeLV+ cat that has been extremely healthy for > her entire life > (10+ years) and just recently started limping (favoring her > right hind leg) > and at times I would see her head bob or nod (it appears > involuntary) -- > took her to vet and of course she refused to walk, just > crouched down and > wouldn't move (she is a shy kitty). We ran complete > blood panels to check > for neuropathy, diabetes, etc., and the blood work > indicated she was in > excellent health as usual! But, she keeps limping and > bobbing/nodding. So > I am taking her back now for xrays, and whatever. So > I am particularly > interested in what others have found out -- I will keep > folks posted on what > I find out about Vixen (my cat), too. > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> > >Sent: Jun 24, 2010 11:19 PM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs > > > >Ps Coco was diagnosed with myonecrosis via muscle > biopsy. > >L > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Heather > >Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:09 PM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs > > > >Hind leg weakness seems to come up somewhat frequently > on the CRF group, > >this website has a great index of symptoms & > treatments A-Z, > >http://www.felinecrf.org/symptoms_treatments_index.htm > see W for "weakness > >in back legs" and several things are listed, though I > think most are things > >that would have showed in the > chemistry. We had a feral kitty who was > >paralyzed in her rear legs due to a lesion on her > spine, but sounds like > >you've covered that with the ultrasound (as much as it > can be "covered" > >anyway). Do they think throwing a clot > is a possibility? > > > >I hope you can figure out the cause, others might have > some good input. > > > >Love & good thoughts to Wolfie! > > > >Heather > > > >On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
