For two cats that had the blood clot, it was painful - with the last one, it didn't seem to be. I forgot that our fist cat in the 70s, also had to be euthanized because surgery or any other treatment at the time wasn't readily available. The clot mostly appears in the "y" area, rendering both legs incapable of moving. The paws were very cold in all instances. My vet used blood thinners etc. to dissolve it....cat recuperated for about 2 months, then seemed fine, except for the limp on one side. BTW - those were healthy cats, not FIV/FeLV positive ones. I've never observed FIV+ cats with weak hind legs, and only had one FeLV+ kitten, that started convulsing and had to be euthanized. This is the first time that I've had 2 adult FeLV+ cats, and both seem to be extremely healthy, knock on wood! Natalie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Weakness in hind legs (and nodding/bobbing head) Natalie, I've never had a cat with blood clots on a hind leg but I was under the impression it was very painful. The cat should show signs of being in pain. Also you can check the back paws. Do they feel warm or cold. If there is a blood clot the paw would feel cold. 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, 12:00 PM > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
