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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2003Lymphosarcoma?
I don't know if anyone has noted the couple of posts where I have mentioned Laurel... About 2 weeks ago, one of my 12 years old kitties was limping on one back leg. I suspected maybe she had hurt herself jumping off a chair or some such, so just kept an eye on her. 2 days later, she did not come out for the nightly canned feeding which is when I do a health check on all the cats. I found her laying under the dining room table so picked her up and put her in front of the food pan, and she stumbled off and hid under the futon couch. :-( It looked like neither of her back legs was working very well. I took her to the vet the next morning and she was not sure what was wrong, so took some x-rays to rule out a disk problem. Nothing showed up so she warned me of a possible spinal tumor. Laurel spent nearly 2 weeks at the vets. She tried treating her with Prednisone with limited results. At least I had a a heads up that I might lose her as not only were the back legs affected, but after a few days it was obvious that Laurel's bowels were also being affected. I was going to bring her home today and set up a large crate for her, but Dr. House called with bad news. Over the last 2 days, Laurel really took a turn for the worse and had dropped an entire pound in weight over only 2 days and was beginning to lose the use of her front legs as well... Dr. House strongly suspected Lymphosarcoma, a cancer in cats that attacks the spine. I went there this morning to love on her and say goodbye, and she looked awful. The look in her hollow eyes said, mommy I'm scared, and I hurt. We put her down... Even with as many as I have, I lose a piece of my heart for each one that passes and since over 2/3 of my babies are over 10 years old, the next few years are going to be hell...... <sigh> Goodbye Laurel! :-( Katra >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< Katra@centurytel.net >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=katra > I don't know if anyone has noted the couple of posts where I have > mentioned Laurel... [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Katra Oh I'm very very sorry to hear this :( Karen I did a search at Cornell Consultant and got this: Weakness of one hindlimb, paresis paralysis rear leg 33 Possible Diagnoses o Acute polyradiculoneuritis, idiopathic polyneuropathy, coonhound paralysis o Aortic, iliac, femoral thrombosis, embolism, thromboembolism o Chronic degenerative myelopathy, radiculomyelopathy, in dogs and cats o Chronic relapsing polyneuritis, polyneuropathy, in dogs and cats o Cryptococcosis in dogs and cats- zoonosis o Disuse atrophy o Electrical injury, electrocution o Feline polymyositis-polymyopathy o Femoral nerve paresis, paralysis o Fibrotic and ossifying myopathy in horses, dogs, and cats o Gastrocnemius and digital flexor rupture or avulsion o Intervertebral disk (disc) disease in dogs and cats o Ischemic myelopathy, fibrocartilaginous spinal emboli in dogs and cats o Lumbosacral plexus trauma, avulsion o Melioidosis, burkholderia pseudomallei- exotic-zoonosis o Mycobacterial neuritis in cats (this includes tetanus) o Nocardiosis in dogs, cats and horses o Obturator nerve paresis, paralysis o Organophosphate or carbamate toxicity o Paraneoplastic polyneuropathy in dogs and cats o Prostatic neoplasia in dogs and cats, prostate cancer o Pseudorabies, aujeszky's disease, suid herpesvirus 1 in species other than pigs o Rabies- zoonosis o Sciatic, ischiatic, nerve paresis, paralysis o Solitary or multiple cartilagenous exostosis, osteochondromatosis in dogs and cats o Spinal cysts o Spinal, vertebral, cord, neoplasia, hamartoma o Tick paralysis, toxicity- zoonosis o Toxoplasmosis in cats- zoonosis o Tuberculosis in dogs and cats, canine, feline mycobacterium infection- zoonosis o Vertebral column, spinal cord, malformation o Vertebral disease, myelodysplasia, of manx cats o Vertebral, spinal, abscess, granuloma, osteomyelitis, foreign body, physitis, discospondylitis Adding the symptoms that appeared later, got this: Weakness of one hindlimb, paresis paralysis rear leg Tetraparesis, weakness, paralysis all four limbs Paraparesis, weakness, paralysis both hind limbs o Acute polyradiculoneuritis, idiopathic polyneuropathy, coonhound paralysis o Chronic degenerative myelopathy, radiculomyelopathy, in dogs and cats o Chronic relapsing polyneuritis, polyneuropathy, in dogs and cats o Cryptococcosis in dogs and cats- zoonosis o Feline polymyositis-polymyopathy o Intervertebral disk (disc) disease in dogs and cats o Ischemic myelopathy, fibrocartilaginous spinal emboli in dogs and cats o Organophosphate or carbamate toxicity o Paraneoplastic polyneuropathy in dogs and cats o Pseudorabies, aujeszky's disease, suid herpesvirus 1 in species other than pigs o Rabies- zoonosis o Solitary or multiple cartilagenous exostosis, osteochondromatosis in dogs and cats o Spinal cysts o Spinal, vertebral, cord, neoplasia, hamartoma o Tick paralysis, toxicity- zoonosis o Toxoplasmosis in cats- zoonosis o Vertebral column, spinal cord, malformation o Vertebral, spinal, abscess, granuloma, osteomyelitis, foreign body, physitis, discospondylitis A vet looking at this list could rule out many of them because of the progressiveness of the symptoms. Wish you & your kitty luck! > A vet looking at this list could rule out many of them because of the > progressiveness of the symptoms. Wish you & your kitty luck! I don't think Katra's kitty needs luck where she is now, free of pain and physical problems... Katra, however, probably needs sympathy more than luck. (She's got mine.) Do you have the link to the Cornell Consultant site? Sounds very useful. -Alison in OH > I don't think Katra's kitty needs luck where she is now, free of pain > and physical problems... Did she post that her kitty had died? If she did I apologise, I haven´t seen the post. It´s still not available to me. So sorry to hear that. > Do you have the link to the Cornell Consultant site? Sounds very useful. > > -Alison in OH It´s at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp > > I don't think Katra's kitty needs luck where she is now, free of pain > > and physical problems... > > Did she post that her kitty had died? If she did I apologise, I > haven´t seen the post. It´s still not available to me. So sorry to > hear that. That's ok... I did not say that she had died, I said that we had put her down.... Same same, but I guess you missed that part. I DO appreciate the help and the link! I can pass it on to Dr. House who is really good about using the internet for resarch. She found the info. that she needed to treat Jasper for his Hyperthyroidism. I am happy to report that "kissy tom" is doing well and maintaining his weight now. :-) Jasper loves to love bite my nose and chin. Unfortunately, he is also a drooler so his kisses are pretty wet. :-P I adore him.... K. > > Do you have the link to the Cornell Consultant site? Sounds very useful. > > > > -Alison in OH > > It´s at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp > > A vet looking at this list could rule out many of them because of the > > progressiveness of the symptoms. Wish you & your kitty luck! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -Alison in OH Thanks Alison.... Katra My heart goes out to you. Whether or not to PTS is always a tough decision, no matter how bad things are, it's heart-wrenching. Laurel is on the other side of the bridge, free of pain and waiting to see you again.  Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net Check out www.snittens.com > I don't know if anyone has noted the couple of posts where I have > mentioned Laurel... [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry > http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=katra << Goodbye Laurel! :-( Katra >> I'm very sorry about Laurel, Katra. I'm sure she had a wonderful life with you. 12 isn't really all that old so it's very unfortunate. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace >I don't know if anyone has noted the couple of posts where I have >mentioned Laurel... [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > >Katra My sincere sympathy in the loss of your little one. It is scary how fast things can happen. MLB > My sincere sympathy in the loss of your little one. It is scary how > fast things can happen. MLB Thanks... Yeah it IS scary about the speed of cancer! In cats or humans. My Aunt died of uterine cancer only 3 months after diagnosis, (it was a very virulent one) and I recently lost a good freind and co-worker to colon cancer. It had moved to his liver by the time they found it. He was dead in 2 months. :-( God-awful disease. I wish we could fine a cure. K. |
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