critters wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:36 am Aww, I'm sorry. I'd hoped she'd do well!

Thank you. Me too

CarolC, I'm reading this with tears streaming down my face. :( Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and kind message. It really means a lot to me. You were able to put into words everything that I am feeling. And I know that it unfortunately, comes with your own personal ...

We had to make the gut wrenching decision of putting Sienna down yesterday evening. I felt the limp was getting worse and could not stand to give it any more time, so we brought her back to the emergency clinic. The neurologist didn't feel there was much of a difference since the last time he examin...

critters wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 8:04 am I didn't think about hydrotherapy, but it's worth a shot. None of mine have ever been very accepting of it, but I made Baby, who had a triple dose of cerebral palsy (cerebellar hypoplasia) do it once in awhile.

Did you take Baby anywhere or did you do it at home?

It may sound surprising, but they do hydrotherapy for cats. You automatically think, "Cats hate water", but surprisingly not all of them do. Hydrotherapy is a gentle way to exercise without having to bear full weight, and without needing good balance. Here are examples. The emergency clin...

Thank you. It's very hard seeing her limp but it's reassuring to know that just because we aren't seeing major improvements each week, that this is normal. I'm trying to stay positive. I also think that because she has been confined for so long (the room is quite large; she just can't jump or use th...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1939-1676.1993.tb01024.x Cats 3 and 6 developed muscular weakness, particularly in the rear legs during treatment cycles 9 and 10. Examination of the sciatic nerve in four cats (cats 1, 2, 4, and 6) showed moderate myelin degeneration (Fig. 5). The ...

They didn't use sedation for her chemotherapy appointments, including the times she received doxorubicin. BUT, and this is the interesting part, they did have to give her a mild sedative (for the first time) at her last appointment because she was being "difficult". We noticed her leg was ...

It looks like after the surgery she was on 150mg gabapentin per day, and now she's on 50mg per day. That is correct. However, she was only on the higher dose for a few days post surgery. She wasn't on any kind of pain medication for weeks before this happened again and was doing well. That's intere...

After surgery, she received Fentanyl 50mcg/ml until she was discharged from the emergency clinic. She was sent home with Gabapentin (50 mg) 3x daily, and Buprenorphine 0.3mg/ml 3 x daily. Her pain meds were only given for a few days as she was quite comfortable after that. She also was (and still is...

Wow! Thank you so much for all of the information and links to the various articles. I also have concerns that this may be lymphosarcoma of the sciatic nerve. However, I also don't understand how that could have been missed during her original workup AND surgery. Or why it got better after the surge...

Hi Critters, Thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely look into getting a splint for her. Right now I have her confined to a room where she can't use stairs or jump on anything. I am torn between balancing muscle loss/weakness vs her injuring herself or hindering any possible nerve regenerati...

Hi CarolC, Thank you for your reply and warm welcome. :) I'm glad you don't mind the really long posts. I'm desperate for help at this point and don't want to leave anything out in case someone might have some advice. The CHOP protocol consists of four rounds of treatment and includes the drugs vinc...

Hi there, I have a almost 17 year old cat who is dealing with left hind leg neuropathy/knuckling and I'm at a loss for what to do. Her case is a complicated one, so please bear with me as I try to provide you with as much information as possible. She was diagnosed with both large cell and small cell...