Paralysis tail & legs

[catlov3r]

hi. my cat have a 8 month age. 5 month ago he had a problem to move and walk like other cat. i take it to vet but in our country our vets are domestic and not very profession. there is no vet hospital and everything they told me i do. my cat when he was baby  his nutrition was meat. the problem begin 5 month ago when i take cat to bath for washing. after washing cat he falls from his left back leg. and after 1 week his two back leg and his tail become lameness. i take it to vet and vet prescribe prednisolone and vitamin b1 and depo-medrol. for 1 week he feel better and can stand and walk few steps. but after 1 week he become like before. i have some treatment for 3 month with my vet but nothing worked. he can still move his back leg's and his tail.
i hope 1 day he will be fine.
this is an x-ray of cat with portable xray and i'm sorry if it is not clear.
http://www.dvdgq.com/statistics/radiografy.jpg

someone told me my cat have a osteoporosis. is this osteoporosis?
any advice and treatment will be greatly appreciated.
i'm sorry if my english is bad.

[Mrs_Savas]

Oh, one other thing; if the problem is being caused by a kidney issue from the poor diet, you'll have to switch to a low protein food. You'll know this is possibly the case because when you feed your cat a high protein diet, you would get an immediate negative reaction (ie; attack of incontinence and possible paralysis).

I'm sorry if that happens but without testing it's the only way to find out!

[Mrs_Savas]

I discussed this with Savas (my Co-CL) and we came up with the following possibilities;

Scurvy.  If you were feeding your cat raw meat only for an extended period of time, then it's possible your cat suffers from what is essentially scurvy. The damage from this illness can take up to a year to fix (high vitamin concentrates) and some damage may be permanent.

It is possible that there is some bone degradation going on, but it's more likely it is tissue degradation as well. The steroidals your cat was given are used to help cut down on inflammation and swelling, which can give a temporary reprieve.

First; stop bathing your cat. It's possible that the stress from bathing is causing an adrenaline dump that is causing the issue you're having.

There's a write up in the health pages on cat grooming called "Grooming your cat - Less is more". Check it out for more details if needed.

Second; you'll want to give your cat a minimal ingredient, high protein /low carb diet like wellness simple solutions (use a local available equivalent).

This will help cut down on any toxicity issues from foods. Then use a good vitamin supplement, preferably something with glucosamine in it. This will help rebuild tendon/joint strength if that's part of the issue.

I'm suggesting the low ingredient diet just in case stress is causing a sudden excessive overload of toxins into the bloodstream which is causing the paralysis. I'm not saying this is happening, but it's a good diet, so better safe than sorry!

Savas did speculate that your kitty may have actually developed a form of petite mal (seizure) which is set off by stress. This could have come about due to the poor diet early on. A side effect of micro seizures is partial paralysis. But that would require an E.K.G. to test, and probably is going a bit overboard until all other natural attempts are made.

Keep in touch and let us know how things progress!

[catlov3r]

thank you mrs saves or your reply. i tell my cat story briefly to help you for better conclusion.
my cat when he was baby liked raw meat very much and he ate nothing else. i fed him just meat for several weaks. he constipted a lot and he had a several problems
in the abdomen and he showed sometimes signs of pain when pressure is applied to the abdomen when he was baby and he was
unable to move for one week but laxative like parafine was helpful for him. after this painful abdominal happened i changed
a diet to some canned food like ocean fish and tuna, and added multivitamin to his food and kitty was fine for several weeks before the left leg weakness happened.
the abdominal problem still threated my cat but not like before. his abdomen appear bloated from flanks and distended with fluid for some days and cat urinate less and at once he empty all of fluid with urinate from time to time.
Loss of the ability to urinate and defecate began with weakness.

i know it's my fault that do not provide calcium for growth and development and his diet is too high in
phosphorus and too low in calcium and vitamin D, but i don't know what's happen to him after bathe a cat! he always fear when i take him to bath and water spooked him so i taking care for any reaction.
five minutes before bathe he was fine and was playing but after bath his left leg was just hanging there limp and he did not seem to be in any obvious pain and gradually his back and two rear legs became weak.when i put him on the ground his weak back flex from middle Vertebrae like V and back fell on left leg. I am wondering if he herniated a disc in her spine or spinal cord injuries.
i'm limit here and there is no access to vet hospital that they do professional diagnosis. i spent all of my time to help him, because i love him and i will do everything for treatment.

thanks again for your attention.

[Mrs_Savas]

Hi,

Let me do some research and get back to you.  I don't know how much I can help, but I will look into it.

I will be back tomorrow, after I do some reading and ask around to see what I can find out.