My cat is 13 yrs old and has always had diabetes. It has always been controlled by glipizide pills 10mg 2X daily. About 10 days ago, he showed weakness in his hind legs, lethargy and diminished appetite. I took him to the vet who took a blood test and said he had a urinary tract infection. He gave him a shot of antibiotics that would last 2 weeks. He said I would see improvement within 24 hours.
Then my cat started hobbling. He could barely walk. I took him back to the vet but his adrenaline was so high he walked around the vet's office nervously with no limp. Luckily I showed the dr. a film on my iphone of him hobbling the night before. The vet said he didn't see anything to diagnose from the cat's behavior in the office. So nothing was done.
Then my cat did not have a bowel movement for 5 days. He also was still lethargic, had decreased appetite and had weakness in his back legs. I took him back to the vet (yesterday) and he was given an enema. The vet said there had been impaction of hard, dried stool.
Now that he is not constipated anymore I had hoped he would be ok but he is back to the original problem that I brought to the vet on the first visit: his weakness in his back legs seems worse - he actually appears to be atrophying in his hind area. He can still walk but getting up from a sitting position is difficult for him. He keeps his butt curled under when he walks. He cannot jump onto the bed or the couch. His tail will not raise higher than being parallel with the floor. His tail does not respond to my voice anymore. Sometimes when he's standing, his tail droops striaght down and lays limp on the floor. He has lost 1.5 pounds.
He has always had spasms where some part of his body will spasm slightly. He's had this his whole life and anytime he was not feeling well, the spasms become more pronounced.
I had mentioned methyl-B12 to the vet but he said there really is no evidence that it works. My vet has sent my records to a specialist and I am waiting to hear back. I think my vet thought it was nothing serious but now is reconsidering. I am scared to death I am going to lose my cat. My heart is breaking. I live alone and he is the only pet I have. Any advice would be appreciated. I recently learned how to take his blood glucose level at home and his level was 185, 152, 179 taken over a period of 10 hours.
Then my cat started hobbling. He could barely walk. I took him back to the vet but his adrenaline was so high he walked around the vet's office nervously with no limp. Luckily I showed the dr. a film on my iphone of him hobbling the night before. The vet said he didn't see anything to diagnose from the cat's behavior in the office. So nothing was done.
Then my cat did not have a bowel movement for 5 days. He also was still lethargic, had decreased appetite and had weakness in his back legs. I took him back to the vet (yesterday) and he was given an enema. The vet said there had been impaction of hard, dried stool.
Now that he is not constipated anymore I had hoped he would be ok but he is back to the original problem that I brought to the vet on the first visit: his weakness in his back legs seems worse - he actually appears to be atrophying in his hind area. He can still walk but getting up from a sitting position is difficult for him. He keeps his butt curled under when he walks. He cannot jump onto the bed or the couch. His tail will not raise higher than being parallel with the floor. His tail does not respond to my voice anymore. Sometimes when he's standing, his tail droops striaght down and lays limp on the floor. He has lost 1.5 pounds.
He has always had spasms where some part of his body will spasm slightly. He's had this his whole life and anytime he was not feeling well, the spasms become more pronounced.
I had mentioned methyl-B12 to the vet but he said there really is no evidence that it works. My vet has sent my records to a specialist and I am waiting to hear back. I think my vet thought it was nothing serious but now is reconsidering. I am scared to death I am going to lose my cat. My heart is breaking. I live alone and he is the only pet I have. Any advice would be appreciated. I recently learned how to take his blood glucose level at home and his level was 185, 152, 179 taken over a period of 10 hours.
I switched my vet when I wasn't getting the support I needed...
