- Joined
- May 10, 2008
- Messages
- 43
- Purraise
- 10
We found a cat 10 days ago in the garden at work and she seemed to be paralyzed so we took her straight to the vet and we are now faced with a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis. Apparently it is very rare in cats and our vet has never seen it before, he has been in contact with the local veterinary faculty but they have also not come across it in a cat before so any experience anyone else has would be greatly appreciated. She's being treated with cortisone 5mg once a day and she can now take a few steps at a time (huge improvement from day 1 when she was unable to even move her head). Her appetite is great, we're keeping her clean and warm and fed but she's still the tiny 4 pound cat she was the day we found her. There is not an ounce of anything covering her bones but skin and I'm terrified I'm going to hurt her whenever I have to clean her and of course I also have to keep our 12 pound male cat Mack and Nadia the 65 pound Huskamute away from her which is not going down well with them! She only came home from the vets yesterday (the vet believes she will make more progress at home with one to one care than stuck in a cage in a very busy clinic) and it wasn't until I had to give her a wash that I realized she was still so very skinny - she's a fluffy cat so it's not that obvious until she's wet.. She seems to have control of her bladder and bowels and gets a little restless before she pees or poos but is unable to use a litter box as taking even 2-3 steps exhausts her. Any recommendations on how to deal with keeping her clean and comfortable? Does anyone have any experience with MG in a cat?