One of my cats has a host of issues that have so far confounded vets so I thought I'd make a post here in case anyone has had a similar experience.
He's a 3 year old Bengal. History of urinary crystals which resulted in PU surgery after several blockages - no blockages or crystals since then (has had two urine analyses). Bloodwork has always been normal. He had bleeding from tail area (may have been from urethra blockage but also seems to have been from rectum at times - both bright red spotting (urethral) and dark red blood (rectal)) transiently a few times but this has not reoccurred since PU surgery.
The bigger problem is that he occasionally has problems walking, and it seems to first affect his rear legs and then his fore legs as severity increases. This problem waxes and wanes in severity but never goes away fully (at least not any more) to the point where he can no longer jump at all, ever. The condition seems to be progressive with flares; while in a flare, he will often walk with an arched back and lose his appetite. Flares appear to occur more frequently when food is changed or after vet visits, but the baseline problem is always there. It has affected him for two years.
In the most recent flare he has lost coordination in his forelimbs and appears to trip over his front feet. He isn't eating or drinking anything (tried many different foods) and is severely underweight.
What hasn't worked: diet changes, B12 shots, dexamethasone x2 (this may have made him feel a bit better? But hard to tell), gabapentin. Xrays show no abnormalities (masses or injuries). Currently getting infectious disease panel.
Any ideas on what this could be?
He's a 3 year old Bengal. History of urinary crystals which resulted in PU surgery after several blockages - no blockages or crystals since then (has had two urine analyses). Bloodwork has always been normal. He had bleeding from tail area (may have been from urethra blockage but also seems to have been from rectum at times - both bright red spotting (urethral) and dark red blood (rectal)) transiently a few times but this has not reoccurred since PU surgery.
The bigger problem is that he occasionally has problems walking, and it seems to first affect his rear legs and then his fore legs as severity increases. This problem waxes and wanes in severity but never goes away fully (at least not any more) to the point where he can no longer jump at all, ever. The condition seems to be progressive with flares; while in a flare, he will often walk with an arched back and lose his appetite. Flares appear to occur more frequently when food is changed or after vet visits, but the baseline problem is always there. It has affected him for two years.
In the most recent flare he has lost coordination in his forelimbs and appears to trip over his front feet. He isn't eating or drinking anything (tried many different foods) and is severely underweight.
What hasn't worked: diet changes, B12 shots, dexamethasone x2 (this may have made him feel a bit better? But hard to tell), gabapentin. Xrays show no abnormalities (masses or injuries). Currently getting infectious disease panel.
Any ideas on what this could be?
