Saddle Thrombus - Feline Hind Leg Paralysis

In early August 2008, Candy began to walk with a swagger in his rear legs. Favoring one side then the other. It became progressively worse to the point that by 8/10/2008 he was dragging his hind quarters. He was taken to several vets who ran tests, but could not explain what was wrong with him. I went to Yahoo Answers and typed in feline paralysis back legs in their search engine and did the same at Google and found descriptions of exactly the same symptoms he was exibiting. Caudal aortic thrombus (saddle thrombus) is caused by an underlying congestive heart condition. Pieces of the aging heart tear off and travel through the body. In Candy's case, it was the hind legs that were affected. It's a common disease among older cats, too. Candy is 13 years old and my vet told me that's around 80 years in a human. Other symptoms are blue pads and toes on the rear legs and no pulse (femoral pulse) in the rear legs. The legs will feel cold to the touch because no blood is flowing through them. Today, August 16th, 2008, I will talk to his vet about this and if he does have saddle thrombus, I will have him put down. He's in pain and he won't get better. Treatments include a blood thinner called warfarin, but with Candy's advanced feline leukemia and AIDS also damaging his body, it's kinder to put him to sleep. I will miss him forever. ---- At 9:00 am today (8/16/08), I had Candy put to sleep. He suffers no more. I will miss you for the rest of my life, Candy. I love you.

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