Feline Neuromuscular Disorders
Neurological abnormalities include a plantigrade stance, progressive paraparesis, muscle atrophy , and patellar hyporeflexia. Ischemic Neuromyopathy: Occurs in cats with cardiomyopathy, subsequent to thrombosis of the caudal aorta or its principal branches.
Degeneration of motor neurons is an inherited disease seen now and then in cats , dogs, cattle, pigs, and goats. Also called spinal muscular atrophy , this disease is characterized by progressive weakness, shaking, muscle loss, and weak reflexes. It usually appears by 2 years of age.
Feline Neuromuscular Diseases
Feline X-linked muscular dystrophy This rare inherited disease, characterised by an absence of dystrophin, dramatic elevations in serum CK, and severe, generalised EMG changes, has been reported in young (<2 yrs) male cats .
In most cats the cause of acquired megaesophagus is unknown; however, the condition has been associated with several systemic neuromuscular disorders, such as myasthenia gravis, botulism, polymyositis, polyradiculoneuritis, tick paralysis, lead toxicosis, feline muscular dystrophy-like conditions, laryngeal paralysis/polyneuropathy complex, and ...
Muscle Atrophy in Cats
This acute feline polymyopathy, resulting from a severe total body potassium depletion, is usually secondary to a reduced potassium intake and increases in the fractional excretion of potassium in urine (due to renal dysfunction). Clinical signs include muscle weakness, cervical ventroflexion, stiff and stilted gait, and muscle pain.
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