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A typical pose: chin supported, head elevated, body lax.
Fluffy is a cat with the very rare disease Nemaline Rod Myopathy (NM). This blog is intended to provide information and support to other companions of cats with this disease.
Welcome to A Blog Named Fluffy
This blog is for people who are concerned about a cat suffering from Nemaline Rod Myopathy.
Nemaline Rod Myopathy is a serious, progressive disease. It can shorten your cat's life, but it may not. You have the choice of whether to build your cat's strength and resistance to the ill effects of NM with exercise, diet, and supplements. None of these will effect a cure, but they may help to prolong his or her life.
Even if you are unable to provide these extras, your cat may live a long and happy life. If you do provide them, you may find a strengthening of the bond of affection that normally grows between companions. Far from being a burden, Fluffy is a pleasure to live with, whose calm, laid back (laid way back!) approach to life has taught me a lot about destressing and hanging out.
NM is not a painful disease. If, like I was in the early years, you are feeling afraid and upset, I want to reassure you. You don't need to spend every day fearing for your pal's life. Instead, enjoy today. There may be many, many more days of camaraderie ahead.
Fluffy was treated for ten years by Janice Crook of Mosquito Creek Veterinary Hospital. 604 990 3647.
Nemaline Rod Myopathy is a serious, progressive disease. It can shorten your cat's life, but it may not. You have the choice of whether to build your cat's strength and resistance to the ill effects of NM with exercise, diet, and supplements. None of these will effect a cure, but they may help to prolong his or her life.
Even if you are unable to provide these extras, your cat may live a long and happy life. If you do provide them, you may find a strengthening of the bond of affection that normally grows between companions. Far from being a burden, Fluffy is a pleasure to live with, whose calm, laid back (laid way back!) approach to life has taught me a lot about destressing and hanging out.
NM is not a painful disease. If, like I was in the early years, you are feeling afraid and upset, I want to reassure you. You don't need to spend every day fearing for your pal's life. Instead, enjoy today. There may be many, many more days of camaraderie ahead.
Fluffy was treated for ten years by Janice Crook of Mosquito Creek Veterinary Hospital. 604 990 3647.
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Fluffy at the Vet
A typical pose: chin supported, head elevated, body lax.
Sites Related to NM in Cats, Dogs & Mice: Some Technical, Some General
- Congenital myopathy with abundant nemaline rods in a cat
- Nemaline myopathy in cats
- Nemaline myopathy of cats, Dr. Barry J. Cooper, BVSC, PhD et al
- Congenital myopathy with abundant nemaline rods in a cat, Kube et al.
- Canine and Feline Genetic Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Feline Neuromuscular Disorders: Miscellaneous Inherited Myopathies
- Hereditary Myopathy of Devon Rex Cats, R. Malik et al.
- Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Diseases, G. Diane Shelton DVM, PhD
- Neuromuscular Disorders affecting Young Dogs and Cats (1999), Shelton
- A mutation in {alpha}-tropomyosinslow affects muscle strength, maturation and hypertrophy in a mouse model for nemaline myopathy, Mark A. Corbett et al.
- Chronic myopathy associated with nemaline rods and presumptive hypothyroidism in 8 year old Catahoula Leopard Hound, Drs. Pierre S. Bichsel and Julie Corbett
Sites Related to NM in Humans
- Neuropathology-Muscle Diseases
- Muscular Dystrophy Association: Nemaline Myopathy
- With Aggressive Care, Nemaline Myopathy Often Has Good Prognosis
- The Nemaline Myopathy Support Group: The official encyclopaedia for NM, Uniting families, doctors, support professionals and scientists.
- Clinical course correlates poorly with muscle pathology in nemaline myopathy, RYAN M. M. et al.
- A locus on chromosome 15q for a dominantly inherited nemaline myopathy with core-like lesions, I. M. P. Gommans et al.
- Familial congestive cardiomyopathy with nemaline rods in heart and skeletal muscle, Joan G. Jones and Stephen M. Factor
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