Tumour in spinal cord

Dear vets… My cat has tumours in her spinal cord found on mri images attached and is getting progressively worse with her mobility and incontinence. She drags her bottom and back legs across the floor. If stabilised to help to stand she can stand until she looses balance but can rarely regain her balance. My vet has stated it’s inoperable. I am wondering if that looks to be the case from the mri images and or any suggestions to help her mobility or incontinence issues. would Accupuncture possibly assist her to regain some movement? Any other suggestions? She is on steroid tablets x 3 a day and we have previously tried solensia injections but they don’t seem to help anymore. thanks 

Hello - it is important to state that we do not offer a diagnostic or prognostic service and that if a vet has reviewed your own pets' case, performed a neurological examination and an MRI, then their personal opinion on that situation will be better and more accurate than anything we can give you over the internet, with our limited history.  If the vet doesn't know about acupuncture and does not offer it, then they in turn can consult the ABVA (Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists) to find out what is possible;  I find them to be a scientifically-based organisation offering good, pragmatic advice.  My own understanding is that acupuncture cannot be expected to shift a blockage or remove pressure enroaching on the spinal cord from a tumour; it is not a miracle cure.  However, in some cases then it may be a helpful tool (with side-effects and risks and the potenetial for positive effects in some cases, just like any drug.  I have known it to significiantly reduce pain in some spinal cases and to help spinal cords to recover from trauma.  However, in this case you tell me that there may be a tumour putting increasing pressure on the spine - so it is possible that the increasing pressure in that area may prove to dwarf or negate any benefits offered by acupuncture.  Your vet ought to research this option for you.

Rewritten here for clarity:  Hello - it is important to state that we do not offer a diagnostic or prognostic service and that if a vet has reviewed your own pets' case, performed a neurological examination and an MRI, then their personal opinion on that situation is likely to be more specific and more accurate than anything we can give you over the internet, with a limited history.  If the vet doesn't know about acupuncture and does not offer it, then they in turn can consult the ABVA (Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists) to find out what is possible;  I find them to be a scientifically-based organisation offering good, pragmatic advice.  My own understanding is that acupuncture cannot be expected to shift a blockage or remove pressure enroaching on the spinal cord from a tumour; it is not a miracle cure.  I know that in some cases then it may be a helpful tool (with side-effects and risks and the potenetial for positive effects in some cases, just like any drug).  I have known it to significiantly reduce pain in some spinal cases, for example, and to help spinal cords to recover from trauma.  In this case you tell me that there is compression caused by a tumour and, while acupuncutre may help to control spinal symptoms, it will not get rid of a tumour.