Hello,
I am new here.
First: I'm not looking for veterinary advice; I understand that's a no-no (and should be!).
A couple months ago, my 4 y.o. devon rex suffered a grand mal seizure. It was horrifying, of course; I initially thought he'd had some kind of violent attack and had died. The vet believes he's epileptic, and we're just taking a wait-and-see approach right now. He is not on any medication.
Here's the curious thing. At least a couple times a day, I see him do what I call "his foot-shakey thing." If you've seen a cat with adhesive tape stuck to his paw, it's much like that. Stronger than a twitch, but I could perhaps describe it as a fast, stiff twitch. He sometimes shakes all four paws intermittently like that, or sometimes just two. It alternates. It lasts 8-10 seconds at the most, then he's done. Sometimes he's a bit hyper-alert (looking about quickly, with darting eyes), like he was before the grand mal. But sometimes not.
The vet says it's possible these are tiny, harmless mini-seizures. But she's never seen it before.
So, I'm just so curious: Has anyone else seen or heard of this foot shaking as a manifestation of a mini-seizure in an epileptic cat? Or is my sweet little guy just that different?
Thank you in advance.
I am new here.
First: I'm not looking for veterinary advice; I understand that's a no-no (and should be!).
A couple months ago, my 4 y.o. devon rex suffered a grand mal seizure. It was horrifying, of course; I initially thought he'd had some kind of violent attack and had died. The vet believes he's epileptic, and we're just taking a wait-and-see approach right now. He is not on any medication.
Here's the curious thing. At least a couple times a day, I see him do what I call "his foot-shakey thing." If you've seen a cat with adhesive tape stuck to his paw, it's much like that. Stronger than a twitch, but I could perhaps describe it as a fast, stiff twitch. He sometimes shakes all four paws intermittently like that, or sometimes just two. It alternates. It lasts 8-10 seconds at the most, then he's done. Sometimes he's a bit hyper-alert (looking about quickly, with darting eyes), like he was before the grand mal. But sometimes not.
The vet says it's possible these are tiny, harmless mini-seizures. But she's never seen it before.
So, I'm just so curious: Has anyone else seen or heard of this foot shaking as a manifestation of a mini-seizure in an epileptic cat? Or is my sweet little guy just that different?
Thank you in advance.
