We think Zoë had a seizure

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We were laying in bed and Zoë was asleep on my Fiancee when all of a sudden she started to act a bit weird. She somewhat rolled off of my Fiancee as she -Zoë  - lost balance, and then she couldn't properly walk. She seemed to lose all feeling in her right hind leg. She tumbled off the edge of the bed. She bobbed her head a bit back and forth and I could see a bit of a flicker of light in her eyes which I think was the light bouncing off of them as she moved her eyes side to side quickly. In a panic we were getting dressed as we comforted her to rush her to the vet. She calmed down after about 2 minutes. and acted like nothing happened. We still took her into the vet for a check up and blood work. Which is where we are starting per the vet's suggestions.

This has never happened as far as we know or have seen. I'm home all day with her and I have never witnessed it before. We of course cannot be 100% sure it was a seizure but it seems more likely to be. 

[font=lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif]We were both freaked out because we love her like she's our little baby and having never witnessed it before, it was new and scary for us.[/font]

[font=lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif]Does anyone else experience seizures in their pets? If so, how do you handle it, and what have been signs/symptoms when they have them?[/font]

[font=lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif]Any advice would mean the world to me.[/font]
 
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Sorry, I don't have any experience with cats having seizures, but what did the Vet think?  Did they think that's what it might have been?  If so, can they determine for sure with the blood test?  And if so, is there some medication she can go on to prevent future seizures? 

I did have a dog once who had seizures, but when they happened he became incontinent.  Did this happen with with Zoe? 

that your Vet can figure out what caused it, and that it never happens again.  How scary!  And I know just what you mean as my furkids are my only children...they are my BABIES!
 
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The vet called me last night and told me the blood work showed she had a low platelet level and her liver enzymes were high. They are going to look at the blood work under a microscope instead of running it through the machine, just so they can see about the platelets with their own eyes.

She told me not to worry too much about the liver yet as a couple of factors could be causing the issue. A, she could have been very stressed about the vet visit (which she was!) and B, she's not even a year old and hasn't had the time to fully grow. She wants to recheck her liver in 3-6 months.
 
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