Hi all! I didn't see anything posted about this yet, although I'm new so maybe I missed it?
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this:my cat has had occasional seizures. He hasn't had one in a month and a half, but they were quite frequent for awhile. The vet did blood tests and all and couldn't find anything.
When I actually witnessed the seizures, they would start with his mouth sort of twisting up, and then he would end up on his side, usually. He once fell off the bed, and another time I had to pick him up, rigid and convulsing, and move him to the floor from the big chair he was on-I was worried that his air flow was constricted by the cushions.
The spasms were all-encompassing. Every muscle in his body would tighten and his paws would sort of flail. His breathing was really heavy and it was as though he was sharpening his claws on the carpet. In fact, that is what woke me up the first time it happened-I thought he was being "bad", and the poor baby was in grand mal! Also, he would lose all control of his bladder, and would drool all over his paws. He became quite a mess, and I had to wipe him down carefully after his breathing came back to normal-which often took about 5 minutes. The seizure itself would last about 60-90 seconds, and then he would sit up, eyes huge, probably terrified, and once his breathing calmed down it would take another 5 minutes before he could stand. And then he would eat from his food bowl and sleep for awhile.
Anyway, he hasn't had one in awhile. I was hesitant to put him on Phenobarbitol as we did not know what was causing the problem, and since the frequency tapered off quite soon after they started, I decided to let him be unless the situation changed.
If anyone has any experience with this, I would love some feedback! Oh, and he is only about three years old. I don't know anything about his parentage or if there were any occurences like this in his family, as he arrived on my doorstep during a first snowfall (in Ottawa). But I would love to have more info...
Thanks!
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this:my cat has had occasional seizures. He hasn't had one in a month and a half, but they were quite frequent for awhile. The vet did blood tests and all and couldn't find anything.
When I actually witnessed the seizures, they would start with his mouth sort of twisting up, and then he would end up on his side, usually. He once fell off the bed, and another time I had to pick him up, rigid and convulsing, and move him to the floor from the big chair he was on-I was worried that his air flow was constricted by the cushions.
The spasms were all-encompassing. Every muscle in his body would tighten and his paws would sort of flail. His breathing was really heavy and it was as though he was sharpening his claws on the carpet. In fact, that is what woke me up the first time it happened-I thought he was being "bad", and the poor baby was in grand mal! Also, he would lose all control of his bladder, and would drool all over his paws. He became quite a mess, and I had to wipe him down carefully after his breathing came back to normal-which often took about 5 minutes. The seizure itself would last about 60-90 seconds, and then he would sit up, eyes huge, probably terrified, and once his breathing calmed down it would take another 5 minutes before he could stand. And then he would eat from his food bowl and sleep for awhile.
Anyway, he hasn't had one in awhile. I was hesitant to put him on Phenobarbitol as we did not know what was causing the problem, and since the frequency tapered off quite soon after they started, I decided to let him be unless the situation changed.
If anyone has any experience with this, I would love some feedback! Oh, and he is only about three years old. I don't know anything about his parentage or if there were any occurences like this in his family, as he arrived on my doorstep during a first snowfall (in Ottawa). But I would love to have more info...
Thanks!