cat seizurs?

[MowMow]

Here was the timeline for Luna with her seizures
1-2 days before seizure she would have trouble with basic commands. She wouldn't respond in any timely sort of manner and would constantly do things she knew were not allowed. At first we thought she was just being difficult until I started keeping a diary of her behavior. THen we pinned it down to the days before her seizures.

The day of her seizure she would be very very clingy. She was not an overly demonstrative dog and was pretty independent but all she wanted was to be touching either my ex husband or I. If we left her out of her crate she would become destructive when we weren't home (behavior she had grown out of). At this point we would start carrying around her foam baseball (I'll tell you why later).

SHortly before her seizures she would slow down and seem slightly drunk(for lack of a better description).

THen she would drop down and start twitching and and jerking like crazy. Her teeth would snap together hard and early in her seizures she would vacate her bladder AND bowels but as she got older that stopped. She would still drool a LOT though. Most people said to stay away from her but we always knelt next to her and pulled her upper body onto our thighs and slipped the foam baseball between her canine teeth (She had chipped a tooth during her first seizure and we didn't want her to do more damage). IF she had ever shown any sign of being aggressive during or coming out of her seizure we would have stayed away, but she never did.

ONce the twitching would stop she would be still for a few minutes. Her eyes would be open but unfocused and we would pet her and talk to her (and if she soiled herself use this time to clean her up) Then she would suddenly moving a little. ALmost like she was asleep and started to wake up. She'd look around disoriented and confused and we would help her up and keep her steady until she could walk on her own. She was always *SUPER* thirsty after so we'd give her little sips (so she wouldn't drink gallons and throw it up) and keep petting her until she was back to 'normal'. She always seemed so happy when we were there when she 'woke up' from a seizure.

The few times I would not be with her when she had them I would hear her crying from somewhere in the house and when I'd find her she would be covered in drool and shaky and very very scared so when we knew one was imminent we tried to make sure one of us was always home or she came to work with one of us so that she would never have to be alone when she came out of it.

It was very very scary when it first started happening but after a little while it became a routine. Soon I started carrying her baseball, a roll of paper towels, natures miracle and a terry towel in a little diaper bag when she was getting close to one so that I'd have those things right at hand when they were needed.

[Risami]

well as long as cats can survive a seizure. her health is ok. she does something different though after the seizure she jumps on the chair i sit on and kicks me off so i let her have it and use another she is just benig spoiled. I don't know how frequent the seizures have to be to put on medicine but the vet said if she rarely has it she won't need medicine. how often do they need to have it if they need medicine to control it?

[BotanyBlack]

My grandfather who had a Husky who was Epileptic. She was on medications to help, but he also kept something handy to stick in her mouth when she seized. He would sit beside her and pet and talk through it all and when it was over she would crawl up into his lap and just tremble.

I hope the vet can tell you whats is going on and if it is controllable.

[Risami]

yes i'm dying to know the results wont' know til wed but i will keep everybody updated. appearently cats always worry me i take them to the vet and everything comes out normal. i did had a needle scare when all my needles fell on the ground i even rub my foot around i rather get pricked then my cat swallowing one. then 8 months after the incident i found that lost needle was stuck in a bookshelf behind my books somehow.

[MowMow]

Luna started having seizures when she was 3 and she was on two seizure meds daily and would have been on them for the rest of her life.

I really can't remember what they were now.... she lived with the ex husband for 4 years before she was hit by a car so it was a long time ago I had to refill the subscription.

I do know the one had to be done at a compound pharmacy, it was specialized.

[Risami]

I am wondering when your cat luna had seizures was it alot of seizures how many seizures before she was on meds? i don't think my cat qualify for meds as shehasn't had any since friday could be a time deal or she could experience 2 in her lifetime but i'd hope she be ok after them.

[MowMow]

Well, Luna was a dog. We took her to the vet after the first one and all the blood tests /etc were inconclusive so he told us to keep and eye on her. She had one a few weeks later and we went back and he started the meds. Then it was a constant adjustment of ends to balance the minimum of seizures with the minimum of side effects.

I thought you said this wasn't the first time it happened to your cat?

[Risami]

oh it is the first time friday was the only time it happen.
I was saying wonder if my cat would experience 2 or 3 in her life time so far just 1

[Risami]

good news my candie's blood test is perfect my vet said that they could experience one or 2 in a lifetime or no more at all. I am guessing that seizure was just a random one i'll keep on a eye on her though to make sure there are no more episodes.

[Meow1]

So glad to hear that. I know it can be difficult. Ours has had seizures, but she had hers due to medicines that she was on.