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Some kind of attack
Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started
having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. When it first happened I suspected heart attack, but if it were that I don't think she would be able to scream. It didn't look like an epileptic fit to me and a stroke should leave her debilitated in some way. I'm guessing! I should take her to the vet but there is nothing visible to show him. She is otherwise quite healthy. She eats, drinks and 'goes' normally, as far as I can tell. We buy her ordinary supermarket cat food. She sleeps indoors. Anyone know what's happening? -- altheim |
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Some kind of attack
"altheim" wrote in message ... Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. When it first happened I suspected heart attack, but if it were that I don't think she would be able to scream. It didn't look like an epileptic fit to me and a stroke should leave her debilitated in some way. I'm guessing! I should take her to the vet but there is nothing visible to show him. She is otherwise quite healthy. She eats, drinks and 'goes' normally, as far as I can tell. We buy her ordinary supermarket cat food. She sleeps indoors. Anyone know what's happening? -- altheim Make a vet appointment. If it's a seizure then you need to find out why she's having them. The vet would know what tests need to be done to find out if there is an underlying problem causing this symptom. If you just let it go it could get worse. W |
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Some kind of attack
Yes what is happening is that you need to take the cat to a vet NOW. What
you just described can be an epileptic episode or a mini stroke. You may not be able to see anything; poor excuse but blood work shows a lot On of my cats is epileptic the blood work showed it after I witness a episode |
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Some kind of attack
She needs some tests done at the vet -- blood tests at the very least.
One thing could be that if she is diabetic, which is not uncommon in older cats, she can have seizures if her blood sugar gets too low. Think of any other symptoms you might have noticed from what she's taking in to what is coming out, and if she's been more tired lately, etc. Hope the vet can find out what's going on. Rhonda altheim wrote: Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. |
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Some kind of attack
"altheim" wrote in message ... Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. When it first happened I suspected heart attack, but if it were that I don't think she would be able to scream. It didn't look like an epileptic fit to me and a stroke should leave her debilitated in some way. I'm guessing! I should take her to the vet WTF is wrong with you? Jesus. Did you say "squealing in agony?" You did, didn't you? Miserable piece of ****. |
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Some kind of attack
"NMR" wrote in message ... Yes what is happening is that you need to take the cat to a vet NOW. What you just described can be an epileptic episode or a mini stroke. You may not be able to see anything; poor excuse but blood work shows a lot On of my cats is epileptic the blood work showed it after I witness a episode My cat had mild seizure-like episodes and we put her on a beta-blocker, assuming it was heart related. She has never had another as long as we keep her on the medicine. The idea that there is no point in taking a cat to the vet since she will not be seizing while at the vet is one of the most insidious rationales I have seen for not taking a cat to the vet. Ugh. |
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Some kind of attack
altheim wrote: Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. When it first happened I suspected heart attack, but if it were that I don't think she would be able to scream. It didn't look like an epileptic fit to me and a stroke should leave her debilitated in some way. I'm guessing! Sounds like a seizure. Often cats will vocalize during them. Get her to the vet asap. -L. |
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There are a number of things that could be happening to your cat. Why
on earth would you spend time posting on a message board when you should actually be going to a Veterinarian to get professional medical advise. |
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There are a number of things that could be happening to your cat. Why
on earth would you spend time posting on a message board when you should actually be going to a Veterinarian to get professional medical advise. |
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Some kind of attack
"cybercat" wrote: "altheim" wrote: Our cat, now about fourteen years old, has recently started having some sort of fit, or attack. Her legs give way, then she rolls about threshing and squealing in agony. This lasts for a few seconds, but then it seems to be over and she gets up and carries on as normal. These fits are now occurring about once every two to four days. When it first happened I suspected heart attack, but if it were that I don't think she would be able to scream. It didn't look like an epileptic fit to me and a stroke should leave her debilitated in some way. I'm guessing! I should take her to the vet WTF is wrong with you? Jesus. Did you say "squealing in agony?" You did, didn't you? Miserable piece of ****. Stupid answer. get lost. -- altheim |
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