Seizure? Rocky 17th August

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Marlena

Marlena

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Hello everyone!
I hope somebody might have an idea what happen to Rocky last night.
He was fast asleep (very relaxed) on my lap. It was 2 hours after food and PM shot of a small dose of insulin.
Suddenly Rocky woke up and started shaking his head and behaving like he was just about to sneeze or vomit with visible signs on his face like cringing (grimacing) .Could not walk properly, was kind of crawling on the floor and rather uncomfortable. Was very distressed. It lasted about 30 - 60 seconds. His eyes were like saucers, he was visibly shaken. After everything stopped I put him on his regular place to test his BG and he was purring. His BG was 9.1 and he happily ate another meal.
But he wasn't quite himself. He finally settled down for the night in his basket and slept through the night.
I remember that a similar thing happened some time ago but not as dramatic as this episode- he looked like he was going to sneeze or cough.
I haven't spoken with the vet yet as I'm waiting for a phone call from her with Rocky's tests results. I've managed to video the episode (well, most of it) so she will want to see it to have more clues.
 
It does sound like a seizure. My cat had several grand mal seizures from a topical flea med and they can be scary. It's good you were able to video it to show the vet. They happen so quickly and last only seconds so I was never able to get a video done. The seizures usually do start while they are resting, or even napping for some reason. They sometimes are exhausted afterward and will sleep for a good while. My kitty's specialist said they usually don't put them on medication unless they occur more frequently than every couple months. Unfortunately my kitty was having them every four days so he had to go on medication. The only blood work that showed anything was a special muscle enzyme test I had done within a few hours of the event.
 
Oh my gosh, that must have been terrifying, for both of you! Is he back to being himself today? I hope his vet can find out what happened and why. Sending hugs, prayers and healing vines for you and Rocky. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Also- if it was a seizure they usually aren't aware of their surroundings at the time and can't really focus on anything so it's best to try to keep them away from stairs or sharp objects and it's not recommended to restrain them in any way during the attack. It's just the most frightening thing to watch.
 
Awwh Marlena, :bighug::bighug::bighug:
I'm so so sorry you had to experience that. My old Crunchie boy suffered from seizures but not regularly. I remember the first one he had. He was sleeping on the foot of my bed and was sound asleep, next thing he was straight up in the air, off the bed and seizing. (You could swear something invisible picked him up and threw him it was that severe) Lasted about 10-15 seconds he lost bowel and bladder control and yowled.

Vets couldn't find anything wrong and I tried so hard to figure out what it was. I had been giving him yum love or yummove or whatever it was and after a couple more I stopped giving it - the seizures seemed to stop. So not all herbal stuff is good for every kitty. It may or may not have been that I don't know.

Then one afternoon I was sitting on the sofa and he was snuggled up between me and the arm of the chair. I was eating a packet of crisps and I noticed every time I dipped my hand into the packet his ears would twitch oddly. I figured at his age he was just going deaf until I reached into the packet again. He literally bounced off the chair (stiff as a board) pinged (yes pinged) off the doorframe and down the hall crashed into the litter tray and had another fit. Apparently this is called audiogenic reflex seizures and is usually found in older cats, tin foil rustling is another main trigger.

My vet couldn't diagnose it but I did my research and that's what it certainly sounded like to me.

I hope this is just a one (two) off thing which can happen in older cats but best to have your vet check him over anyway.

Much love and prayers to you both.

Tara :bighug::bighug:
 
The audiogenic reflex seizure is a strange condition. My current kitty (the one who had previous seizures) freaks out when I rustle a plastic bag and runs outside. He doesn't have a seizure over it but he gets so very agitated when he hears that kind of noise. I always thought it was due to their so very acute hearing but who knows how it's registering in their brains and nervous system.
 
TempestsMum said:
Awwh Marlena, :bighug::bighug::bighug:
I'm so so sorry you had to experience that. My old Crunchie boy suffered from seizures but not regularly. I remember the first one he had. He was sleeping on the foot of my bed and was sound asleep, next thing he was straight up in the air, off the bed and seizing. (You could swear something invisible picked him up and threw him it was that severe) Lasted about 10-15 seconds he lost bowel and bladder control and yowled.

Vets couldn't find anything wrong and I tried so hard to figure out what it was. I had been giving him yum love or yummove or whatever it was and after a couple more I stopped giving it - the seizures seemed to stop. So not all herbal stuff is good for every kitty. It may or may not have been that I don't know.

Then one afternoon I was sitting on the sofa and he was snuggled up between me and the arm of the chair. I was eating a packet of crisps and I noticed every time I dipped my hand into the packet his ears would twitch oddly. I figured at his age he was just going deaf until I reached into the packet again. He literally bounced off the chair (stiff as a board) pinged (yes pinged) off the doorframe and down the hall crashed into the litter tray and had another fit. Apparently this is called audiogenic reflex seizures and is usually found in older cats, tin foil rustling is another main trigger.

My vet couldn't diagnose it but I did my research and that's what it certainly sounded like to me.

I hope this is just a one (two) off thing which can happen in older cats but best to have your vet check him over anyway.

Much love and prayers to you both.

Tara :bighug::bighug:
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Thank you Tara.
 
Marlena said:
He was fast asleep (very relaxed) on my lap.
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Marlena said:
Suddenly Rocky woke up and started shaking his head and behaving like he was just about to sneeze or vomit with visible signs on his face like cringing (grimacing) .Could not walk properly, was kind of crawling on the floor and rather uncomfortable. Was very distressed.
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Bad dream?..
My cat acts very frightened right now for no reason. I even started to think that she senses an upcoming natural disaster - animals are thought to know in advance if an earthquake and such were coming - I have never seen her like that before...
I hope this frightening episode will have to consequence for Rocky's condition. :)
 
Tanya, I don't think it was a bad dream but I will speak with vet about it so I will have more answers.
Sorry to hear that your kitty is so frightened at the moment, I hope she will relax a bit soon.
Sending love to both of you, take care.
Marlena and Rocky
 
I hope Rocky is doing better. That is pretty scary to have him seizure like that.

Similar to others, Leo has odd (but rare) reactions to certain noises. He gets immediately spooked, and wakes up from deep sleep then bolts from the room.
 
JeffJ said:
I hope Rocky is doing better. That is pretty scary to have him seizure like that.

Similar to others, Leo has odd (but rare) reactions to certain noises. He gets immediately spooked, and wakes up from deep sleep then bolts from the room.
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Rocky seems to be doing well, I hope that he won't seizure like that again.
At least I know it is quite common.
Sending hugs to you and Leo.
 
Not so good today, Rocky's BG is higher - I don't understand why and he doesn't seem to feel too well, upset stomach and he is a bit unstable on his legs. So I don't know if his higher BG are to to him not feeling very well or there is some problem with BG control and this makes him unwell!
 
Yeah, well Leo bounces all over too. Even before he had acro and SCL. When Leo had regular high BGs (over 300) he usually did not feel very well. He kind of looked really tired and his fur was in bad shape. Occasional bounces don't affect our kittehs that much.
 
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