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Judy and Boomer
Member Since 2014
Nice cycles yesterday Ravan! Can we see some more of that today?
Rosie & Bailey
Member Since 2018
Beautiful day for Ravan yesterday!
Hope he does it again today!
Hope he does it again today!
Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
Repeat of yesterday would be really nice.
Jill & Scooter
Member Since 2018
Great couple of days! Keep it up Ravan!
JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
@Bobbie And Bubba
@MrWorfMen's Mom
@Marje and Gracie
@Wendy&Neko
I'm so scared! Ravan was laying in my lap washing himself & suddenly he had a seizure. Head going back & forth saliva dripping. It lasted about 2 mins. I had to hold him really tight. He then wanted yto get down on the floor. He was very wobbly Kept looking around like he was very frightened,
This lasted for 30 mins. He's now laying quietly next to me.
@MrWorfMen's Mom
@Marje and Gracie
@Wendy&Neko
I'm so scared! Ravan was laying in my lap washing himself & suddenly he had a seizure. Head going back & forth saliva dripping. It lasted about 2 mins. I had to hold him really tight. He then wanted yto get down on the floor. He was very wobbly Kept looking around like he was very frightened,
This lasted for 30 mins. He's now laying quietly next to me.
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JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
@Wendy&Neko
@Marje and Gracie
I'll call the vet tomorrow. I'm so upset I'm worried it might happen again when I'm sleeping? I've never had a cat have seizures before It's so frightening. I was thinking of giving him CBD oil. I know it's been given to small children that have seizures. I don't know what I should do. I don't want to make it worse.
@Marje and Gracie
I'll call the vet tomorrow. I'm so upset I'm worried it might happen again when I'm sleeping? I've never had a cat have seizures before It's so frightening. I was thinking of giving him CBD oil. I know it's been given to small children that have seizures. I don't know what I should do. I don't want to make it worse.
Bobbie And Bubba
Member Since 2015
Joy, this is very scary! How is he now? Has he ever had a seizure before? If he is not normal right now, it would be a good idea to get him to an ER. If he seems fine, then I would definitely get him seen first thing tomorrow.
Just saw your post about the CBD oil. It 's worth a try.
Bobbie And Bubba
Member Since 2015
I have a dog that has a history of seizures. The vet said sometimes animals have a seizure or two and then never again. That it is how it was with Ricky, my dog. One and then not another one for a year and then they got closer together where we had to put him on a anti-convulsive med.
I hope it NEVER happens again.
I hope it NEVER happens again.
JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
@Bobbie And Bubba
Something similar happened a month ago. He jumped off the couch & started running in circles I grabbed him & he struggled so hard. I just held him for 15 mins He kept looking around for nearly an hour room to room like he was very frightened.
Do you think it would be OK to give him a few drops of CBD?
His BG has gone up to 201. Should I still give him his insulin? I'm so upset right now I want to do the right thing!
Something similar happened a month ago. He jumped off the couch & started running in circles I grabbed him & he struggled so hard. I just held him for 15 mins He kept looking around for nearly an hour room to room like he was very frightened.
Do you think it would be OK to give him a few drops of CBD?
His BG has gone up to 201. Should I still give him his insulin? I'm so upset right now I want to do the right thing!
Bobbie And Bubba
Member Since 2015
I would give him his insulin. And I would try the CBD oil if it were my kitty and I had some. I had read about children and seizures using the CBD oil also. If nothing else, it will help him to chill out.
JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
Thank You!
JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
@Bobbie And Bubba
Do you know of anyone else whose cat has had seizures?
Do you know of anyone else whose cat has had seizures?
Bobbie And Bubba
Member Since 2015
JoyBee&Ravan
Member Since 2018
I’m very sorry to hear this, Joy. I feel certain we’ve had cats on the board that had seizures but I can’t think of any recent ones whose CG we could ask.
Sometimes you have to make hard choices about which organ system trumps the other. In my mind, seizures require attention esp if it’s happened more than once. While meds “may” affect the liver, it just seems the priority is to stop the seizures as they can cause brain damage. It concerns me that the after effects last so long. Seizures can lead to blindness.....it can be temporary but sometimes is permanent.
Sometimes you have to make hard choices about which organ system trumps the other. In my mind, seizures require attention esp if it’s happened more than once. While meds “may” affect the liver, it just seems the priority is to stop the seizures as they can cause brain damage. It concerns me that the after effects last so long. Seizures can lead to blindness.....it can be temporary but sometimes is permanent.
Susan&Felix(GA)
Member Since 2017
I don't have advice--beyond contacting the vet--but I have had a couple cats in the past who had seizures and can tell you my experience. The pattern you saw in Ravan sounds similar: usually I would see the seizure itself, a few minutes kind of zoned out and maybe dog-paddling movements, a half hour or so of anxiousness but not seeming fully present, then tired out for a few hours.
In the first kitty, who had many seizures, they found in her workup that she'd probably had a head injury at some point before I had her, and speculated that that predisposed her to seizures which turned up as her kidney disease became advanced. I took her to a specialist at the vet school to look for a brain tumor, which she didn't have. I don't remember the vets offering treatment at that time beyond subQ fluids to dilute the toxins from her kidney disease, and advising me to loosely restrain her during them so she didn't knock into things and hurt herself. She seemed her normal self except for that period during and after the seizures, but they grew closer and eventually came less than every eight hours apart, leaving very little time in between when she was herself.
More recently, I had a kitty who had a seizure with the same pattern; i.e., taking several hours to seem normal. I took her to the vet and they did rather less of a workup and ended up recommending I wait and see. She seemed normal afterward, then about four months later I saw her have a smaller seizure. The zoned-out and the restless phases lasted less than a half hour altogether, and then she seemed herself and I never saw it happen again. I suppose, though, if they got overwith as quickly as that second one, she could've had more that I missed. Still, she was 14 when she had those two seizures, and she lived to be almost 19 with no other sign of them.
My understanding is that seizures are more disturbing to witness than to experience. I hope that's true. I suspect you're more traumatized than Ravan is; perhaps when he seems frightened he's disoriented. It does sound like vets have more tricks up their sleeves nowadays to treat seizures, if Ravan does turn out to have more of them or if the vet finds there's an underlying cause.
Hugs for you both.
In the first kitty, who had many seizures, they found in her workup that she'd probably had a head injury at some point before I had her, and speculated that that predisposed her to seizures which turned up as her kidney disease became advanced. I took her to a specialist at the vet school to look for a brain tumor, which she didn't have. I don't remember the vets offering treatment at that time beyond subQ fluids to dilute the toxins from her kidney disease, and advising me to loosely restrain her during them so she didn't knock into things and hurt herself. She seemed her normal self except for that period during and after the seizures, but they grew closer and eventually came less than every eight hours apart, leaving very little time in between when she was herself.
More recently, I had a kitty who had a seizure with the same pattern; i.e., taking several hours to seem normal. I took her to the vet and they did rather less of a workup and ended up recommending I wait and see. She seemed normal afterward, then about four months later I saw her have a smaller seizure. The zoned-out and the restless phases lasted less than a half hour altogether, and then she seemed herself and I never saw it happen again. I suppose, though, if they got overwith as quickly as that second one, she could've had more that I missed. Still, she was 14 when she had those two seizures, and she lived to be almost 19 with no other sign of them.
My understanding is that seizures are more disturbing to witness than to experience. I hope that's true. I suspect you're more traumatized than Ravan is; perhaps when he seems frightened he's disoriented. It does sound like vets have more tricks up their sleeves nowadays to treat seizures, if Ravan does turn out to have more of them or if the vet finds there's an underlying cause.
Hugs for you both.
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Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)
Member Since 2010
Joy, I'm just seeing this and hoping that you have been able to get Ravan to the vet for tests. Susan's observations of her kitties' seizures should help you to see the bigger picture. Sending lots of vines to your boy today, and vines to you, too, to help lessen your anxiety.
Crista & Ming
Member Since 2018
I hope Raven is doing okay today. I'm not familiar with seizures myself but the little time since I've started working at the vet, we've had 4 patients with seizures stay overnight. If I recall correctly... all were dogs and they all had diazapam doses we'd give orally or in the butt if they had an episode to slow or stop the seizure. I've been told it's a difficult thing to do because you have to draw up the diazapam (can't pre-draw it up because it's effectiveness wears off) while your pet is seizing and be calm and be able to administer it.I haven't had the chance to witness or do this yet but it could be something you ask your vet about if there's a cat equivalent.