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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 25, 2009 17:36:08 GMT
Does anyone know about fits in cats? I just heard a commotion upstairs, I think Bertie was chasing Tiggy my timid Bengal around, as he often does. There was a loud bang, she flew down the stairs and then had a massive fit on the hall carpet for about a minute! I thought she was dead afterwards, but was just shocked. She got up slowly after a few minutes and has now walked off looking nervous  Could a bang on the head do that or stress? Dont know what to do? Will ring vets, but dont want to take her in just yet, as it will stress her out even more  |
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Nov 25, 2009 18:47:58 GMT
God that sound awful! Best talk to a vet  Our old lab used to be epileptic? Let us know what happens x |
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 25, 2009 19:04:01 GMT
rang the vet and they said not to worry too much.
Could well have been a blow to the head, so to just watch and see what happens. If it re-occurs then they want to see her immediately.
just googled cat-fits and they are usually caused by brain tumours! WIsh I hadnt looked!
She seems fine now, so hopefully is was just a bang to the head?
It was horrible to watch and I thought she was going to die......
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Nov 25, 2009 19:11:28 GMT
Glad she seems ok x
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Post by heathers on Nov 25, 2009 21:52:24 GMT
i rescued a dog that had fits,in the end he had a fit that lasted 4 hrs so we had him PTS.
when i found him he had a smashed jaw along with other injuries so probably had long term head trauma. had another dog who had them after getting worked up but were only little ones was fine.its easy for me to say but try not to worry.
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Nov 26, 2009 7:01:28 GMT
How is your cat this morning? x
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 26, 2009 16:00:44 GMT
She has been very quiet all day today, staying in her little private bed, which is hidden up in my sons bunk bed. Bertie doesnt know she hides in there!
I think she is OK, so fingers crossed it was a one off?
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Post by squidgetmidget on Nov 27, 2009 11:44:50 GMT
it could well be a one off so dont worry yourself too much. if it does happen again, the best thing to do is to make sure the room is dark, make sure there are no objects she can hurt herself on, and let her ride it out. try not to restrain her too much as they do not know what they are doing and can easily bite you. they other thing is, there is no point talking to them as it is like they are unconscious so she will not benefit from any soothing words unfortunately. if it lasts longer than a minute the call the vets. make sure you time it, we have a lot of clients who say the animal fitted for ages but when you actually time it, it can be like 20 seconds! it just feels like eternity when you are that worried about them. it is normal for them to be exhausted afterwards. hope she is ok x
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 27, 2009 11:54:34 GMT
thanks for that suidgetmidget - yes she was exhausted all day yesterday and just stayed in her bed. Today though she is totally back to normal and even has bought a mouse in and let it go under my computer desk. No doubt she will retrieve it and eat it later!
I will remember your advice - xx
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Post by chloe2 on Nov 27, 2009 22:00:40 GMT
How old is she lovepink?
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 28, 2009 6:47:28 GMT
she is 7
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Post by Julie(luke3) on Nov 28, 2009 7:27:05 GMT
How is Tiggy today? x
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Post by lucretia on Nov 28, 2009 8:23:28 GMT
glad she seems better x
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 28, 2009 11:41:24 GMT
Tiggy is totally back to normal, thanks guys. I really hope it was just the bang on the head. I read that fits can be caused by brain tumours, so I really dont want to go down that route!
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Post by turtlepooch on Nov 28, 2009 15:45:19 GMT
Lovepink just read this. My sisters dog has just had the same thing. I made the mistake also of looking on internet. Doesn;t bear thinking about. My thoughts are with you
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Post by sarah00000 on Nov 28, 2009 15:59:45 GMT
Thanks turtlepooch - have given you a nice pink Karma x
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Post by chloe2 on Nov 28, 2009 23:53:57 GMT
i was thinking a stroke but at 7 i would think she was too young.One if my cats who is now 11 had some kind of fit when she was 1 and to our knowledge, has never had another. hopefully it will be a one off xx
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Our old lab used to be epileptic? Let us know what happens x
