oh, no...... was off-line during thunderstorms so missed this....
lots and lots of GLOW for both of you. On 3/27/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Susan, Thank you for writing -- you've helped me take a deep breath. I'll send you an email off-list. elizabeth On 3/27/07, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a cat who is epileptic though not FeLV+ She is controlled with > phenobarbitol. I'm leaving my office right now but if you want to talk feel > free to email me off list. I know how scary it is to see a grand mal > seizure but it is still something you and the cat can cope with. > > *elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * wrote: > > I am so worried. > > When I got home this afternoon, I noticed that Mama Kitty didn't have a > lot of spunk. She ate well this morning but this afternoon, she didn't get > up and go to the front door to go outside. I picked her up and took her -- > she sat on the porch a bit and seemed interested in some cat food. She > really sat in one spot for a while though so I picked her up to hold her at > pet her. She wanted to get down so I let her. She went to a place where > she usually suns and all of the sudden started breathing very rapidly. Her > eyes looked very strange and she started to let out this low yell/growl. > That's when she turned over on her side -- legs straight out and head lolled > to the side..tongue sticking out. It was a seizure. There is no mistaking > it. > > I thought she was going to die. > > She did this once last summer when I was giving her Pet Tinic. > > When it was over, I took her inside to her royal chair and just kept > everyone very calm and still. In a few minutes, she was purring again. I > got her to eat some fancy feast too and she ate fairly well. > > She seems tired - but ok. > > I started to take her to the ER (45 min drive away) -- but my heart told > me not to. I've been sitting beside her, keeping her calm and I put one of > her favorite CDs on to soothe her. Going to simmer some lavender oil. I > was supposed to go out tonight but nixed those plans right away. > > The only thing I can figure is that she was afraid I was picking her up > to give her medicine or go to the vet's and she didn't have the energy to > run so just just frieked out and had a seizure. My vet told me that cat's > can do this - idiopathic seizures with no underlying pathology. I'm worring > myself sick but I am afraid a 45 minute trip to the vet would just friek her > out more and the last thing she needs right now is stress. The fact that > she ate convinced me more to just chill out and stay with her. > > She has an appointment for more Acemannan tomorrow. When I get her to > go to the vet - it's fast and painless. She's in that pet taxi before she > knows what happened. She's really in a delicate state right now though. > My vet is less than 2 miles away so hopefully we can get there without a big > ordeal. > > elizabeth > > > > >
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