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| 657.1 | Old ladies need care... | BPSOF::EGYED | Per aspera ad astra | Fri Nov 19 1993 03:18 | 5 |
| Might be a fit, might be just scare - don't forget her being a quite
old cat. I would suggest to do nothing, if she is fine, but vet
consultancy if it repeats.
Nat
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| 657.2 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | Kitty City | Fri Nov 19 1993 08:04 | 8 |
| If you truly do NOT feel she was frightened by anything...
I would definitely call the vet and explain the symptoms. It
could have been a seizure or possibly some of type small shock
and it might be worth a vet visit.
Keep us posted...
Sandy
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| 657.3 | Maybe Just The Tingles? | DRUMS::FEHSKENS | len, Engineering Technical Office | Fri Nov 19 1993 09:52 | 23 |
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This doesn't sound like a classic seizure, where the cat will tremble
violently and drool etc., then afterwards be disoriented and "groggy"
for a few hours. Some cats do have epileptic seizures that you just
have to accept, but a de novo seizure in an older cat can be
symptomatic of a underlying problem (e.g., kidney failure).
My Wabbit used to (as she got older) have her limbs (especially her
hind legs) "fall asleep" on her, especially after she'd been sitting
for a while and managed to reduce the blood flow to one of her limbs.
She'd get up and fall over, then walk funny for a few minutes. It used
to scare the hell out of me, I thought she was having a stroke or
something. She'd be back to normal in a few minutes (just like when
it happens to us big folks).
My rule of thumb is that any significant behavioural change warrants
a call to the vet, just to be safe. The most difficult thing about
cats is they are so "robust" in the face of an enormous variety of
physiological challenges that if you wait until the evidence is
compelling it's almost always too late to do anything about it.
len.
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| 657.4 | | ICS::LASKEY | | Mon Nov 22 1993 13:23 | 12 |
| I have an old dog who just a few weeks ago went through two of these
episodes. It was very scary! I called the vets and she said pretty
much what .3 did - it was probably a case where Lily's hindquarters
fell asleep. Each time, she was back to normal in about 20 minutes.
The vet recommended I give her an aspirin for any aches and pains she
might have. I don't know if this is the right thing for cats.
Anyway, what you describe sounds exactly like what happened to my dog.
Good luck,
Janice
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| 657.5 | No aspirin | AKOCOA::LEINONEN | | Mon Nov 22 1993 17:10 | 8 |
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Be VERY careful before giving a cat aspirin! My vet has
told me that can be toxic and cause all sorts of problems,
if not death.
Check with your vet first.
Heidi
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| 657.6 | SHE'S FINE FOR NOW.... | SNOC01::SKOOG | | Mon Nov 22 1993 18:44 | 22 |
| Thanks for your replies. Sasha has been perfectly normal since. I don't
know about the legs falling asleep as she was up and about before and
had to leap up on the counter for her food which she does without any
problem. The last time she was at the vet he said she was in excellent
health and that the elasticity of her skin was a good sign that she
wasn't suffering from kidney problems. That was in May I think. So I
think I will leave it and keep a close watch on her behaviour. As I
said nothing ever happens to these cats, partly because they are
totally indoor cats and don't fight (just an occasional jump for the
jugular and rough and tumble) so I can tell when something is strange.
When I said her legs were splayed, they were splayed but she was still
standing, sort of like a newborn giraffe. I don't know. Can cats get
such a fright that they get shocked or unsettled into submission (stand
their stunned and then sit down quietly and don't move for a while)?
It has me baffled but not overly worried at the moment.....
Thanks again!
Sooz
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| 657.7 | | JULIET::CORDES_JA | Four Tigers on my Couch | Wed Nov 24 1993 12:12 | 10 |
| When Bailey threw her first blood clot she yelped suddenly and
starting running around the room (or attempting to anyway). Her
back legs weren't cooperating with her. She couldn't move them
and was sort of dragging them behind her. It was frightening.
I'm not saying your kitty passed a clot but I do think what you
described warrants a check in with the vet. They could have been
a minor symptoms of something more involved.
Jan
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