Comments for so that happened... http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com In the beginning was nothing, which exploded. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Cat seizures by Jessica http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21884 Jessica Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:43:40 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21884 Thanks Deb, I'm sorry your little ones have had a horrible life before you. Though they are most definitely in a wonderful home now. I'm one to take in rescues too so I know how it goes. Tabrah was definitely perkier this morning though she can't stand the potassium gel (highly palatable my tush) I mix in it with her food now because the stuff is so nasty and she really does need it. I'm hoping with the supplements that we can get her liver and kidney levels to as near to normal as possible. I have no doubt that she's got major liver and kidney damage as she's been through a lot in her life. She's a viscious eater and will scarf down anything in her path if she thinks it's edible. We've had some emergency visits because she's eaten pills straight from the counter (now really, what cat willingly takes pills?!) It was ACE the tranquilizer that I had given her a 1/4 of before bringing her to get groomed. I turned to get the pill bottle and when I turned back the rest of the pill was gone. That was very scary for a while as she is only 4lbs and took enough for a 40lb dog. She's gotten into a lot of hairy situations and lord only knows what bad things she's eaten. She also has chronic UTI infections which we keep a stash of clavamox on hand for plus cosequin. My hubby never imagined how insane I am about our pets. Thank you for your support, you and your fur babies are in my thoughts and prayers as well. Thanks Deb, I’m sorry your little ones have had a horrible life before you. Though they are most definitely in a wonderful home now. I’m one to take in rescues too so I know how it goes. Tabrah was definitely perkier this morning though she can’t stand the potassium gel (highly palatable my tush) I mix in it with her food now because the stuff is so nasty and she really does need it. I’m hoping with the supplements that we can get her liver and kidney levels to as near to normal as possible. I have no doubt that she’s got major liver and kidney damage as she’s been through a lot in her life. She’s a viscious eater and will scarf down anything in her path if she thinks it’s edible. We’ve had some emergency visits because she’s eaten pills straight from the counter (now really, what cat willingly takes pills?!) It was ACE the tranquilizer that I had given her a 1/4 of before bringing her to get groomed. I turned to get the pill bottle and when I turned back the rest of the pill was gone. That was very scary for a while as she is only 4lbs and took enough for a 40lb dog. She’s gotten into a lot of hairy situations and lord only knows what bad things she’s eaten. She also has chronic UTI infections which we keep a stash of clavamox on hand for plus cosequin. My hubby never imagined how insane I am about our pets. Thank you for your support, you and your fur babies are in my thoughts and prayers as well.

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Debra http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21883 Debra Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:30:21 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21883 Oh Jessica, I am so sorry your baby girl has so many issues. We have a calico named Shadow that is 18, and in pretty good health. He rhearing is going and drinks alot of water... so I am thinking of several things it could be. She eats well and still is frisky. I'll b etaking her in to the vet too. We also have an incredible holistic vet that one of fur children saw regularly for chiropractic and acupuncture. He crossed over last July. He gave NO SIGNS at all... he started to pant like a dog.. I rushed him in and within 2 hours my beloved son was gone. But Kelby ... our blind and seizure fur child is ornery as ever. He is young.. JUST turned 3. We'll be taking him in soon to ask about the possibility of trying to wean him off the phenobarbital to see how he does. Usually seizures happen in older cats... Kelby was 2 1/2.. but since we adopte dhim.. we have NO IDEA what his home life wa slike before. He was owner surrendered....we don't know if he was abused, neglected, beaten etc. ALL of our fur children have physical and or emotional or both issues. That's why we adopt them We take the ones no one else wants. Antway.. Kelby is a hellion now. He owns my husband. He may be blind.. but the child knows where my husband is at all times....he is such a delight. I adore this precious child that was thrown away. He is absolutely rotten to the core.. and is too cute fo rhis own good. He has NO EYES... but I can only imagine how over the moon drop dead cute he'd be if he did. He "looks" at us and seems to see us.. tilts his head.. oh my he is too precious. The pheno is helping him tremendously. he's been seizure free since January! PLEASE keep in touch ... I will pray for you and your precious little girl. deb Oh Jessica,
I am so sorry your baby girl has so many issues. We have a calico named Shadow that is 18, and in pretty good health. He rhearing is going and drinks alot of water… so I am thinking of several things it could be. She eats well and still is frisky. I’ll b etaking her in to the vet too.
We also have an incredible holistic vet that one of fur children saw regularly for chiropractic and acupuncture. He crossed over last July. He gave NO SIGNS at all… he started to pant like a dog.. I rushed him in and within 2 hours my beloved son was gone.
But Kelby … our blind and seizure fur child is ornery as ever. He is young.. JUST turned 3. We’ll be taking him in soon to ask about the possibility of trying to wean him off the phenobarbital to see how he does. Usually seizures happen in older cats… Kelby was 2 1/2.. but since we adopte dhim.. we have NO IDEA what his home life wa slike before. He was owner surrendered….we don’t know if he was abused, neglected, beaten etc. ALL of our fur children have physical and or emotional or both issues. That’s why we adopt them We take the ones no one else wants.
Antway.. Kelby is a hellion now. He owns my husband. He may be blind.. but the child knows where my husband is at all times….he is such a delight. I adore this precious child that was thrown away. He is absolutely rotten to the core.. and is too cute fo rhis own good. He has NO EYES… but I can only imagine how over the moon drop dead cute he’d be if he did. He “looks” at us and seems to see us.. tilts his head.. oh my he is too precious. The pheno is helping him tremendously. he’s been seizure free since January!
PLEASE keep in touch … I will pray for you and your precious little girl.
deb

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Jessica http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21880 Jessica Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:34 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21880 Thanks for responding Deb. We were able to get her to the vet early this morning. We did fluids, blood pull, and of course exam. She seems to be fine again today, though it took her about 2 days to get there. Judging from everything I told them we believe it was a seizure. We think this was the first one as she took so long to recover I doubt we would have missed that before. She's always had a thyroid problem but we can't treat her for it because she doesn't weigh enough to get the meds. Now her kidneys and liver are in terrible shape, she's anemic and her potassium level is barely there, which is what was causing her to crane her neck. We gave her fluid while we were there and they sent me home with the bag and needles so I can do it if need be again. She should technically have meds for her liver and kidney problem, BUT if we treat her liver it will harm her kidneys and if we treat her kidneys it will harm her liver, soooo we're not doing anything medication wise. They are however also a homeopathic vet so we are giving her an herbal remedy along with a potassium oral gel. I'm also going to start her on the same supplemets my dog is on for her issues. She will be getting colostrum and some other things as well. They felt a hard mass in her intestines but without testing we won't know what it is. We decided that there's no point to testing because at her age and with her problems she wouldn't be able to be treated anyway. She's not in any pain from it at the moment so we will monitor her. If she starts to have more then one seizure a month we will opt to put her to sleep since she took so long to recover from this one and because her body just would not be able to handle the treatment. We're just hoping to keep her feeling her best until her time comes. Thanks again for your response! Thanks for responding Deb. We were able to get her to the vet early this morning. We did fluids, blood pull, and of course exam. She seems to be fine again today, though it took her about 2 days to get there. Judging from everything I told them we believe it was a seizure. We think this was the first one as she took so long to recover I doubt we would have missed that before. She’s always had a thyroid problem but we can’t treat her for it because she doesn’t weigh enough to get the meds. Now her kidneys and liver are in terrible shape, she’s anemic and her potassium level is barely there, which is what was causing her to crane her neck. We gave her fluid while we were there and they sent me home with the bag and needles so I can do it if need be again. She should technically have meds for her liver and kidney problem, BUT if we treat her liver it will harm her kidneys and if we treat her kidneys it will harm her liver, soooo we’re not doing anything medication wise. They are however also a homeopathic vet so we are giving her an herbal remedy along with a potassium oral gel. I’m also going to start her on the same supplemets my dog is on for her issues. She will be getting colostrum and some other things as well. They felt a hard mass in her intestines but without testing we won’t know what it is. We decided that there’s no point to testing because at her age and with her problems she wouldn’t be able to be treated anyway. She’s not in any pain from it at the moment so we will monitor her. If she starts to have more then one seizure a month we will opt to put her to sleep since she took so long to recover from this one and because her body just would not be able to handle the treatment. We’re just hoping to keep her feeling her best until her time comes. Thanks again for your response!

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Debra http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21878 Debra Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:06:08 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21878 Ohhh Jessica, I am so sorry to read about your fur child. If you can PLEASE write down everything that you have seen since you have gotten home tonight. It is VERY important as this will help your regular vet make a diagnosis. Call your regular vet NOW and leave a message asking for an appointment first thing in the mornging. You will need blood work to be done. I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to keep a WRITTEN description of exactly your fur child is doing etc. how she walks... holds her head, holds her head, legs etc. and for long. ALSO keep an eye on her if she has another seizure. If she does.... stay with her...she may lose her bladder or bowels... just talk softly to her....it's scary for you but they don't remember it. TIME IT... TIME how long she has the seizure and how long it takes her to recover and what she does when she comes out of it. WRITE DOWN everything you observe. PLEASE let me know how sh eis an dknow I will pray for her and I'll check back tomorrow. Blessings, Deb Ohhh Jessica,
I am so sorry to read about your fur child. If you can PLEASE write down everything that you have seen since you have gotten home tonight. It is VERY important as this will help your regular vet make a diagnosis. Call your regular vet NOW and leave a message asking for an appointment first thing in the mornging. You will need blood work to be done. I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to keep a WRITTEN description of exactly your fur child is doing etc. how she walks… holds her head, holds her head, legs etc. and for long. ALSO keep an eye on her if she has another seizure. If she does…. stay with her…she may lose her bladder or bowels… just talk softly to her….it’s scary for you but they don’t remember it. TIME IT… TIME how long she has the seizure and how long it takes her to recover and what she does when she comes out of it. WRITE DOWN everything you observe.

PLEASE let me know how sh eis an dknow I will pray for her and I’ll check back tomorrow.

Blessings,
Deb

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Jessica http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21874 Jessica Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:47:02 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21874 I'm really hoping someone is on and reading this right now. We came home from a party at about 9pm tonight to find my 16yo Tabrah walking drunk with her head curled like she was walking with her chin to her neck. Her eyes are halfway dialated and her ears are postured straight up and close together and twitching slighty. She's gotten up several times to walk around and change positions and to go to the litter pan to poop and to eat a bit of wet food and drink some water. She's a bit dehydrated which I was making plans to call my vet about doing some subcu fluids. Anyways, I look at her and think seizure but the two e vets here are horrid and I wouldn't go to them ever. So I turned to the internet and found this site. We're not in a good financial situation right now as we are still paying over 15k from our dog who was sick last year. I'm concerned because she's been this way since coming home and that was over an hour and half ago. I don't know if this is the siezure or if this is the after effects. Any help right now would be appreciated. I’m really hoping someone is on and reading this right now. We came home from a party at about 9pm tonight to find my 16yo Tabrah walking drunk with her head curled like she was walking with her chin to her neck. Her eyes are halfway dialated and her ears are postured straight up and close together and twitching slighty. She’s gotten up several times to walk around and change positions and to go to the litter pan to poop and to eat a bit of wet food and drink some water. She’s a bit dehydrated which I was making plans to call my vet about doing some subcu fluids. Anyways, I look at her and think seizure but the two e vets here are horrid and I wouldn’t go to them ever. So I turned to the internet and found this site. We’re not in a good financial situation right now as we are still paying over 15k from our dog who was sick last year. I’m concerned because she’s been this way since coming home and that was over an hour and half ago. I don’t know if this is the siezure or if this is the after effects. Any help right now would be appreciated.

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Debra http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21873 Debra Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:38:04 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21873 Hi Kim, It took Kelby a few days to become used to the phenobarbital but now.. we can't tell any difference at all He races and runs all over the house with his fur brothers and sisters. You would never know he was blind the way he runs. He hates getting the phenobarb but it has helped him so much! He is his old self. If you think your baby is still not quite right I would take him back for another check up. Blessings, Deb Hi Kim,
It took Kelby a few days to become used to the phenobarbital but now.. we can’t tell any difference at all He races and runs all over the house with his fur brothers and sisters. You would never know he was blind the way he runs.
He hates getting the phenobarb but it has helped him so much! He is his old self.
If you think your baby is still not quite right I would take him back for another check up.

Blessings,
Deb

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Kim http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21858 Kim Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:43:03 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21858 Does anyone else notice a diference in your cats personality since the phenobarbital?? Other than the clumsiness of first being on it. My Fred i dont know.... Sometimes you look at him and you wouldnt know anything was wrong or different about him and other times i swear all you have to do is look at him and he has a for lack of a better word sick look. Like tired, depressed look?? Is that possible in a cat? Does anyone else notice a diference in your cats personality since the phenobarbital?? Other than the clumsiness of first being on it. My Fred i dont know…. Sometimes you look at him and you wouldnt know anything was wrong or different about him and other times i swear all you have to do is look at him and he has a for lack of a better word sick look. Like tired, depressed look?? Is that possible in a cat?

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Debra http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21829 Debra Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:36:57 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21829 Hi teresa, My cat KELBY started seizing in December. We took him tour vet and was put on Phenobarbital. At first we were giving him 2cc Phenobabital 2x day... Kelby is a little hell cat. He is totally blind and we adopte dhim a year ago. He is my husband's little boy cat boy.. so my gicing him the phenobarb alone was literally a life/death issue.. MINE! :-) He has been on the phenobarb ONCE a day for the past few months and has been FINE. Kelby is only three. I am taking him back to our vet very soon and will ask her if we can start to slowly wean him from this and see what happens. You cannot take cats off Phenobarbital cold turkey. It has to be done gradually and in decreased amounts over a period of time. Don't do this on your own.. only with your vet's guidance. Blessings be with you and your precious little fur child. Deb Hi teresa,
My cat KELBY started seizing in December. We took him tour vet and was put on Phenobarbital. At first we were giving him 2cc Phenobabital 2x day… Kelby is a little hell cat. He is totally blind and we adopte dhim a year ago. He is my husband’s little boy cat boy.. so my gicing him the phenobarb alone was literally a life/death issue.. MINE! :-) He has been on the phenobarb ONCE a day for the past few months and has been FINE. Kelby is only three. I am taking him back to our vet very soon and will ask her if we can start to slowly wean him from this and see what happens. You cannot take cats off Phenobarbital cold turkey. It has to be done gradually and in decreased amounts over a period of time. Don’t do this on your own.. only with your vet’s guidance.
Blessings be with you and your precious little fur child.
Deb

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Rockygircat http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21811 Rockygircat Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:20:41 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21811 Sorry, correction, Rockygirlcat would almost always get disoriented during partial seizures except the very very short ones. Sorry, correction, Rockygirlcat would almost always get disoriented during partial seizures except the very very short ones.

]]> Comment on Cat seizures by Rockygircat http://allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/2006/01/29/cat-seizures/#comment-21810 Rockygircat Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:18:53 +0000 http://www.allthegooddomainsweretaken.com/?p=53#comment-21810 On May 5 2008 Rockygirlcat fell out of bed and had a grand mal seizure. She later started having partial seizures where she would sneeze, foam at the mouth, make biting movements with her mouth, without losing consciousness. Her pupils would get dilated and she would not be disoriented. She was having these every 2 hours or so. We took her to the Vet who put her on Valium, but after two days she was still having 8-10 seizures, so we went back to another Vet at the clinic who put her on Phenobarbital. Within 3 days her partial seizures stopped. She never did have another grand mal one again. Rockygirl is a 5 year old cat with no known medical problems. She has some side effects from the Phenobarbital in that she is less coordinated and slips and falls which never used to happen before. I have a call in to the Vet to get her blood levels for her Phenobarbital to see if they are in the high range. Rockygirl is only 8 pounds. My question is how long should she be seizure free before we try to wean her off the phenobarbital. I hate to have her on it for life if she doesn't need it. My Vet doesn't come back from vacation until June 25th. Any thoughts on this? We would appreciate it. We are so glad we found you all. Aloha from Hawaii, Rockygirlcat On May 5 2008 Rockygirlcat fell out of bed and had a grand mal seizure. She later started having partial seizures where she would sneeze, foam at the mouth, make biting movements with her mouth, without losing consciousness. Her pupils would get dilated and she would not be disoriented. She was having these every 2 hours or so. We took her to the Vet who put her on Valium, but after two days she was still having 8-10 seizures, so we went back to another Vet at the clinic who put her on Phenobarbital. Within 3 days her partial seizures stopped. She never did have another grand mal one again. Rockygirl is a 5 year old cat with no known medical problems. She has some side effects from the Phenobarbital in that she is less coordinated and slips and falls which never used to happen before. I have a call in to the Vet to get her blood levels for her Phenobarbital to see if they are in the high range. Rockygirl is only 8 pounds. My question is how long should she be seizure free before we try to wean her off the phenobarbital. I hate to have her on it for life if she doesn’t need it. My Vet doesn’t come back from vacation until June 25th. Any thoughts on this? We would appreciate it. We are so glad we found you all.
Aloha from Hawaii,
Rockygirlcat

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