My cat, Ally, who is 9 years old, had a seizure about 2:30 this morning. I don't know if that's the first time she's ever had one (maybe she's had them before when no one was home) but I'm telling you, I was terrified. I heard her cry, as she spends many nights in my room. Then about 15-20 seconds later, I hear all this commotion going on, like banging around. At first I thought it was the cats fighting (I have 2 kitties) like they sometimes do. I sat up and turned on my bedside table and there's Ally, near the bedroom door, on the floor, thrashing all over the place. It was pretty violent.
My first thought at that point was she was choking on something because Ally is a chewer... she chews on pretty much everything and I assumed she got something caught in her throat. So here I was doing the heimlich maneuver on the poor thing, but that didn't do anything, she just kept convulsing. And then Ally collapsed. I thought she was dead. I was crying and calling her name and I was shaking so badly because I thought I just witnessed the end of my kitties life. But then I noticed she was still breathing. It was labored breathing at first, almost like she was struggling to get air. But I sat with her, stroking her and talking to her for a couple of minutes. Then she slowly started trying to sit up and I was petting her and telling her it's okay, over and over, until she sat up and looked around confused, like "What the heck just happened???"
I sat with her until she was fine again. She was reacting to me petting her and started purring. She was disoriented for a few minutes, but slowly started coming around. Then she eventually left my room and went about her way and now she seems fine, like nothing ever happened. Both of my cats are indoor-only and are up to date on shots, etc. There's nothing toxic, that I'm aware of, that she could have gotten hold of. The only flea/tick/heartworm prevention I use for them is from my vet; not over-the-counter stuff, which I've read can sometimes cause seizures. She's perfectly healthy otherwise and, to my knowledge, this is the first time it's ever happened.
However, now I'm concerned it will happen again. I'm taking her to my vet for a checkup this week, but until then I wanted to reach out to a kitty community to see if anyone else has gone through such a thing and, if so, what was the outcome? Did you find out a reason for the seizure(s)? I can't remember the last time I was that scared and freaked out. I had a dog years ago who would have occasional seizures, but Ally's seizure was pretty violent and I've never seen anything like that in my life
My first thought at that point was she was choking on something because Ally is a chewer... she chews on pretty much everything and I assumed she got something caught in her throat. So here I was doing the heimlich maneuver on the poor thing, but that didn't do anything, she just kept convulsing. And then Ally collapsed. I thought she was dead. I was crying and calling her name and I was shaking so badly because I thought I just witnessed the end of my kitties life. But then I noticed she was still breathing. It was labored breathing at first, almost like she was struggling to get air. But I sat with her, stroking her and talking to her for a couple of minutes. Then she slowly started trying to sit up and I was petting her and telling her it's okay, over and over, until she sat up and looked around confused, like "What the heck just happened???"
I sat with her until she was fine again. She was reacting to me petting her and started purring. She was disoriented for a few minutes, but slowly started coming around. Then she eventually left my room and went about her way and now she seems fine, like nothing ever happened. Both of my cats are indoor-only and are up to date on shots, etc. There's nothing toxic, that I'm aware of, that she could have gotten hold of. The only flea/tick/heartworm prevention I use for them is from my vet; not over-the-counter stuff, which I've read can sometimes cause seizures. She's perfectly healthy otherwise and, to my knowledge, this is the first time it's ever happened.
However, now I'm concerned it will happen again. I'm taking her to my vet for a checkup this week, but until then I wanted to reach out to a kitty community to see if anyone else has gone through such a thing and, if so, what was the outcome? Did you find out a reason for the seizure(s)? I can't remember the last time I was that scared and freaked out. I had a dog years ago who would have occasional seizures, but Ally's seizure was pretty violent and I've never seen anything like that in my life