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On July 28th, 2015, I went for a run with my dog Enzo. I turned and saw a kitten under a bush. Enzo growled & scared him off. I went home to drop him off, and went back to where I saw the kitten. He popped up out of the leaves and I called him over and he approached me and let me pick him up. I brought him home and kept him. I'm not sure how old he is, I was told he's about 3 months old at the time I found him. I'm guessing he's almost 2 years old today.
I named him Jaxx
By the way he walks, anyone could easily tell that he has some sort of neurological problem. He lacks full motor skill in his back legs. So he can walk, but he cant jump up on anything, he slips often, and he doesn't use the litter box. He may have a couple of times, but regardless he falls backwards when he uses the bathroom all the time because of his brain problem. He's a special kitty.
A month later I brought him to Petco to get shots, and eventually I wanted him neutered. About a week after his first round of shots from Petco, he started to have seizures. They also sprayed something in his mouth (I believe it was the dewormer) Well it's odd that it started around a month after I found him, a week or so after he got those shots. I was told by a vet who says that the seizures can possbly be linked to the neurological problems. But it could be those shots. Nothing I can do about it though, they make you sign a waiver when you're waiting online with everyone at the store. I've gotten him tested for a bunch of stuff including feline leukemia / HIV. Can't find anything wrong in his blood.
His seizures can be where he foams out of his mouth and hiss, and start swinging his arms and kicking like really intensely. I know people say to make sure theres no objects around and to wait it off, but I hold him and scruff him while its happening. I'd rather him swing and kick in the air then on the floor, theres been times where his nails got ripped out. He would also have these seizures that happen only when hes asleep, where he starts squirming around and then he'll wake up and be confused and go on with his day. Another type of seizure he had is where he looks like hes biting or licking very intensely, similar to his other seizures when he starts foaming a lot. So he has a history of different types of seizures.
I remember bringing him to an emergency place and they told me he could be blind. He may have trouble seeing things, but again I can't really fully trust someone just because they work at a vets office.
So the vet I decided to go to prescribes phenobarbital to Jaxx. It helped for a while, and then when he would have seizures, they told me to raise the dosage. I'm aware pheno does NOT cure seizures, it helps control them. But when the seizures start occuring more frequently, thats when I tell the vet and he would raise it.
Over the course of this year since all this happened, I never got him neutered, and still havent because Im scared. The vet told me it would be a risk because the anesthesia could kill him. So I haven't gotten him fixed, and we came up with different ways to maintain him so he doesn't stink up the house. By the way we dont even know if he sprays, he literally will pee on the floor in usually the same or close to the same spots. I think because of his brain problems, him peeing a little at times is him spraying. He never actually sprays, its just him peeing.. lol this cat is funny.
He would also have a history of biting his penis. Literally he would be bleeding. Pee in his blood. I brought him to the vet and they gave me antibiotics incase it was an infection or something.. but the vet said its most likely behavioral which I agree with because all the tests came back negative. He doesnt really do that anymore.. but his anger / behavioral problems might have to do with his brain issues.
I became really annoyed with my vet, because he would constantly charge me out of the ass for these useless blood tests and the neurologist I was referred to by him charges me $160 just to talk to me and say the same bullshit i've been hearing for months and that it'll cost $3000 for a MRI, and they would make it difficult for me to get in touch with them if I needed a refill for the medicine when the vet was closed or to just speak with them. I decided to get the vet office to email me Jaxx's records of his visits and I brought Jaxx to a new vet.
So now it's getting closer to July 18th, 2016 which makes it a year since I found him. The pheno isn't working as much, I've tried giving him more and it didn't work. His seizures would happen more frequently, and they would happen even when he would be walking around. I'd say 3-6 times A DAY (maybe more when I'm not around, but I havent been working around that time and I was home quite often, and when I wouldnt be home someone in my family has an eye on him, and even if not you can hear the ruckus thats made when he has a seizure from upstairs).
Literally the day before the one year anniversary, I was considering putting him down. I really hate that feeling a lot. And I've had a friend tell me I'll have to put him down and every seizure he has eats his brain away. The vet wtold me theyll prescribe him something else, that would be taken AS WELL as the pheno. He said itd be more natural. I look it up and of course theres a bad side to it. To make it simple.. I've surrounded by negative, if not negative then useless remarks from my friend, family and vets.
So its July 18th 2016, one year since I found him. Put him down or find another solution for his seizures? Well I decided NOT to take the prescription from the vet that I would have to take, as well as the pheno. I really was out of options.. almost. It was my ONLY option left. I went to the natural food store next town over from me and bought a vial of CBD oil. It is a pump that is "3MG , Extra Strength" and a dose would be 2 pumps. This wasnt a pet product it was a dietary supplement. Literally the day I gave him it, I begun to see results almost instantly. He did have a seizure later after i gave him the CBD oil.. but that was it for the time being.
So I've started giving him this CBD oil Id say 1-2 times a day. I squirt it in his mouth.
I literally have begun to see less and less seizure activity. However, I did NOT take him off the pheno. Hes prescribed pheno twice a day. He would get his dose of pheno in the AM and then give him the oil hours later, maybe the middle of the day, and his dose of pheno later at night.(Should be about 12 hours after his 1st dose of pheno) I'll tell you that it was from the guestimate of 3-6 A DAY to maybe 1-4 EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. It was a dramatic change and the feeling of relief overwhelmed me because I didnt want to just jump to conclusions yet.
Now lately it has been strange, he seizure activity isnt high but there have been days where he would have a bad seizure. I started to think the CBD oil wasnt effective because he could be growing or maybe the amount im giving him isnt enough. My friend gave me a couple of CBD oil capsules she had leftover when I told her to buy them for her dog for his pain. These capsule are 25MG each. Now I mixed the contents within the capsule with his food the other day and I think its helping. I did it twice so far, and now Im using the oil again but Im squirting more than 2 pumps in his food and I mix it well.
He has been good so far, but my main concern is the pheno. I want him off of the medicine so I can stick to giving him CBD oil only, hoping thats all we need. Pheno eventually affects your liver negatively and I want to prevent that with Jaxx. I also bought a small vial of CBD oil drops that is 250 MG. I havent opened it yet.
SO here is where I ask questions and for advice:
What should I do in regards to getting him off the phenobarbitral? He's been on it for well over a year, so I want to do this safely.
Now what about the CBD oil? Anyone have an idea how much I should actually give him to stop the seizures? I live in New York so the laws are different than states with the dispensaries.
What about getting him fixed. Should I even bother still or is it too much a risk with the anesthesia?
Also, any suggestions on him not peeing in random spots in the house? he is NOT an outside cat, he simply wont survive. BUT we do let him out in the yard right now with the dogs so he can walk around and pee/poop so our house wont get ruined lol.
I hope you all enjoyed this story
If anyone has any answers to my questions or advice please comment it here.
If anyone also wants to PM me anything please do
Thanks!
Paul
I named him Jaxx
By the way he walks, anyone could easily tell that he has some sort of neurological problem. He lacks full motor skill in his back legs. So he can walk, but he cant jump up on anything, he slips often, and he doesn't use the litter box. He may have a couple of times, but regardless he falls backwards when he uses the bathroom all the time because of his brain problem. He's a special kitty.
A month later I brought him to Petco to get shots, and eventually I wanted him neutered. About a week after his first round of shots from Petco, he started to have seizures. They also sprayed something in his mouth (I believe it was the dewormer) Well it's odd that it started around a month after I found him, a week or so after he got those shots. I was told by a vet who says that the seizures can possbly be linked to the neurological problems. But it could be those shots. Nothing I can do about it though, they make you sign a waiver when you're waiting online with everyone at the store. I've gotten him tested for a bunch of stuff including feline leukemia / HIV. Can't find anything wrong in his blood.
His seizures can be where he foams out of his mouth and hiss, and start swinging his arms and kicking like really intensely. I know people say to make sure theres no objects around and to wait it off, but I hold him and scruff him while its happening. I'd rather him swing and kick in the air then on the floor, theres been times where his nails got ripped out. He would also have these seizures that happen only when hes asleep, where he starts squirming around and then he'll wake up and be confused and go on with his day. Another type of seizure he had is where he looks like hes biting or licking very intensely, similar to his other seizures when he starts foaming a lot. So he has a history of different types of seizures.
I remember bringing him to an emergency place and they told me he could be blind. He may have trouble seeing things, but again I can't really fully trust someone just because they work at a vets office.
So the vet I decided to go to prescribes phenobarbital to Jaxx. It helped for a while, and then when he would have seizures, they told me to raise the dosage. I'm aware pheno does NOT cure seizures, it helps control them. But when the seizures start occuring more frequently, thats when I tell the vet and he would raise it.
Over the course of this year since all this happened, I never got him neutered, and still havent because Im scared. The vet told me it would be a risk because the anesthesia could kill him. So I haven't gotten him fixed, and we came up with different ways to maintain him so he doesn't stink up the house. By the way we dont even know if he sprays, he literally will pee on the floor in usually the same or close to the same spots. I think because of his brain problems, him peeing a little at times is him spraying. He never actually sprays, its just him peeing.. lol this cat is funny.
He would also have a history of biting his penis. Literally he would be bleeding. Pee in his blood. I brought him to the vet and they gave me antibiotics incase it was an infection or something.. but the vet said its most likely behavioral which I agree with because all the tests came back negative. He doesnt really do that anymore.. but his anger / behavioral problems might have to do with his brain issues.
I became really annoyed with my vet, because he would constantly charge me out of the ass for these useless blood tests and the neurologist I was referred to by him charges me $160 just to talk to me and say the same bullshit i've been hearing for months and that it'll cost $3000 for a MRI, and they would make it difficult for me to get in touch with them if I needed a refill for the medicine when the vet was closed or to just speak with them. I decided to get the vet office to email me Jaxx's records of his visits and I brought Jaxx to a new vet.
So now it's getting closer to July 18th, 2016 which makes it a year since I found him. The pheno isn't working as much, I've tried giving him more and it didn't work. His seizures would happen more frequently, and they would happen even when he would be walking around. I'd say 3-6 times A DAY (maybe more when I'm not around, but I havent been working around that time and I was home quite often, and when I wouldnt be home someone in my family has an eye on him, and even if not you can hear the ruckus thats made when he has a seizure from upstairs).
Literally the day before the one year anniversary, I was considering putting him down. I really hate that feeling a lot. And I've had a friend tell me I'll have to put him down and every seizure he has eats his brain away. The vet wtold me theyll prescribe him something else, that would be taken AS WELL as the pheno. He said itd be more natural. I look it up and of course theres a bad side to it. To make it simple.. I've surrounded by negative, if not negative then useless remarks from my friend, family and vets.
So its July 18th 2016, one year since I found him. Put him down or find another solution for his seizures? Well I decided NOT to take the prescription from the vet that I would have to take, as well as the pheno. I really was out of options.. almost. It was my ONLY option left. I went to the natural food store next town over from me and bought a vial of CBD oil. It is a pump that is "3MG , Extra Strength" and a dose would be 2 pumps. This wasnt a pet product it was a dietary supplement. Literally the day I gave him it, I begun to see results almost instantly. He did have a seizure later after i gave him the CBD oil.. but that was it for the time being.
So I've started giving him this CBD oil Id say 1-2 times a day. I squirt it in his mouth.
I literally have begun to see less and less seizure activity. However, I did NOT take him off the pheno. Hes prescribed pheno twice a day. He would get his dose of pheno in the AM and then give him the oil hours later, maybe the middle of the day, and his dose of pheno later at night.(Should be about 12 hours after his 1st dose of pheno) I'll tell you that it was from the guestimate of 3-6 A DAY to maybe 1-4 EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. It was a dramatic change and the feeling of relief overwhelmed me because I didnt want to just jump to conclusions yet.
Now lately it has been strange, he seizure activity isnt high but there have been days where he would have a bad seizure. I started to think the CBD oil wasnt effective because he could be growing or maybe the amount im giving him isnt enough. My friend gave me a couple of CBD oil capsules she had leftover when I told her to buy them for her dog for his pain. These capsule are 25MG each. Now I mixed the contents within the capsule with his food the other day and I think its helping. I did it twice so far, and now Im using the oil again but Im squirting more than 2 pumps in his food and I mix it well.
He has been good so far, but my main concern is the pheno. I want him off of the medicine so I can stick to giving him CBD oil only, hoping thats all we need. Pheno eventually affects your liver negatively and I want to prevent that with Jaxx. I also bought a small vial of CBD oil drops that is 250 MG. I havent opened it yet.
SO here is where I ask questions and for advice:
What should I do in regards to getting him off the phenobarbitral? He's been on it for well over a year, so I want to do this safely.
Now what about the CBD oil? Anyone have an idea how much I should actually give him to stop the seizures? I live in New York so the laws are different than states with the dispensaries.
What about getting him fixed. Should I even bother still or is it too much a risk with the anesthesia?
Also, any suggestions on him not peeing in random spots in the house? he is NOT an outside cat, he simply wont survive. BUT we do let him out in the yard right now with the dogs so he can walk around and pee/poop so our house wont get ruined lol.
I hope you all enjoyed this story
If anyone has any answers to my questions or advice please comment it here.
If anyone also wants to PM me anything please do
Thanks!
Paul
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