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I'm so sorry. What's going on? Do you think she's crashing?
Something is really wrong with her all of a sudden.
I really have no idea what just happened! My mom and I were outside with her this afternoon from about 12:50-4:40 (it's 5:20 pm right now). Whenever Scratch comes inside for the day, she will sit at the back door for a few minutes and then jump on top of a big wooden cat fort we have in the living room/kitchen. 20 minutes ago, my mom was doing something in the kitchen and I was walking through the kitchen when I saw Scratch slowly lifting her left front leg (the one that has the lump under it - actually, it's two lumps now) way up in the air. I have never seen that happen before to any animal. My mom went to her to see what was going on (I was too scared to watch at this point), but I saw Scratch turning her head to the right in a really slow, unnatural way. It was almost robotic. I really can't explain how strange it was. I told my mom to call the vet and when she was on the phone with them, Scratch's tail bent and was way up in the air like her leg was. She put her leg down about a minute after it started, then her tail went down about two minutes after she put it in the air. Her eyes looked strange, too, like she was focusing on something really far away.
I'm so sorry. What's going on? Do you think she's crashing?
From what I know, and speaking very generally, it is possible for a cat to act completely normal after a mild seizure (petit mal) and I have read that they sometimes will want to eat afterwards. Strokes sometimes have more lasting effects, such as an unsteady gait and confusion. Of course, there are exceptions in both cases and various factors that play a role in how cats recover from seizures and strokes.
That's what I was thinking too - a stroke or a seizure, but she's walking fine now. I don't know anything about strokes or seizures in cats... would they walk normally shortly after? Either way, there are four people at my house right now who are going to be keeping an eagle eye on her tonight (and she'll be spoiled as usual!)
I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you.
Things have taken a turn for the worse. She did eat and drink today, but she was breathing with her mouth open this morning. She was just laying on the rocking chair when she began breathing with her mouth open again while making a strange sound every time she inhaled. She jumped onto the floor, laid down, and started shaking a little. Squee is laying in the corner of the living room beside our couch, and Scratch is now laying near Squee. I don't know if she is laying near Squee for comfort or if she is trying to hide behind or beneath the couch. I think she is telling us that it's "time."
Things have taken a turn for the worse. She did eat and drink today, but she was breathing with her mouth open this morning. She was just laying on the rocking chair when she began breathing with her mouth open again while making a strange sound every time she inhaled. She jumped onto the floor, laid down, and started shaking a little. Squee is laying in the corner of the living room beside our couch, and Scratch is now laying near Squee. I don't know if she is laying near Squee for comfort or if she is trying to hide behind or beneath the couch. I think she is telling us that it's "time."