XP: Anyone have a cat with seizures?

[starryfish]

My cat was on the streets the first year of his life. I have had him for 6 years and he has had seizures 1-3x a month but we never medicated him bc they were super short and not often. Last week he started having them much more often (6+ a day) so I took him to the vet. His bloodwork is all normal so vet thinks it's a trauma that occurred when he was a baby. She's not sure what to give him bc she says its so rare and is waiting on a specialist to get back to her. In the meantime he has been on Valium but he is constantly meowing (attention meow not pain). Just looking for advice! Thanks!

[MixedBerryJam]

Aw, no advice or experience, I just wanted to say thank you for taking such good care of your cat. All those seizures all of a sudden must be pretty scary! I hope you get answers soon.

[Deleted]

Not a cat, but our dog has seizures. Our vet said that if the seizures are not very frequent, some people choose not to medicate, but she was having them multiple times a day, so the vet put her on potassium bromide and she's been doing great.

[starryfish]

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

[Deleted]

Mar 21, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

I am not sure whether this is true. My parent's cat used to have seizures and the vet's diagnosis was feline epilepsy.

[starryfish]

Mar 21, 2016 13:07:46 GMT -5 @kkitkat said:

Mar 21, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

I am not sure whether this is true. My parent's cat used to have seizures and the vet's diagnosis was feline epilepsy.

Interesting...I am off to google

[starryfish]

Mar 21, 2016 13:07:46 GMT -5 @kkitkat said:

Mar 21, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

I am not sure whether this is true. My parent's cat used to have seizures and the vet's diagnosis was feline epilepsy.

Do you remember what drug they gave? I googled it and she did say it was idiopathic epilepsy but he doesn't have any of the causes for the epilepsy like most other cats do, which is why its weird. 

[Deleted]

starryfish , it was clonazepam. I hope your vet can figure it out!

[alleinesein]

Mar 21, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

WTF?!?!  Your vet said this?  It is time to find a new vet.

Our Russian Blue is epileptic and she is on phenobarbital (2x a day).  The phenobarbital is liquid so it is much easier to give her than a pill.  

[starryfish]

Mar 21, 2016 21:47:51 GMT -5 alleinesein said:

Mar 21, 2016 11:34:05 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Thanks. Yes we choose (along with the vet) to not medicate before, but now we have no choice. I just hope she can get a hold of the specialist who can give us something better than valium.

Apparently she said that epilepsy in cats doesn't exist so his case is really rare.

WTF?!?!  Your vet said this?  It is time to find a new vet.

Our Russian Blue is epileptic and she is on phenobarbital (2x a day).  The phenobarbital is liquid so it is much easier to give her than a pill.  

She called a specialist and got him phenobarbital (2x a day) yesterday. We choose pills, as he was taking his valium pills like a champ and hates liquid. Thanks!