Sasha's Tonic Clonic Epileptic Seizure

aprild99 Says:

Jun 14, 2009 - Poor thing... I watched my grandma's cat have a seizure when it was young, due to my boyfriend waving a shiny cat toy really fast in front of it, we had no idea that the cat would have a seizure, he was just playing with it...and the cat was drooling from the mouth really bad and doing what your cat did.. As far as I know though, it's only happened once but the doctors said that my grandma's cat has the heart of an older cat.. Anyway, I hope your cat is ok and I wish the best for it..

Epiknoob Says:

Jun 14, 2009 - You are such a wonderful owner, and being so calm, when I clearly would've had a panic attack!

groovysherrie65 Says:

Jul 8, 2009 - What a beautiful baby. I also have epilepsy and grand mal seizures absolutely scare me to death. She is a sweetheart, take good care of her! Peace Love

EscaladeOnDub26s Says:

Jul 18, 2009 - Poor thing. My mom also has a calico cat who is about 17 years old!!! and in really good health still! old problem is that recently every few months or so she will take fits like this

ForestWusabbi Says:

Jul 30, 2009 - careful. You aren't supposed to hold them down. Just let it pass.

destroy1ner Says:

Jul 31, 2009 - oh man i have a kitten thats 3 weeks old now and it keeps going in circles and it doesnt want to nurse from the mom!!!as i was watching it,it started blinking heavily for about 15 sec..when it was done saliva started hangin out of its mouth...i have know idea what is wrong with it...

LeeE177DW Says:

Aug 5, 2009 - Wow its nice to know that my 18 year old boy is not alone having seizures! He also has astmas so I tend to wrap him in a towel when he fits and hold him so that when he comes back he feels safe. Seems to work so you might want to try it Good Luck L x

xXxJust4FunsiesxXx Says:

Aug 9, 2009 - Actually, it's a smarter thing to do than just leave it. It could end up accidently hurting itself.

KirkEidem Says:

Aug 14, 2009 - my cats had siezures from flew meds we gave them almost killed them and i found out u need to try to keep them calm but not hold them down tightly just pet them and make sure they know u are there so it is not so bad for them. its a very disturbing thing to watch.

pwrain Says:

Aug 21, 2009 - I can not watch. I cry when my husband has them and it's even worse when I saw this cat haveing one. I just broke down.

SuperServal Says:

Aug 27, 2009 - My big male cat starting having seizures 2 months ago...He's only had 2 but I just witnissed one last week....It scared me to death and I cryed!

tigerblade79 Says:

Aug 27, 2009 - omfg i feel sorry for your cat, but wow thats insane it looks like an animtaion being played over and over again

sexylove619 Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - my kitten only 3 weeks old died this morning from a seizure he had on and off seizures since 4 yesterday and and has had some about a week ago so i imagine how u might feel

psycholaura Says:

Sep 10, 2009 - hey can i ask what meds u put them on, my kitten has started fitting since being put on metacam.

sweetlittledoves14 Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - Is there any thing to prevent the siezures from occuring? My kitty has started having them since June 2009 she had one on Saturday. It was pretty scary and thier happening every other month. She just turned 3. Any Advice?

MaXThReAT Says:

Sep 23, 2009 - Go ahead and take her to the vet and see what they say. Get a blood test done. It could be as simple as dehydration or they might not be able to tell you why. Sasha is on phenobarbital and still doing great. Nothing for months now and she was starting to have them once or twice a month.

trball03 Says:

Sep 28, 2009 - my cat just did the same thing but it only lasted for a min and then she was back to normal. It scared me to death. I have never seen her do this before. Thanks for posting this video I was able to figure out it was a seizure, and how to react if she ever has one again.

darkdj08 Says:

Oct 7, 2009 - you should not try to restain her like that it can do more harm than good

pyro2393 Says:

Oct 27, 2009 - I didnt know this what a seizure for cats looked liked, I thought mine was kind of having some sort of seizure because now i think every month or so my cat gets weird. When i say this i mean she starts loosing her balance and her tail or one of her paws starts to raise up and this lasts for about 10 mins or so. Anyone know what's wrong with her?

Superman516 Says:

Oct 28, 2009 - its so sad when after the seizure they come into like realization of what happend

Superman516 Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - well if its flailing around it might smash into a wall

MaXThReAT Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - Correct. I am not holding her down but as gently as I can, keeping her on her side since she still has back claws and has flown into the walls before. This is much safer for her as it will also keep her from biting her tongue or choking. She has bite through her tongue before. I stupidly tried to help her stop once and received a cat bite down to the bone on my finger.

DanniD Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - ow poor thing. You look a really good boss to the cat, which I knew (more) people (man) that care so much about there pet, and not what it's doing to the carpet.

VirtualBilly Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - when this occurs, cats are not only in danger of thrusting themselves into a wall head first, but also of falling down stairs, rolling over their own heads and causing serious neck/back injury, or scratching their own faces/eyes. by holding the cat down, an owner puts himself/herself in danger of being scratched, potentially to the point of needing stitches. next time, hold the cat up by her scruff and let the seizure run its course since there's nothing you can do about it anyway.

VirtualBilly Says:

Nov 24, 2009 - i know this may seem cruel, but it works and i promise the cat will forgive you. i do a lot of volunteer work at local animal shelters, but i learned this trick when i was a kid because we had an epileptic cat. my step dad would hold her that way during a seizure until the convulsions were finished, then hold her for a while afterward to reassure her. that cat's name was trina (but that's a stupid name so i called her teeny, lol), and she lived to be 18 people years old.