I think my Lucy had a Stroke or a Seizure

[jazzcat]

It does sound like a seizure Carla. My sister's dog started having them over the holidays and he's now on medication to control them (the same thing my father takes to control his).

(((HUGS)))

[catmandu]

Oh My God!!
We Are Hoping That Its Nothing Serious And Is Just A Warning That Something Might Be Wrong, And That The White Coats Can Give Lucy Something To Bring Her Back To Her Old Self.
Prayers Are Coming For Lucy.

[Laura's Babies]

Was she sleeping or was she awake? Did she respond to you when you called her name or touched her? IF she was sleeping, she could have been dreaming.. If she were mine, I would get her checked so you are doing the right thing taking her in tomorrow. I know how we all are about our babies so just keep a eye on her until them and love her all you can.... like you need to be told that, huh?

[catfamily]

Was she sleeping or was she awake? Did she respond to you when you called her name or touched her? IF she was sleeping, she could have been dreaming.. If she were mine, I would get her checked so you are doing the right thing taking her in tomorrow. I know how we all are about our babies so just keep a eye on her until them and love her all you can.... like you need to be told that, huh?

She was awake and very spaced out.Looking around staying calm though but she was dazed and confused looking.I stayed with her...touched and talked(whispered) and then waited till she looked ok and picked her up(she usually struggles to get down but didn't)I brought her in the bathroom with me and we layed on the rug together for a long time and she started rolling around on the rug again like usual.She seemed a tiny bit week for about an hour or so(no struggling when picking her up)and then ,now she is her self.

[jazzcat]

Carla, my Dad takes Dilantin and my sister's dog take phenobarbital (the generic I believe). It sounds like a seizure to me but try not to panic too much until you talk to your vet and find out what it is. If it is seizures the main thing will be to determine if there is something serious causing them or not. It's possible for pets and people to live long healthy lives with medication to control their seizures.

[jenluckenbach]

I have no experience with siezures, but try not to panic. Prayers for Lucy.

[catfamily]

Carla, my Dad takes Dilantin and my sister's dog take phenobarbital (the generic I believe). It sounds like a seizure to me but try not to panic too much until you talk to your vet and find out what it is. If it is seizures the main thing will be to determine if there is something serious causing them or not. It's possible for pets and people to live long healthy lives with medication to control their seizures.

OK I'll try to calm down but It's really hard.She's so obsessed by me like my BooBoo that died.But I DID notice that a few months ago her face looked different.I told Mike but he just brushed me off.She looked tired and her front paws looked a bit fatter to me.Again...Mike didn't think so.
I Analize my cats all the time.I watch them so much and notice any kind of change.
Lori...To me...it looked more like a stroke...heart attack?
I wonder.
She's been my little love and she's always following me all the time.Even if I get up to go pee in the middle of the night..she runs after me.She's the only cat besides my late BoBoo that wants me for me and not for the food I give them or playtime I give them.So..you can see why I'm freaked out.

[Grace]

I would also guess a seizure or TIA (transient ischemic attack) - if animals can have that problem. Something neurological.

Talk to your Vet - maybe it will be a onetime event.

[catfamily]

I would also guess a seizure or TIA (transient ischemic attack) - if animals can have that problem. Something neurological.

Talk to your Vet - maybe it will be a onetime event.

Thank you.I also hope it was a one time thing.I'll ask my vet abot TIA.I never heard of it.

[catfamily]

Thank You EVERYONE

[Donnaj4962]

Oh my, I am so sorry hear this. I hope that Lucy will be okay. Many prayers coming your way from me and the girls in Indiana.

What happened to Lucy sounds something like what happened to my Tabitha about 4 years ago. (She was 14 then!) It was morning, and she always would jump from the bed when I would get up. But that morning, she just layed there, with something of a blank stare on her face. She wouldn't move. I sat beside her and gently stroked her and kept gently saying her name over and over. I was sooooo scared, I thought my heart would pound out of my chest! I carried her downstairs and layed her on the couch. Again, she just layed there when normally she would have headed straight for the kitchen for food. I wrapped her in a blanket, called the office to tell them I would be late, if in at all, and off to the vet we went. They took her right away, and by that time she was meowing, some purring, etc. The vet found her red blood cell count was slightly elevated, and she had a very slight fever, but other than that, she was fine! She even walked around the room and jumped onto a chair and then onto a shelf! He thought she may have had a mini stroke. He told me to go home and he suggested I stay with her all day to keep an eye on her. I have never seen another episode!

I hope and pray that your outcome is as good as ours! Please keep us posted!

Edited to add:And I don't mean to "hijack" this thread....but I just have to also say that when I called my boss, I was crying, as I was so scared and had no idea what was happening. When Tabitha and I came out of the exam room, there sat my boss, patiently waiting, just in case I needed a shoulder to cry on. Isn't that GREAT????? I am so lucky to have such a caring boss!

[jazzcat]

Carla, my Dad started having seziures a little over 4 years ago. To this day the doctors still don't know why or what caused them but they believe it may be that he is having mini strokes so little and light that they are undetectable even with MRI - he went through a battery of tests. They finally decided what ever the cause Dilantin controls them and that is all that matters. He's been on the meds for 4 years now with no problems except when he got stubborn (part of his dementia/alzheimer's) and stopped taking the meds for a few days. He had a big seizure in his sleep and bit his tongue really badly.

As for my sister's dog, I don't think they know why he started having them but so far for the past month the meds are controling them. He's a 10 year old wire hair terrier.

I know it's hard to stay calm, I can imagine how I would be in this situation, but just watch her closely and call your vet in the morning. Try not to worry about the big picture until you know what it is. (((HUGS)))

[DrKym]

I don't know if this will help you or not but our late great Siamese Solomon was 3 months shy of 22 when he passed on 04, he had seizures from the time he was 2, he was also put on a barbituate, we took him in a few times a year to check weight, and dosage changes if needed.

He took his meds in a bit of liverwurst daily, and the worst that ever happened were some smelly pooters from him.

His personality never changed, he was a smart loving attentive wonderful cat, he is sorely missed , but he died from old age not his medical issues.

Hugs to you and candles will be lit for you all!

[catfamily]

It does sound like a seizure Carla. My sister's dog started having them over the holidays and he's now on medication to control them (the same thing my father takes to control his).

(((HUGS)))

OH GOD!!Thanks for telling me Lori.At least I'll be ready to talk to the Doctor Tomorrow.
What medication?And will she die young?She has a heart murmer but I had an ultra sound done on her when I brought Winston(God rest his Soul)for his too and Lucy's showed something with the valve(can't remember)but the heart specialist said it wasn't anything to worry about and she'd live a long life but he said Winston's was entirely different (being very enlarged and hardening fast on the outside).I shivered at the thought back then.I miss that Winston.He was too great to leave so soon.
But my Lucy's was entirely different and I was happy that she'd be fine and live long like any other cat.
THIS today what happened freaked me out totally!!
I am WAY to close to her.
Is she going to die young?I can't stop crying.