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Post by bectil on Nov 19, 2014 10:46:36 GMT
Unfortunately we had a scare this morning - My cat Polly, had a fit. The vet reckons it could be to do with the brown spot she has on her eye, which she thinks (second vet to say this now) could be a tumour. Although she couldn't rule out that it could possibly be her kidneys. We were asked if we wanted bloods taken, ECT. but we decided against that for now, so we're going to keep an eye on Pol for incase she has another fit, and if she does have another then she will have tests done. She had some antibiotics and some vitamins. I am wondering whether anyone else has experienced this with their cat, more so in connection with a spot on their cats eye? Polly now seems happier and brighter. She's been wandering around and had some food. She's now curled up on the sofa. I feel as though I'm on tender hooks, I don't want her out of my sight! These photos are from March 2013, which is when I first noticed the spot in her eye. It has since got a little bit bigger.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 20:58:03 GMT
If you originally saw it in March 2013 it's certainly NOT what my tortie girl Misty had in 2012 I noticed a slight mark on the surface of her eye so mentioned it to our vet who had a good look and said he thought it was a corneal sequestrum. We were given some ointment and asked to return in 48hrs. No improvement and it just got worse and worse and eventually burst (which I was livid about as I'd wanted the eye removed!!!) after three weeks and Misty ended up having to have the eye removed (at approx. 16 years of age!!!) and was in overnight. Once home though she soon got the other two younger cats put back in their place Typical feisty tortie She soon made a full recovery and we had her for another six months until throat cancer claimed her Looking at the mark on her eye I would just 'keep an eye' on it (I tried but no other way of putting it! ) and if there is any change I'd make an appointment and get it checked out. Perhaps take regular photos (weekly or fortnightly?) so you can record any change? As to her fits....one of our fosters, Nina, had epileptic seizures and medication got it all under control and we had her for over a year before she passed to The Bridge. The main thing I found when she was fitting was to NOT PANIC!!! It's not painful to the cat - however 'violent' it may seem as they are fitting. I would instantly reduce any outside noise & stimulation by switching tv/radio off, switch lights off or close the curtains so room was darker and just let Nina come out of it in her own time....usually only around a minute or so. Our other three cats would often just sit nearby and watch her and as she came out of it my gentle old boy Thomas would lie down close to her until she regained her bearings - he was a source of comfort and welcome to ALL the cats who came into our home and seemed to make a beeline for newbies to help them feel at ease I would talk gently to Nina whilst she was fitting but not touch her - the main thing was to create calm, quiet surroundings. The 'funniest' side effect of these seizures was that once she'd regained her bearings Nina would have THE most almighty munchies craving and could clear a plate of food inn seconds Normally she would just daintily nibble at her food! Back in the late 90's I also had a 8yo neutered lad called Felix who would occasionally have a fit and he was on half a tiny pill a day to control it. He had an average of two/three fits A YEAR and lived to well into his teens I'm sure Polly will be perfectly ok...she may not have another seizure for months or years...and medication will often control epilepsy or any cause of fitting so try not to worry too much (((HUGS)))
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Post by tonib on Nov 23, 2014 22:50:20 GMT
bectil, sorry only just seen this but can't add anything as have not had any experience of brown spots on the eye or fits. gillykat's advice about being calm around a fitting cat is good - it was advice given (re humans) in my First Aid training many years ago - basically saying it looks worse to the observer than the patient. The only thing to do is to make sure they can't hurt themselves in their surroundings. Hope it all gets sorted out easily. Polly looks a lovely cat
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Post by bectil on Nov 26, 2014 14:20:57 GMT
Adsactly a week today since her first fit, she had another one this morning. This time she came around a bit quicker/better than before - not breathing so rapidly, ECT. She was soon up and walking, but was a tad wobbly for a bit. The spot in her eye has got bigger and much of the week we've been saying that under her eye looks slightly swollen, which has been getting bigger. @gillykat & tonib, I tried to be as calm as I could. I was talking to her, though was in tears at the same time! Poor Misty, @gillykat. Your Nina sounded similar to Polly - Pol would eat little and often, though if I gave her the whole box of biscuits after she fitted, she would eat it all! After she'd hoovered the biscuits I gave her (that didn't touch the sides!), she'd look around the room to find what else she could eat.
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Post by tonib on Nov 26, 2014 23:09:25 GMT
bectil. Sorry to hear Polly has had another fit, are you going to take her to the vet for the test as well as getting her eye checked out again? How old is she?
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Post by bectil on Nov 28, 2014 9:03:49 GMT
tonib, we've decided now that we're not going to take her back this time, though if she has another then we will definitely be taking her back to the vet. We're not sure what the vet will be able to do. We don't want Polly on lots of meds and certainly don't want her to have an operation. She'll be 14 in February.
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Post by tonib on Nov 28, 2014 12:20:23 GMT
bectil, yesterday I was with a friend of mine who has/had a number of cats & mentioned your post & she said she'd had a number of cats who developed a brown spot on the eye as they got older. She also had a cat who had fits when she got older & Thistle lasted until until she was 17 or so with no meds. Having said that she never had a cat who had swelling under the eye. I think that needs keeping an eye on.
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Post by bectil on Nov 29, 2014 17:42:43 GMT
Thankyou for asking your friend, tonib! Very interesting to know about Thistle, because the vet told us it wasn't common for older cats to get epilepsy when they're older. Do you know how many fits Thistle had? IE. 1 a week or 1 a month, ECT.? As for the swelling, it isn't all that noticeable unless you look from different angles, but it is definitely bigger than the other side. I would love to know what is going on with her. She was not herself yesterday - she didn't seem with it, dazed, ECT. It took her a little while to get up the stairs, which is unlike her. I put her in the conservatory before I went to work, and I just stood and watched her for a bit - She just sat there, sort of 'hunched' and started to wobble a bit. Ohh, I do worry about her
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Post by spider on Nov 29, 2014 23:08:50 GMT
i cant help as its not something i have seen myself but for 17 she is a lovely cat
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Post by tonib on Nov 30, 2014 1:55:19 GMT
I'll see what I can find out bectil.
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Post by tonib on Dec 1, 2014 23:45:43 GMT
bectil this is what my friend said:- Her advice is:-
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Post by bectil on Dec 10, 2014 13:03:10 GMT
tonib, sorry I'm late for replying! Thankyou again for asking your friend, very helpful and interesting! Polly had another fit last night - she went almost two weeks without having one, until last night so she'll be going to the vets tomorrow morning to have some tests done.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 18:20:53 GMT
Fingers crossed it's something simple to sort out tomorrow morning (((HUGS))) Perhaps tonight write down a description of her seizure (time it happened, what was her behaviour beforehand, how long it lasted, was it a 'mild' fit or a really fierce one, did she have the munchies afterwards etc) whilst it's still fresh in your mind and then you can just show the vet tomorrow instead of just relying on your memory as worry tends to make us forget the most obvious things I often had a 'feeling' about Nina a few hours before she had a seizure because she would be rather quiet compared to her normal spooky self. Try not to worry too much (((HUGS)))
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Post by tonib on Dec 11, 2014 1:59:59 GMT
bectil, Hope all goes well at the vets for Polly & you.
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Post by lotsofcats on Dec 11, 2014 9:37:29 GMT
I've never come across a cat with a brown spot on its eye.
Good luck with Polly at the vets.
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