Cat with possible stroke, seizure or tumor problem.

[yvettefoto]

This is the way we all die! We ought to care about one another like it's going out of style! Cause we might! I wish I knew how to step up and get my hands dirty helping more. I mean what am I doing that's so fucking important anyway? It'd be my greatest pleasure to help in any way at all if I could. I'm not just going to sit around and do nothing while we all die in such evil ways! Yes evil! This is evil up close my friends. Let no-one tell you things aren't this bad. Most our meds don't work.

[deathtoll666]

it looks as though your cat had a possible reaction to a flea treatment. if you have used Farnam, Hartz, Sergeant’s or Sumitomo flea treatments, it's likely your cat became sick and died from one of these products. sad to hear your cat died. i lost mine a few years ago due to a urinary tract blockage. :(

[bluevn2002]

Poor thing :(

[Ling86fanforever]

Sorry to hear about Momo. :( My cat got sick in August last year and soon after started walking in circles. The vet said it wasn't Vestibular Disease because that goes away fairly quickly. Kiki had trouble controlling her bowels & also urinated seemingly without realizing. The doc gave her Prednisone &Clindamycin. It helped a lot, but now she's been doing poorly for the past 4 days. She keeps falling & she has tremors throughout the day.:( I'm grateful 4 the extra time we've had with her. :)

[dndlocke]

that cat looked like a kangaroo

[Chele1097]

Unfortunately Momo (cats name) passed away within a week after this video was taken. He became unable to get up and walk and began vomiting and urinating on himself.

[StarKatz]

@Chele1097 I am so so sorry, tonight we found our cat unable to stand, his head leaning off to one side, I feel he has had a stroke, my other half doesn't trust the vets where we live as our last cat died and they couldn't even say what the cause was even after test after test. I pray he will come good, all we can do is offer his TLC and pray, if our vets were good I wouldn't hesitate to take him to one but they are just money hungry here. :(

[onefantasticfeline]

Is he ok????

[maxeythecat]

We lost our Seamus a year ago last September. He'd gone from being a 20 tub of kitty to skin and bones inside of a month, and we're still heartbroken about it. He had FIP and hit him so quickly that there wasn't much we could do for him except baby the daylights out of him and hold him in our arms as he slipped away. The single worst thing about owning a pet is knowing that one day you'll lose them....I miss my Seamus to this day, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life.

[kareszt]

I had a cat do something quite similar... it was very old though so It couldn't hunch it's back as much as yours.

It was a tumor - took about 4 weeks to die.

In it's dying days it loved being in front of the fireplace.

In a last effort it finally went on my bed (this cat NEVER went to my bed however hard I tried) and slowly fell asleep and never woke up. I was their - it knew what was going on, and I feel as though it thanked me for it's life with me.

[am42085n]

how long has your cat been in this condition? the dr said my cat had ataxia but i dont believe its accurate. what tests has your cat had so far to suggest a stroke,seizure or tumor issue? my cat is less than a year old and the dr says its unlikely. my kitty has limited mobility and is sort of crawling and not fully extending its limbs. the cat is calm and the vet says hes not in any pain. im going to wait another day and then i have some serious choices to make. this sucks so much

[Chele1097]

@am42085n Ataxia is not a diagnosis, it is a medical term for the symptoms your cat has. I say the first thing to mention and look up is the Vestibular Disease. It is common and will go away. Please read my response to am42085 below. Good luck. I know seeing our pets like this is so difficult.

[am42085n]

i came home today and my cat appeared to be disoriented and walking funny. the doctor said that he thinks the cat got into some type of human medication. he gave my cat fluids underneath the skin and says that it should flush out any possible toxins. im terrified that my cat may have had a stroke or some kind of underlying problem. ive searched high and low and i dont believe my cat ingested anything..im so worried :-(

[Chele1097]

@am42085n Keep an eye on the cat. If you don't feel he got into anything and he continues take him back or see another vet. Look up vestibular disease. It is common and will normally clear up. Our Momo sadly passed away. His problem rapidly deteriorated. He rebounded once for a few days. His doctor feels his tumor was cancer and it spread quickly.

[am42085n]

@Chele1097 Thank u so much for responding. my cat couldn't get into the litter box so i had to put down something with a lower perimeter. The cat will crawl around and then has to lay back down again. im going to see if another vet will take him during the day while im at work. the other cat is noticeably stressed. i called him and he says the cat is too young for vestibular disease-9 mths old. ive got to find someone else to see my cat for a 2nd opinion. :-(

[Chele1097]

@am42085n We wish you the best of luck.

[Chele1097]

@am42085n The first thing to look up is Vestibular Disease. It is common and usually goes away. Keep a close eye on the cat, especially if you are sure he didn't get into anything. If he continues or gets worse go back in to the dr. Our Momo's condition rapidly got worse. The Friday before Easter he couldn't even stand. We sadly had to put him down. I now believe his tumor was cancer. I wish you the best of luck.

[LadyBoomstick]

Our cat started doing something very very similiar. Have you heard anymore from the vet on this?? We can't figure it out.

[Chele1097]

@LadyBoomstick Our cat had to be "let go" this past weekend. There was one main theory that he had a tumor at base of brain. We did not choose the mri and began treating with steroids. He bounced back for a few days but became very bad this past friday and couldn't stand up at all. The vet did also check for feline vestibular disorder (sudden onset of balance problems with abnormal eye movements) which it was not and a multitude of other problems. We all miss Momo.

[LadyBoomstick]

@Chele1097 Thanks for sharing your story. We're facing the same thing now with our cat. :( The vet told us the same thing and has prescribed the same treatment. At least we know whats going on and what to expect. It hurts to say goodbye, but at least we know they led good, spoiled lives as all cats deserve. :3