My Cat Having A Seizure

It seems to be triggered by extreme itching and hypersensitivity. You can see how I was able to cause the fit by rubbing her back.

I've seen other people asking about it in forums with these exact symptoms, but all of the videos I found are for more traditional epileptic seizures. So I am uploading this video of my cat.

Yes, I know I chose the worst possible location to record this but she's been falling off chairs and tables for months now. One more spill isn't going to hurt. She was there already and you can see she was almost ready to have one. I just helped it along. Plus, I needed the video to show my vet.

We've decided to treat her itchiness instead of treating the seizures and have made some progress. I switched flea medicine, gave her a medicated bath, antibiotics for the bacteria infection she apparently has on her skin. So far so good. She was having 3 or more per day before. Today she's been 3 days without one.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Cat
• Seizure
• Itching
• Hypersensitivity
• Skin
• Back
• Peeing

[chesterchow1]

Holy sh*t my cat does this exact same thing. Sometimes around 10 a day. She doesn't wet herself, but she bites ANYTHING near her and has already caused some pretty severe wounds on her sides and legs. Sometimes just a simple brush past her back can start one and she's fallen down the steps more than once. Thank you very much for this video, I'll have to try the antibiotics and bath.

[leobaby]

@chesterchow1 Unfortunately I do not think the antibiotics helped much.

What does seem to help is keeping her itching under control. The shampoo I am using it called Sebozole, provided by the vet. Also under the vet's recommendation I give her flea medicine every two weeks instead of once per month. When she's having a bad day I give her some benadryl, which was not recommended by the vet; but it really seems to help.

[leobaby]

@chesterchow1 And speaking of terrible bites, the poor thing once bit through her tongue which promptly got stuck. It was horrible, her tongue sticking way out of her mouth and a very obvious tooth sticking through it. A quick flick and it came off and really didn't bleed much at all.

[smoothshoperator]

I am sad that your cat does this, but thank you for posting that we know other owners experience this. My 16-yo Calico has recently started doing this only when you pet her on her lower back...she will lose control of urine, shake, stick out her tongue, and even bite you really hard if you don't get your hand out of the way when it happens. It really does look like some sort of seizure. What does your vet say causes it? Have you showed him/her the video? I would be interested to know.

[c3nuke]

Man, I feel bad for the cat..... It's like, shes literally trying to get a ghost demon off her back.

[demonizer123]

You broke the cat when you touched it.

[MsHannelore]

just a thought...the flea medicine could be a toxin to her....causing a allergic reaction. would only give her a natural one.

[MsHannelore]

feline hyperesthesia? Severe itching of back? Allergies? What does the vet say. lovely cat....looks fine until you touched the body.

[mondragon1085]

This would do good with techno music!! HahahH

[BackslideDan]

EVERYDAY I'M SHUFFLIN

[62meggymoo]

omg

[leobaby]

@raenterprises I visited that site and I see no science whatsoever supporting your radical interpretation. Everywhere they suggest caution and consideration; which you are not doing. Your arguments are baseless and unfocused. We have dangerous diseases under control because of vaccinations and despite people such as yourself.

What you are doing here (and likely everywhere you go) is dangerous and possibly reckless. I seriously hope you reconsider your actions.