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Cat Seizure Medication
Prescription Cat Seizure Medications
A cat seizure is one of the most painful things to experience as a pet parent. It can be a terrifying experience to watch your cat convulsing on the ground with little understanding of what you can do to help them.
FAQs About Cat Seizure Medication
Cat seizures are caused by a surge of electricity in the brain. They can occur as a single event, as a regular malady or grouped into a cluster of incidences. They can last for a few seconds or a couple of minutes.
In addition to tumors or head injuries, possible causes of seizures can be other diseases, such as heart disease, brain inflammation or exposure to harmful chemicals or human medications.
It’s not uncommon for seizures to occur in situations where a cat gets excited or scared. But some cats may even experience seizures when calm with consistent triggers, such as when eating.
Signs of a seizure include convulsing, excessive drooling, twitching on one side of the face or jerky head and neck movements. Your cat might whine, yowl or express fright.
During more extreme seizures, your cat could shake uncontrollably for several minutes, lose consciousness or urinate. They will likely also be confused and disoriented when they come to.
The treatment of seizures generally requires prescription-strength anti-convulsant seizure medication. Some of the more popular medicines include Phenobarbital, Zonisamide and Levetiracetam. Work closely with your veterinarian to determine the best seizure treatment plan for your cat.
Seizure medicine and other treatments can potentially be very effective, helping many cats live a full and healthy life. The important thing is to talk to your veterinarian about a plan and stick to it. Failure to maintain your cat's seizure treatment could lead to consequences and a relapse of symptoms. However, it’s important to keep in mind that even with the best medications and treatment plan, it's possible that your cat may suffer a shorter life span due to seizures.
Seizures in cats can be caused by many different things, including tumors, head injuries, brain inflammation and exposure to toxic chemicals. But, even with today's technology, there are some cases where veterinarians cannot definitively determine the cause of the seizures. Either way, take your pet into your vet’s office and get a full evaluation.
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My cat has seizures, etiology unknown, she is on phenobarbital 7.5mg bid, her eyes are dilated all the time and she seems to always be in motion is this normal
My dog 1 yr old Husky) bit an Excedrin that fell on the floor. (did not ingest it. But enough that it got on his tongue and probably a little powder from the bite) There were no symptoms afterward. However, 2 weeks later he suffered a seizure. Then 2 weeks after that, he suffered another seizure. His bloodwork came back that his SDMA is low. The vet put him on Phenobarbital daily. Will he need to take it the rest of his life? Or will the Excedrin eventually go out of his system?
What can I do at home to help my puppy with her seizures?
My cat Myrtle had a grand mal seizure a couple weeks ago. I'm unsure exactly what caused it but I had just adopted her the day prior so she was in a new environment with new owners and a new cat sibling so she likely had a very stressful couple days. She was disoriented afterwards but was back to normal in a few hours. Since her seizure I've noticed she is very twitchy, particularly in her tail. I'm wondering if you know what is wrong with her and what I can do to help her.
17 yr, 11.8 lb, cat has kidney dysfnct. On 1/24 she showed symptoms of inner ear prob or vestibular. My vet prescribed Cerenia but it can only be given 1x in 24 hrs and it wears off at about 12 hrs. So, vet added half a tab of meclizine to her regimen, but it seems like it makes her restless(?) Gets up and moves from sleeping place to place every 30m or so. Is it ok to mix the 2 drugs? Where can I look for effects of meclizine on cats. Symptoms are head tilt, falls, staggers. Appetite is fair.
Hi my cat had a fit/seizure and was breathing weird and purring constantly I took him to the vet he did overall test for kidneys etc and couldn't find anything wrong with them and said it was about eliminating factors to find out what's wrong with my cat but I don't have the money for a $2000 ct scan so he said to watch him and bring him back if it worsens. Then I got home he started acting weird walking everywhere not sleeping threw up once but now is still and is very stiff hardly moving queit
Which is the better drug to calm a very anxious cat who has to visit the Veterinarian? My vet prescribed Acepromazine, but I've seen other info. suggesting that a Benzodiazapene such as Diazepam (Valium) or Alprazolam (Xanax) might be better. This is a last resort to get the cat to the Vet office (last time he was further traumatized as his crate broke open on the parking lot!) From what I've read the Benzodiazapenes seem to address the actual anxiety better. Thank you.
My almost 4 year old dog started having seizures a couple weeks ago. What would start this? And what can I do until I can afford to take him to vet?
CARESHARE Is 1 ml enough for my 5 yr old 10 lb cat for pain relief? He was involved in a cat fight and sustained superficial Injuries but I can tell he is hurting a little. Sorry, I thought I put the name of the medication. It's Gabapentin. It was given to me by my vet to decrease my cat's anxiety when taking him to checkups.
Please help! My cat had an injury on his head near to his right ear . we gave him topical fusidic acid and tetracycline creams frequently . but he is now very drowsy , weak and semi conscious please help me fast if there any injection or drug that I can give him immediately because there aren't any cat vet around (I'm in a village in Egypt )
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