Yesterday lunchtime the smaller of my two cats, Charlie, had an epileptic fit. To my knowledge she's never had one before. Scroll down to my previous post and you'll see that the vet had put both cats onto medication for overactive thyroids. The medication is Felimazole.
I phoned the vet and he said to keep her quiet and calm. He said that the best thing would be for her to fall into a deep sleep and that I was not to shake her awake from this. He also said to take her off the pills until Monday. Was he kidding? If Felimazole can cause cats to fit then neither of my girls will ever be given it again. A half hour later she had a second fit. It took the rest of the day for her to return to almost normal. She's still very subdued.
Does anyone out there know of any similar incidents with Felimazole and cats having a fit?
Sorry Ros to read this ... unfortunately I'm not help - just empathetic thoughts from down south ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hilary. It's good to hear from you and I hope all is well and that you're not working too hard with the April blog challenge.
DeleteI'm no use on the cat front, but do know how helpless you feel, trying to care for a sick pet.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. I do miss all you guys while I'm working but there's only another year to go!!
DeleteI know nothing, but just sending good luck your way. Hope things get solved
ReplyDeleteThat must have been so scary. I am wary of all medications. Doctors always downplay the potential side effects. I hope Charlie is okay.
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