Stroke symptoms for cats
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Hi Deb and welcome. I googled *Tia* and see this is like a prelude to a stroke. I don't think anyone here would be able to tell you for sure what's going on with your girl. We are just members like yourself. Could have been a seizure, I suppose, but hard to say. Try not to panic until you know what's wrong.
Oh, and be sure to syringe some food and water if she's not eating.
Please let us know the outcome and how your girl is doing tomorrow. Good luck!
When we went outside this morning, we found one of our outdoor cats just sitting outside in the cold for some reason (it got down to just under 20 degrees F overnight although it might've gotten just a little colder than that with wind chill), and he didn't look very good, he was just kind of sitting there and swaying back and forth very slightly, so we went outside to take a look at him and see if he'd been hit on the highway or anything, but there appears to be no cuts or scratche
We thought she just went to sleep in the shade and died from something like a stroke or heart attack. We at the time had a stray dog that later killed one of our young cats, Shadow. No marks, no punctures...he evidently shook her. We have since thought that might have happened to our precious Masena as well. With cats, don't trust dogs until you are sure you can.
You should also wear gloves while gardening to prevent any contamination from parasites spread by feral cats. Interestingly, cats only shed the parasite for a very limited time after they contract toxoplasmosis.
You can contract toxoplasmosis from eating undercooked meat or by not thoroughly cleaning utensils and surfaces that were in contact with the contaminated meat. There have been some cases of infection from blood transfusions.
Good luck...
VET asap! It could be lots of things, but the walking in circles and glassy eyes sounds like symptoms of a concussion. Cats don't always land on their feet and lots of them climb dangerous places. If she fell when you weren't around you wouldn't know. Concussions are very dangerous, but very treatable. Go now!
They suggested an MRI, but since she would have had to go under and there was a good chance they would either confirm a stroke or not find anything, we opted out for now. I think she had a stroke either right before or during her trip to the vet for constipation.
She's still living with my parents for now (we have another cat and want to keep separate for her safety) who are taking great care of her as she learns to navigate around without hurting herself.
My 17 yr. old male cat starting showing some strange symptoms recently, and rather suddenly. He stopped going up and down stairs, stopped getting on the furniture, seems to have weakness or lack of coordination in his hind legs, paces, does not meow, purr or groom. We took him to the vet and after an examination the vet felt he had high blood pressure and that he appeared blind. She could not get his eyes to respond to light. She put him on medication and took blood and urine samples.
Stroke is a neurological emergency. The treatment for stroke is time based. Thus, if a person has the symptoms of a stroke, they or someone else should call 9-1-1 ASAP.
Preventative stroke measures are also encouraged in patients who are at risk for stroke. These people are those who are older in age, smokers, have high cholesterol or blood pressure, vascular disease (coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease), prior stroke, family history of stroke, diabetes, etc.
I am aware of topical medication for mites --Revolution being one-- but are there oral ones, specifically for cats to help combat mites? For the record, the cats don't appear to be infested themselves. I don't see excessive itching, bald spots, mange, etc. Are there other symptoms to look for, and how may I go about treating them? I sprinkled DE outside on the ground where they congregate and in their outdoor housing. I know DE works with fleas, but I'm not sure about mites.
Its likely from the CT scan that your fathers symptoms are due to the subacute infarct. Stroke can be ischemic or hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke occurs as a result of blockage to an artery. For this therapy with clot dissolving drugs (thrombolytics), should be initiated early. Aspirin, an anti-thrombotic drug, is given immediately after an ischemic stroke to reduce the likelihood of having another stroke. Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), needs to be given within 4.
Possible stroke? Cats do get them, had to put down our Calamity Jane after she went through a pair of strokes. Was recovering nicely from the first one with a treatment the vet recommended, but the second was just too massive.
Thanks. I did indeed take my cat to an emergency vet. They said it is Horoner's syndrom and could be from stress, or even worse, a lesion in his central nervous system. He is being monitored closely since the symptoms were so sudden. I've just never seen anything like it before, and I have had cats my whole life.
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