Stroke symptoms in a cat
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Twelve days ago my 15 year old cat had a convulsion, her vet said she had a stroke. She went blind. He prescribed her microsolone and candilat. She is still blind. Do you thonk she can recover at least some eyesight?
Her vet said her right eye was bleeding internally, a little. Do I continue with the corticoid in spite of this bleeding?
if the cat scan was negative then no it wasn't a stroke. neither "mini stroke".
It might have been something else affecting the central nervous system.
Take note of the episode, keep logging symptoms etc. over the next months it's very important to do that.
Your symptoms in medical terms I think were mild Ataxia (bad coordination) and maybe Dysarthria if "mechanically" you were unable to speak.
how old is she? could be a stroke yes.....in any case she badly needs to be seen by a Vet...she is in 'critical' condition with these symptoms...please take her to a Vet asap.
Let us know how it turns out!
Stroke did not show, nor did anything else on MRI, CAT scan, ECG or in bloodwork. With my heart condition is it reasonable to assume this could be a TIA in your opinion? I have presented to ER 2 other times within the same month with same symptoms exact but a bit milder and each time the drs dismiss me with no possible explanation. The other two times tho the symptoms had disappeared by the time the ER drs had seen me after a four hr wait each time in the ER waiting room.
take her to the vet now. It could be a stroke or a tumour or any number of things. I wouldn't wait it out..get her to a vet.
My mother-in-law had her gallbladder removed about 1 month ago. She is experiencing severe migraines, along with severe nausea, and the left side of her face has become numb, and droopy. The first thing we thought was a mild stroke, she was admitted into the hospital, after MRI'S, Cat-scans, countless bloodwork, and ultrasounds, stroke was ruled out. Now, her dx is vascular migraines.
I agree with livinginhope. Don't wait. I waited three days before I went to see a Doctor about being very dizzy and fatigued. Once I saw the doctor, she immediately called an ambulance and I was hospitalized for 2 more days. This is serious stuff and quite honestly, my symptoms have improved but not gone away. 10% of TIA victims go on to have a major stroke within 90 days (1 in 10), and you now have a 35 to 40% chance of having a major stroke.
How in the world did your cat get exposed to carbon monoxide??? I just did a quick yahoo search on symptoms of it, which took a total of only 2 minutes, which confirmed what I suspected that CO poisoning causes blindness and deafness. It said sometimes it's reversible.
As for leaving the hyperthyroid untreated, this can be very dangerous and I don't know what vet in their right mind would agree to that!
My mother had an unusual type of stroke on Wednesday (10-12-16). She is still in the hospital. She can move everything legs, elbows, knees & she can talk coherently. The issue is the dizziness, weakness and nausea. She is eating and keeping food down as of 10-16-16. She gets wobbly and dizzy when she gets up or wakes up. She is starting to get up a little with a walker.
Should ever experience these symptoms collectively, get yourself to an ER immediately because some the damage done by a stroke can be reversed if anti-coagulants are administered within 3 - 4hrs of the clot developing. The anti-coagulant, in and of itself, is a potent drug, so the ER would thoroughly vet you before administering it--which will include a check-up by the neurologist on call.
I'm not a doctor, but judging by your post, I doubt you're having a stroke...
The symptoms you have could be due to the high blood pressure which can cause arrhythmia (heart not beating in sync) and symptoms of TIA or stroke (headache, vision problems, numbness etc). However a contrast MRI of brain, and carotid angiogram should be done. Also a 24 hour holter should be done to monitor your heart activity. The cardiologist must not have tested further because the drop in heart rate and arrhythmia happened just once in 3 days.
you have all the symptoms of a stroke...how old are you?
she has had tests and cat scan and blood work now she had numbness in her face and arm (left side) she went to the hospital they did a cat scan and sent her home they say they cant find anything wrong with her she has been ona heart moniter and nothing here it is 5 days later and her mouth is still dropping.. she is scared and her doctors say there is nothing wrong with her...
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