I was working at the office yesterday and Ita (new kitten) was whining beneath my chair. I picked him up to cuddle him, and he suddenly went into a seizure. I'm a wuss when it comes to these things, so I freaked and ran up and down the stairs in a panic while yelling. "Seizure! Seizure!"

Took Ita to the vet and they did a fecalysis and found he had roundworms - which could sap a kittens nutrients and possibly cause seizures. No other tests. Ita was dewormed and we took him home.

Now this peeves me a bit because we just picked Ita up a few days ago, and my dad took him to the vet for a checkup to see if he was ok. Nothing naman daw, so we were pretty kampante. I never thought the kitten had worms of any sort na.

I couldn't concentrate on work na, and spent the rest of the day reading up on feline seizures.

I stayed at the office because I was worrying about him, and true enough he had 2 more seizures. 1 at 3am and another at 4:30am. I took him to the vet shortly after that. New vet, new diagnosis. Calcium deficiency daw malamang. Grrr. Siempre I got inis na. I asked the vet why he wasnt giving Ita any blood tests, what were all the possible causes....could it be Feline HIV? Cat Flu? Toxoplasmosis? Poisoning? What were they doing to rule out the possibilities? I felt like I was lecturing the vet. He tried to get some blood but didnt have a needle small enough, so I took Ita back with additional prescriptions (vitamins and rehydration fluids lang naman).

I was really antsy about everything so I took Ita to another vet clinic this morning. I felt this vet was more on-the-ball and concentrated, and asked her to try and get blood from Ita for tests. Ita's really small so she only got a smidgen of blood, barely enough to test for dehydration and liver toxins. Pero better than nothing.

I think the seizures were caused by dehydration / sugar imbalance - because Ita had worms, and diarrhea and this was sapping his strength and causing the imbalance. We're putting him on rehydration fluids, a feline I/D diet, and vitaminB, multivitamins, and calcium. I hope he feels better.

When your cat get seizures don't move him, just make sure that he gets some air, cover with a towel (to protect your hand) and stroke him gently until the seizure ends. Try to observe the seizure so you can describe it to the vet. Take note of the time and duration. Consult the vet asap. Dont stick your hand in its mouth or you may injure yourself.

Some info on cat seizures
Epilepsy and Seizures
Feline Seizures and Epilepsy

I know I am a bit of a pet hypochondriac, but really, with some of the vets here, it is best to be prepared.

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