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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Scarlett could use some purrs
We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held her to warm her up. An hour or so later I thought she was fine, but when I was in the bathroom getting ready to go out shopping, she followed me in and started acting very strange, then jumped in the tub and stood like she was trying to deficate, or straining, but had pee running down her legs. She seemed trance-like and I picked her up (she was still weeing a little, uncontrollably) and I looked under her tail and there was some blood. Changed my plans and took her to our old vet because new vet closes at 1 on Saturday. So she went through a bunch of tests, x-rays, temp taken (it was slightly elavated) and TED sent us home when she stabilized (she still kept losing control of her bladder for the first hour or so at the vets) with some meds. Bloodwork doesn't come back until Monday but it seemed like a seizure to me. The blood on her behind is a mystery but xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her.  SignatureCheryl /very worried about her little girlbaby Purrs are on their way. Keep us posted. Joy > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. <snip> How very scary! We'll be sending our best get-better purrs. Please keep us posted. >We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this >afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, >and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Oh, poor baby! All kinds of purrs for her recovery. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Purring for Scarlett....we hope she improves quickly. MLB > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Cheryl > /very worried about her little girlbaby Oh Cheryl, mega-healing-purrs coming Scarlet's way. Did the vet think it may have been a UTI, or kidney infection? That would explain the blood and the uncontrollable urination. Please keep us posted! Hugs, CatNipped Thanks all for the purrs. She's resting now. > Oh Cheryl, mega-healing-purrs coming Scarlet's way. Did the vet > think it may have been a UTI, or kidney infection? That would > explain the blood and the uncontrollable urination. No, the blood was around her rectum. The vet thought more likely diarrhea was the cause of that. She's been wormed twice in the last month and a half as part of her initial vet visits, had a fecal float done, etc. Her urine was clear, not even yellowish at all and no blood in it (I know because she peed on me, on the vet, and in the tub). The loss of bladder control is what made me think seizure because of the way she wasn't even squatting. It was just leaking out. Hopefully the bloodwork will turn up something, or else rule out something. I'm hoping the vomitting and diarrhea (if she had it, I can't find proof of that but diarrhea is hard to see in kitty litter) could have come from Christmas cactus. Vet said it could be that, but I can't find anything that says CC are toxic. One site said it could cause vomitting and diarrhea though. As for seizure, no idea what to think of that. Maybe all of this is unrelated, maybe not. Just worried. thanks for sending purrs. SignatureCheryl > No, the blood was around her rectum. The vet thought more likely > diarrhea was the cause of that. She's been wormed twice in the last [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > -- > Cheryl Oh I know how worried you must be! Purrrayers coming that all will turn out well. I found this link that says Christmas Cactus is non-toxic, http://www.wctropicalbird.com/bird%20education/bird%20education/toxic_plants .htm, but I don't know if that applies to cats as well (chocolate is non-toxic to us but bad for kitties). Do you have a tree up this year, or is there anything else around she could have chewed on (kittens will chew on just about anything when they are teething!)? Hugs, CatNipped oh man, scarey, eh? We will purr and pray that poor Scarlett feels better soon. How old is she? Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Poor little girl, and poor Cheryl! My foster kitty had uncontrollable seizures when she was 4 months old. It was very, very scary. Did Scarlett walk around in a circle after the episode? Purrs that it's nothing serious. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. > Poor little girl, and poor Cheryl! My foster kitty had uncontrollable > seizures when she was 4 months old. It was very, very scary. Did Scarlett > walk around in a circle after the episode? > Purrs that it's nothing serious. FWIW, my parents had a Springer Spaniel that was epileptic. She would have a grand mal seizure any time a loud noise started up near her. She lived to a ripe old age, and her anti-seizure meds didn't diminish her quality of life one bit. My brother's Springer was just recently diagnosed as epileptic too, and is getting along just fine with her meds. Purrs that Scarlett's problem is either something temporary or something easily treated with meds. Dan > Poor little girl, and poor Cheryl! My foster kitty had > uncontrollable seizures when she was 4 months old. It was very, > very scary. Did Scarlett walk around in a circle after the > episode? Purrs that it's nothing serious. I didn't give her time to walk around. She was just sort of in a trance and peeing down her legs, and I picked her up, saw blood, and put her right into the carrier to take her to the vet. If this was a seizure, she's coming back out of all of it now; she's playing a little again. She ate some more, too. The vet didn't give me anything for the fever, it isn't like you can give them an aspirin. The vet fluoresced her eyes for ulcers, found none and gave me yet another ointment, this one with steroids in it. Have you ever seen a connection between herpes or Chlamydia and seizures in cats? Vet said she's seen seizures related to viral recurrances. SignatureCheryl > I didn't give her time to walk around. She was just sort of in a > trance and peeing down her legs, and I picked her up, saw blood, and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > seen a connection between herpes or Chlamydia and seizures in cats? > Vet said she's seen seizures related to viral recurrances. No, I haven't. When Ana had the seizures, the vet mentioned toxoplasmosis as a possibility, but I think that's bacterial. The bloodwork will hopefully have your answers. It just sucks waiting and wondering what's wrong. The blood is a mystery though, I don't know what to make of that. Glad to hear she's perking up. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > > Poor little girl, and poor Cheryl! My foster kitty had > > uncontrollable seizures when she was 4 months old. It was very, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > seen a connection between herpes or Chlamydia and seizures in cats? > Vet said she's seen seizures related to viral recurrances. Humans do get herpes encephalitis, but I don't think that's likely here, given that she's relatively well. While herpes is not curable, it can be suppressed with acyclovir, vancyclovir, and related drugs -- I don't know if these are used in cats. Chlamydia responds to tetracyclines, which I know can be used in cats, but probably better to azithromycin or clarithromycin. Don't know if these can be usable in cats. My hunch would be the seizures are unrelated to the infection, as a brain infection would be much more dramatic. Triple purrs from here, plus reasonable human facsimile thereof. > Humans do get herpes encephalitis, but I don't think that's > likely here, given that she's relatively well. While herpes is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > cats, but probably better to azithromycin or clarithromycin. > Don't know if these can be usable in cats. I have 3 different eye ointments for these guys. The vet mentioned that Terrimycin would be effective for the Chlamydia symptoms, and then now, a new ointment with steriods for the inflammation. I'm flummoxed by all of the different things they use for viral eye problems in kittens. > My hunch would be the seizures are unrelated to the infection, > as a brain infection would be much more dramatic. I also hadn't heard of that. I guess we'll just play it by ear when the blood test results come back. And, hope that no more seizure- like symptoms come back. > Triple purrs from here, plus reasonable human facsimile thereof. Thank you, and thank you everyone. SignatureCheryl > > Humans do get herpes encephalitis, but I don't think that's > > likely here, given that she's relatively well. While herpes is [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > flummoxed by all of the different things they use for viral eye > problems in kittens. And your vet was quite correct in ruling out herpes before prescribing a corticosteroid for eyes -- the combination of herpesvirus and corticosteroids can explode. > > My hunch would be the seizures are unrelated to the infection, > > as a brain infection would be much more dramatic. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thank you, and thank you everyone. > Have you ever > seen a connection between herpes or Chlamydia and seizures in cats? > Vet said she's seen seizures related to viral recurrances. Hmm, I don't know. Sounds like the vet has, though. If she's susceptible to seizures, she can be put on phenobarbitol, which does a good job of controlling them in cats. Seizures usually aren't dangerous inherently, the danger comes from having one while you're doing something that requires alertness, such as driving, or walking down the stairs, etc. There aren't many things a cat would be doing where a seizure would be life-threatening, especially if they're indoor cats (and if you have a seizure-prone cat, she probably should stay indoors anyway). They look really scary, and of course, serious conditions that cause them need to be ruled out, but if it's caused by the herpes, then probably being on medication will keep it under control Purrs for you and Scarlett! Joyce On Sun 19 Dec 2004 05:20:13a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:xBcxd.13202$_3.148790@typhoon.sonic.net): > If she's susceptible to seizures, she can be put on > phenobarbitol, which does a good job of controlling them in > cats. Seizures usually aren't dangerous inherently, the danger > comes from having one while you're doing something that requires > alertness, such as driving, or walking down the stairs, etc. Very comforting Joyce. > There aren't many things a cat would be doing where a seizure > would be life-threatening, especially if they're indoor cats > (and if you have a seizure-prone cat, she probably should stay > indoors anyway). She will be indoors, they all are. Thank you. SignatureCheryl > On Sun 19 Dec 2004 05:20:13a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes > (news:xBcxd.13202$_3.148790@typhoon.sonic.net): Apropos of nothing, I've noticed that whenever you quote my posts, my name is for some reason always missing. I'm just curious why that happens - is it some odd glitch in your posting software? I wonder if it's because I put all those X's in my name. Joyce On Mon 20 Dec 2004 01:43:46a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:Cwuxd.13288$_3.150561@typhoon.sonic.net): > Apropos of nothing, I've noticed that whenever you quote my > posts, my name is for some reason always missing. I'm just > curious why that happens - is it some odd glitch in your posting > software? I wonder if it's because I put all those X's in my > name. I never noticed that! With Xnews I use their variables for the info I parse from the headers to quote with. It works for everyone else, so I'm at a loss to answer your question. lol Now I'm going to have to find out! SignatureCheryl Lots of purrs on the way! Let us know what happens. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Oh dear :( maybe it is a urinary infection? Purrs for baby Scarlett. Please keep us posted. >We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this >afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, >and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Poor baby! It sounds like a seizure all right. But what is the cause? I hope the blood test tells so something can be done soon. Purrs, -- CATherine > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Oh poor baby! Lots of purrs coming over that it was just some bug that's gone now. Or something easily treatable. Purrs for you, too, Cheryl. Must be terrible to wait for the results. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Oh no, poor baby -- high power purrs for her --please let us know. Christine > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. > We were at the vets all afternoon. >she went > through a bunch of tests, x-rays, temp taken (it was slightly > elavated) and TED sent us home when she stabilized (she still kept > losing control of her bladder for the first hour or so at the vets) > with some meds. Purrs on their way > I thought she was fine, but > when I was in the bathroom getting ready to go out shopping, she [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (she was still weeing a little, uncontrollably) and I looked under > her tail and there was some blood. Poor girl! I hope she's OK. That sounds scary. Purrs that it's not too serious, or is easily treated if it is. Joyce Appropriate volume of purring for little Scarlett from Cornwall Gordon & the TT > We were at the vets all afternoon. >We were at the vets all afternoon. ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, >and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Poor little thing, sending our best purrs that it'll turn out to be nothing serious. Anti-worrying purrs for you too, Cheryl. Regards and Purrs, O J > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Purrs on the way for Scarlett. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Also worried. >We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this >afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, >and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. Poor Scarlett -- purrs for her to get better, and for her worried mommy, too. Ginger-lyn Lots of purrs and best wishes for Scarlett to be healthy again and calming hugs for her worried meowmie, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held > her to warm her up. <snip We are purring and praying very much that it is *just* a urinary tract infection and nothing neurological. Tweed > We were at the vets all afternoon. She started out shivering this > afternoon (was fine all morning!) so I turned up the heat and held [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > xrays were clear. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. She ate a little bit when we got home, not much, > and now she's sleeping with Rhett laying his head on her. > > -- > Cheryl > /very worried about her little girlbaby Great purrs coming your way that Scarlett will soon be on the mend. It doesn't sound as if either of you had a good day. Amazing, how they always choose weekends to worry us out of our gourds, isn't it? Nevertheless, I hope it's a one time thing, and that Scarlett is going to live a long, healthy life. Melissa |
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