I'm so sorry. I'm afraid I would be wondering how her quality of life really
is right now. There is more to life than eating and litter box. My thoughts
are with you.

"Specialist" in what?    Your cat needs antiepileptic drug therapy
(Phenobarbital) *ASAP*.   Proper drug therapy will probably control her
symptoms and give her a good quality of life despite her blindness.

You owe it to her to at least try antiepileptic therapy.

Phil

I think you've already answered that question for yourself. Her quality of life
seems to be going downhill. With my cats I always wished I euthanized a little
sooner, like a day or two, before they really went down hill. Then the other
part of me doesn't want to let them go to sleep early thinking that would make
me a bad pet gaurdian. Then I finally think, what would I want in this
situation if I were my cat? I'd rather go to sleep sooner before getting real
sick and frightened. It's such a tough decision especially for you as it was so
sudden. My prayers are with you.

Hello Daniella,

It's a terrifying thing to witness your cat experiencing a seizure. I
have a cat MAGI who has a portal-systemic shunt problem but also has
recurrent seizures.

First thing is to get your cat on anti-seizure medication,
phenobarbitone is most commonly used and is very effective. For MAGI
the dose is 1/4 tab each 12 hours though the dose for yours may be
different. The tabs are very small and easy to administer. I use a
small piece of chicken or ham with some double cream and she swallows
it every time.

Once the seizures are controlled the situation for your cat may
improve and seem less worse. Our cat does have neurological problems
due to the PSS but we try and keep on top of everything an she is
slowly starting to flourish.

Our cat becomes 'stressed' and aggressive just prior to a seizure and
constantly paces. Once the seizure occurs 30 secs to 1 min she is
slightly confused but then suddenly gets up and begins pacing and
obsessively checks out the entire house. She then eats voraciously! We
give her all the food she can eat. leaves her food bowl and then goes
back to it in between pacing around the flat. We have two other cats
and she just ignores them as though they were not there - even walking
on top of them if they are lying down. Eventually she recovers more
and we have a cat which is very affectionate and cuddly (for MAGI) for
about an hour before she reverts back to her usual feisty and stroppy
(but loveable with it) self. During this hour we can clean her up if
she needs it and even cut her nails without any resistence.

At this point she will usually find a dark, quiet place and sleep for
a few hours. The other cats are very good and leave her alone though
they are freaked when she seizures. With the phenobarbitone she now
only has fits whenever the weather changes and the humidity rises.
sharply.

I think a seizure must knock a cat badly and it is only natural that
yours will seem subdued.

I hope things are not actually as bad as they seem for your cat and
urge you to try all you can before going down the euthenasia route.

Iain