I was in the kitchen late on friday night, heating a tin of curry, when I heard a commotion behind me. Polly was fitting on the floor. In a blind panic, I grabbed the phone, rang a friend and arranged to take her to an emergency vet centre (not vetsnow!). On the way she had more seizures and wasn't herself in between them - twitching her legs and head. The vet gave her an injection of diazepam, giving me some in pill form to give her if necessary through the night. She relaxed into a deep sleep and stopped fitting.
In the morning I took her to my own vet clinic, unfortunately my fave vet wasn't working. The guy she did see was very negative about the "at her age" thing, which really annoys me. Polly has as much right to treatment as a young cat: I love her SO much!
Ironically, I already had an appointment with the really good vet booked for later today in order to collect the results of the bloods Sam had done last week - I've been concerned she might be hyper-T. I rebooked for a double appointment.
Polly SEEMS slightly better. Initially, she couldn't control her limbs and wasn't walking on her paw pads but on the bent lower upper side of her feet - they were sort of hooked under. Now she seems to be standing properly. It's hard to tell really, because I have her in a nursing/kitten pen. She's eating well, but spends lots of time sleeping, which I'm encouraging. Fred's being great, sitting beside the pen and protecting her
A few years ago she had vestibular disease. I'm wondering whether this could be a repeat episode, but I'm not sure whether it causes seizures. I know that once they've had vestib disease, they're likely to have it again, and worse. Does anyone know if it's seizure causing?
Despite the fact that the vets I've seen so far have counselled PTS, Polly isn't ready to go: her spirit is strong and she's fighting.
