Topic: Think bellas just had an absence seizure (Read 54872 times)

girlinleeds · « **Reply #42 on:** April 28, 2017, 13:15:52 PM »

No, just said they had to give her a tiny bit of sedation and she's come round fine, eaten her breakfast and to go to the vets at 430 to discuss what they've found, really scared, dh is going to make sure he's at the appointment

Dawn F · « **Reply #41 on:** April 28, 2017, 13:08:59 PM »

but didn't give any idea??

girlinleeds · « **Reply #40 on:** April 28, 2017, 12:58:25 PM »

vets just phoned, he wants me to go in at 430 and talk about what they've found trying not to panic, the day is dragging. trying to get incontact with husband so he can come with me, going to have to take daughter as no one will be able to collect her from school

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #39 on:** April 28, 2017, 12:26:23 PM »

Not too much longer to wait, hopefully.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2017, 12:15:58 PM »

She's had her scans don't think they sedated her, just have to wait for vet to ring to tell me what they've found

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:35:15 AM »

Everything crossed for you all.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2017, 09:29:59 AM »

Dropped her of at the vets. Have to phone at lunch time to see how she's doing

Dawn F · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:39:40 AM »

best of luck for today, hope its easily sorted

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:37:06 AM »

Keeping everything crossed that all goes well with Bella at vet visit today and that it is not too long before you can bring your beautiful girl back home.

It would be brilliant if it's only a matter of one pill a day. Heart issues are so worrying but excellent news that no fluids detected around her lungs

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2017, 05:44:50 AM »

Topping up the positive thoughts for you and Bella xxxxx.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #32 on:** April 27, 2017, 21:13:08 PM »

Am trying not to worry but I think tomorrow is going to be a long day. Got to drop her at the vets at 9am and it depends if she needs sedating as to what time I can collect her

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #31 on:** April 27, 2017, 15:03:20 PM »

Hi treasure. Just popping by to see how you're doing, and hope you're not worrying too much about tomorrow.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #30 on:** April 24, 2017, 17:03:32 PM »

I'm glad your vet is so kind and thorough. Sorry that the news is not what you want to hear though

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2017, 13:38:21 PM »

Fingers crossed for the tests on Fri

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2017, 12:30:24 PM »

He sounds very good and proactive, everything crossed it's just a case of giving meds. In humans it would be called Atrial Fibrillation, is it the same in cats?

If it is, it is what OH has, one pill a day has sorted it out nicely.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2017, 12:09:06 PM »

I just want Friday over with so then I know what we're dealing with. He said there's a drug he might recommend but it'd be off licence, that doesn't worry me as such as so many drugs are used off licence. I'm just scared incase it shows something awful. Bella's happier now she's had breakfast

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #26 on:** April 24, 2017, 12:00:17 PM »

Well that sounds not exactly positive, but giving you a direction to proceed in, which is reassuring of itself. Certainly if she has the tests done, it will either rule it out, or clarify matters, and enable meds to be considered.

Do you feel better for having trusted your instinct and made the appointment?

girlinleeds · « **Reply #25 on:** April 24, 2017, 11:21:45 AM »

Just home, vet was lovely, he really likes cats, and loved Bella. He gave her a full check up and said he didn't want to do bloods today as he thinks it's her heart, he said not only has she got a murmur but it goes from beating fast to slow and back again. He said there's three options 1) start her on medication straight away 2) do a full cardiac screen, scans, X-ray and stuff or 3) do nothing as inbetween episodes she's well. He said that he wouldn't recommend option 3 but he had to give it. I told him she's far to important to our family to do nothing and that she is insured (her heart murmur was first discovered when she was already insured by petplan so we've kept her insured by them knowing they'll cover her) . So he arranged for her to go back on Friday when they have a morning free so they can get a ultrasound specialist in, to do her scans, and X-ray and if needed do bloods then as they might need to sedate for for the scans and saves sedating her twice in a week. To try and keep her calm and quiet and if she has another episode to try and video it and time it as well. He said it all sounds bad but she's not showing signs of being unwell between episodes so that a really positive thing, she's not fluid overloaded and she's not loosing weight so it may just be that she'll need some form of medication to regulate her heartbeat

Dawn F · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2017, 10:46:49 AM »

hope you get on ok, such a worry

girlinleeds · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2017, 10:12:08 AM »

Just waiting to be seen, not sure if it's because she's not had breakfast but she just seems very quiet and not herself

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2017, 08:38:15 AM »

It's sod's law, isn't it?

Fingers crossed for later.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2017, 08:32:48 AM »

Vets at 1020, there was a 9am appointment and normally I could have dropped daughter at school 5 mins early and ran across the road to the vets. But it's daughters first day with her new teacher and she suffers with anxiety so new teacher and Bella being poorly and she's a mess so can't leave her earlier why does everything have to happen at once

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #20 on:** April 24, 2017, 08:20:57 AM »

Be thinking about you, and hoping the visit is helpful.

Sending snoozles for Bella

girlinleeds · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2017, 07:49:56 AM »

Vets open in 15 mins, so getting daughter ready incase they say take Bella straight in. Bella is very grumpy this morning we decided to fast her as last time she had bloods she needed sedation and I'm positive they'll want to do some today .

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2017, 06:57:52 AM »

I WOULD JUST TURN UP AS SOON AS THEY OPEN AS AN EMERGENCY

HOPE THEY CAN HELP HER ASAP.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2017, 05:44:39 AM »

How is Bella today? Thinking of you both.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2017, 17:54:11 PM »

I'm sorry tjhat Bella's not too well. If you can see the vet early then I think it would be worth withholding breakfast.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2017, 17:52:06 PM »

It's just happened again, she got a bit giddy at feeding time and just stopped. Picked her straight up and she wasn't floppy or anything just like she was turned of, lasted a minute or so. Going to get her a vets appointment tomorrow, I know in the past if they do bloods they need to sedate her, so would you fast her just incase??? Dh normally feeds them when he goes to work at 6 but I'm thinking it might be worth holding of till I've spoken to the vets

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2017, 00:07:04 AM »

So pleased that the weekend away was a success and that Bella was fine.

Maybe try Zylkene in Harris' food for a week or so and see if it calms him down a bit, you can also get beaphar calming spot on drops, it helped a lot with settling in my newest cat, you can get them off amazon. (

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2017, 14:27:25 PM »

SO PLEASED BELLA WAS OK

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2017, 06:54:44 AM »

That's really good to hear and pleased your London weekend was a success.

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2017, 02:23:05 AM »

Thanks for the update. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip to London and that Bela is doing well

girlinleeds · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2017, 20:05:24 PM »

thanks everyone for the lovely words, we had a fab trip to london and Bella had a relaxed weekend with my dad. Shes back to being her normal self (sleeping/eating/demanding strokes). trying to stop harris (18 month old cat) from chasing/playing with her is proving tough so am going to get a feliway plug in to help mellow them out

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2017, 15:33:45 PM »

Ask our Dad not to play with Bella too much and enjoy your trip and your little girls birthday.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2017, 13:03:07 PM »

Well at least that puts the matter into perspective.

Our Padster had a heart murmur too, and that was manageable. They're usually graded 1 to 6, so Bella is on the higher side of the grading, but it doesn't mean it can't be treated.

Bella is a relatively young cat, so it's natural they may want to carry out further investigations.

Heart murmurs aren't necessarily linked to heart disease - there can be other causes, but it isn't always possible to tell unless further tests are undertaken.

Wishing Bella a peaceful and sedate weekend without any incidents, and that you and your daughter enjoy your long planned for trip.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2017, 12:10:38 PM »

HOPE THAT IT WAS A ONE OFF BECAUSE ITS TERRIBLY MANAGING A CAT THAT HAS SEIZURES AND MINE DID NOT HAVE EPILPSY

girlinleeds · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2017, 11:20:22 AM »

Just back from the vet, he thinks it's her heart that caused it,she has a grade 4 heart murmur. We're to try and stop her getting to overexcited and keep an eye on her. If she does it again they'll do bloods and based on those possibly refer her to a cardiologist.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2017, 07:39:35 AM »

It's going to be worrying for you, but for now you're doing all you can.

I suspect Bella's behaviour will have to be monitored, and unless it takes a serious turn for the worse, there's not much more you can physically do. As Paula says, sometimes these can be a one off in the electrical wiring of the brain, as it were.

Our lovely old Tess suddenly developed fitting when she was around 5. In her case it was triggered by over-heating - she was a beardie collie cross, with a heavy double coat. We solved matters by keeping her clipped, and making sure so far as we could that she didn't get heat exhaustion (not easy with a dog who lived to run and play, but we managed).

It may have been the case with Bella too, if she was getting very excited.

Try not to worry. You and your daughter deserve to have a lovely weekend, and hoping everything settles down so you can have your trip together without fretting.

Keeping all crossed.

girlinleeds · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2017, 07:24:54 AM »

Thank you both, spent most of the night awake worrying, we're meant to be going to London for the weekend tomorrow for daughters 8th birthday. My dads coming to cat sit. don't want to leave him with a poorly cat, but it's daughters birthday present so don't want to let her down either

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2017, 07:10:33 AM »

I support Paula's comments too. Very much hoping the visit to the Vet this morning can shed some light on things, and sending shedloads of positive thoughts for you and Bella.

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