Here's an update on my adopted/returned foster cat with alleged seizures: By the time his appt rolled around yesterday with the vet of my choice, > I knew it was going to go well. The more people I talked to about it, the > more people said there was something wrong with those people at that house > and having him out of there was the most important thing. But he's just > gotten better and better. I have no trouble medicating him at all. Just > those first few times. He's actually one of the easiest I've ever medicated > now!!!!!! I haven't had a scratch or a bite yet and it goes super fast-- > he's a good boy! The odd aggressive behavior is lessened. He totally > trusts me already and is a complete love-bug. He is just a quirky, willful > little thing and that's just his personality-- he wants to run around and be > hyper and get into everything and so sometimes when I scoop him up, he does > that growling, but it's funny/harmless. Most importantly, no seizures-- no > signs of seizures. I've had him since Thursday and you'd think he never > left me with the way he responds to me! > > So the vet saw a totally healthy, friendly, bright, Curious George Cat > yesterday! He just walks all over the exam room, jumps in the doctor's lap > and rolls around!, purrs, tries to get into everything! It's great to > watch. Dr. said we have a very healthy cat and he can't believe > those people said they were going to put him down! He said this is not a > cat you even consider that with! He agrees there was possible abuse. But > he also suggested that-- upon watching the cat's behavior in the exam room- > that he is a cat who wants to get into everything so he thinks it's very > possible the cat got into something- like a chemical- and the people- since > they are so weird- just didn't know and overreacted. He said that's very > possible and with the way that cats metabolize things so slowly, it might > just take a while for him to work it out of his system and that could be why > he maybe had continuing seizures (if he even had them). He said since > there's been so seizures and the cat is happy, he doesn't want to change > anything. Stay on the same dose of phenobarb for 1 mth. Then he wants to > see him again in a month and they will take blood and get a phenobarb level > at that time. Then we will work on taking him off it slowly and monitoring > the level. He said if we start taking him off and he has a seizure- then we > know he was having them, but at least we know that the phenobarb will > control it. But Dr. said no signs of a neurological defect-- none at > all. No need to even consider a catscan b/c there's just no signs-- totally > alert and bright. He said if it was FIP, there'd be other neurological > signs, like ataxia. But also, I don't know if I told you that?- adoptive > parents vet called on sat- and everything negative- fip, toxo, felv, fiv- > neg. Dr. confirmed too that blood work "looks great." Good news all > around! He's a happy, healthy, bouncing boy and I'm glad to have him back > in my care! Thanks for everyone's input, care and concern! > Caroline
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