Hi John,
I don't have any experience with this either. I hope you find the reason for these seizures and can help Tux.
tonya
Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi John,I'm sorry to hear about Tux's seizure problems. I have a cat (Mojo) who had toxoplasmosis and did suffer some neurological damage; he has been prone to viral illnesses all his life (he was from a litter of very sickly kittens) and he, too, has repeatedly tested negative for FeLV. I think that just like people, some animals don't get a good start in life and simply have weak immune systems. There may be no specific illness attached to it.Fortunately, Mojo doesn't have seizures, although he did have a virus this spring with a very high fever and it immediately caused him to have impaired neurlogical function. He did recover from that. He has a permanent head tilt and kind of a funny walk (he can't run very well and if he's playing and circles too much, he tips over) but he is the happiest little fellow you'll ever meet.Is the vet certain that it's the toxo that's causing the seizures or could there be something else going on? Have they done a CT scan of the head or a neurological workup? The group I volunteer for currently has a kitten with toxo and while she is unable to walk, just yesterday she started being able to hold her head upright for a few seconds. It takes quite a long time for them to recover their neurological functions. This cat is not having seizures either, and I didn't think that seizures were a common issue with toxo.There are several good products you can use to help Tux strengthen her immune system: L-Lysine, DMG, vitamin C, and more. If you search the archives you'll see many mentions of these and the common dosages.I hope you find some answers soon for Tux.Take care, Julie<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Just joined last night. I have a male cat named Tux that my brother found
in the a dumpster last August(03'). The vet said that they thought he was 5
weeks old when we got her.
Tux was fine until May of this year. One afternoon he had a seizure and we
took him to the vet. Vet ran all the tests etc. and finally realized that
he has toxoplasmosis. They put him on medicine for that. He continued to
have seizures so they put him on phenobarbital.
He has tested negative twice for FELV. However, his white blood cell count
and his platelet count have been low each time. Likewise, the toxo levels
have remained the same. This leads me to believe that he may have FELV
since he can't fight the toxo. He acts normal except for after the
seizures. He has never been outside since we have had him.
I know that seizures in cats are not t! ! hat common. The longest he has gone
without one is 6 weeks. Lately it is every 10 days or so. I'm just
wondering if anyone has had any similar situations.
John
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