The Cat Thread

So this morning we're on the sofa and the cat just flops down as usual but started vibrating, for lack of a better word. You could see him shaking as if he was cold but was acting very strangely – couldn't sit still, moving from one spot to another and half laying down and getting up again. His fur was also stood on end all over. After a few minutes, he went to his spot on the kitchen table where he normally sleeps and just passed out. By this point I'm on the phone to the emergency vet line trying to describe the symptoms and preparing myself for him just dying on the table. I opened his eyes and they were semi rolled-back like he was in and out of consciousness. The tremors seemed to have stopped at that point.

Got address of vet, ordered an uber and got his carrier out. He quickly got a lot fucking perkier when he saw the box but was easier than normal getting in. I just did the burrito towel thing.

Vet examined him and said he was about as healthy as cats get. Breathing was fine, heart rate all good, no weird lumps anywhere, bathroom functions are normal etc.
Apparently they can just have random seizures – it can happen once in their life and that's it, or it can be epilepsy or a blood-clot in the rear legs (most likely as he kept adjusting his rear end whilst this was all happening). He's almost 10 years old and doesn't have any conditions (thus far).

He was given some opioids in case there was some pain and the all clear to go home with the recommendation that he goes to the normal vet on Tuesday for bloodwork, just to see if that brings anything up.

Now he's as high as a kite, staring at the wall, eating, being sort-of normal which is such a relief. And we're two hundred quid lighter and a bit emotionally drained.