I need help/info/advice from a vet/cat owner... in 2014

Back from the wedding, what a whirlwind. Glad it was the last one of the season and I’m just DONE!

My mom ended up bringing me, which was a fight with Chris but its just easier, plus the girls had my nieces bday party to attend… So it was just better for them to stay home.

The bride was scatterbrained for the most part, but it comes with the territory. I hate having to start at 7 am though, makes for a really long day for me. The weddings I shot last year have me starting around 11 am… this year all are around 7 am. Christ.

Anyway, my cat had something of a seizure while I was gone. I’m not entirely sure if thats what it was because I wasn’t there to witness. Chris called me Friday night and said he had a seizure. But when I got home last night and asked him to explain how it happened, it sounded different.

Do I have any vet friends? I live in a very remote location and we only have a vet here in town once a week or less. Here’s what happened… So Chris is at the kitchen table and hes doing some work, he hears something, looks over and the cat is flopping around like a fish out of water. Like, not quivering or twitching, but larger movements. He said it looked like he had lost control of the front/top end of his body. Like partial paralysis of his front legs. Using his back end to flail himself around. He was scared and disoriented as well. He took a few tries to get himself up into the window sill/seat area, and once he was there, he flopped over and urinated and defecated. A few hours later, he was fine, still scared and hiding a bit, but fine. Walking fine, hes eaten fine, everything seems back to normal like it never happened.

To me, what hes describing doesn’t really sound like a seizure… you know? Like his movements were too large, it almost sounded like something bit him in the neck or something or pinched a nerve or whatever… I really don’t know what to make of it!! So if anyone reading this knows anything about this kind of stuff, and info would be nice. I think I will still try and make a vet appt, but really, thats a lot of money for tests and stuff if hes acting normal and they don’t find anything out… Yeah, advice is welcomed.

Kristen <3