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Section: Overview
A seizure or convulsion is a sudden excessive firing of nerves in the brain. It results in a series of involuntary contractions of the voluntary muscles, abnormal sensations, abnormal behaviors, or some combination of these events. A seizure can last from seconds to minutes.The severity of the seizure can vary between a far-away look or twitching in one part of the face to your cat falling on his side, barking, gnashing his teeth, urinating, defecating and paddling his limbs.Seizures are symptoms of some neurological disorder – they are not in themselves a disease. Some underlying causes include:
Idiopathic epilepsy is a specific term referring to a seizure disorder in cats that has no identifiable cause. It is also referred to as genetic or congenital epilepsy, and the terms epilepsy, seizure,...
Head trauma is a blunt or penetrating injury occurring to the head, most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents. Other causes include blunt trauma (such as being hit by bats or swings or being stepped...
Hepatic encephalopathy is a clinical syndrome characterized by abnormal mental status, an altered state of consciousness, and impaired neurologic function that occurs in animals with advanced liver disease....
Administering the proper dose of phenobarbital is key in treating seizure disorders; the blood level must be monitored carefully to determine the amount of medication that is in the blood.
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