???My cat gets completely out of it after vomiting a fur ball. He has lost control of his bladder and pants and drools...his eyes dialate and he is just not himself. My daughter found him on his back with his mouth wide open - it is very frightening, and the vet can find nothing wrong with him. I am wondering if anyone has ever heard of such a thing, and if I should consider further neurological testing or what. We love this cat, and he is only 6 years old. He is healthy otherwise, and seems to eat, drink and eliminate just fine. It is just when he vomits, which is very infrequently, that he goes into this syndrome.

Thank you

Dominique

What do you feed him? Do you give him furball meds? Oily foods?

Brush him daily so there will be few hairs.

Feed oily fish as a supplement, or codliver oil or other fishoil.

It is not normal, and I have no idea what would cause this.

The above should get rid of the furballs. Then you'll see if the behavior remains.

cher11

Hi,

I've never encountered this type of behavior following vomiting, but from the symptoms you describe, it sounds like he's having a seizure. More neurological testing is definitely in order, and blood/urine tests should have been done by the vet. If the vet had no answers for you after your detailed description of his behavior after the vomiting, perhaps you should seek a second opinion, or get a referral to a feline neurologist in your area. If you have an 'Emergency Animal Hospital' near you, that's where you should find animal 'specialists'.

I hope you find a correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Keep me posted, as I'd like to know how it goes for you and your cat.

Good luck!

Cher : )

crazyaboutmypets

Have u tried a second opinion from another vet? I woudl suggest doing the blood testing! It eliminates several things as well as lets u know if anythign strange is going on that you woudln't have known without doing the blood testing.

Guest

I have the exact same thing and all urine and blood tests are fine. It is always hairball related, but the vet thinks it is seizures- but because they are infrequent and seizure medication has incredibly negative side-effects, they directed me to just monitor her. However, I am convinced that it is because of the hairball and now that I see someone else has the exact same thing, maybe someone can find the real reason. Could a hairball, or coughing up a hairball, actually cause a seizure? Because although the vet thinks she starts to vomit because of the seizure, I am convinced that she is having the seizure because she is trying to vomit up the hairball. Maukwa, if you get any other info, please share!

morgaine300

This is kinda weird, and no I've never seen this before. The only part of it that makes sense without worrying me is losing control of his bladder. A bad vomit could probably cause that. But the other stuff does sound neurological. Now "guest" is correct that the meds for that kind of thing can cause other problems, although sometimes put on these meds tempoarily and slowly weaned off can work.

I agree with the bloodwork too. You didn't mention whether it was done or not.

I could see a cat vomiting due to a seizure. (Although if a cat were on the verge of a seizure, I guess I could also see puking setting one off.) The reason I say this is cause not all cats will puke up hairballs, so you can't assume that "came first." I had one cat who shed like crazy and I know darn well he was getting a lot of fur in him, but he rarely puked up hairballs -- they just didn't seem to bother him. My other cat has a fur that doesn't shed a lot, but he's very sensitive to the hairballs and pukes them up all the time. (And it's difficult to get hairball gunk in him, and I've been meaning to get some cod liver oil... ) So all cats are not created equal in this.

This would scare the carp out of me. (And I don't really scare easily cause I've seen too much.) I do hope you find out what's wrong.