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Presentation of disorientation
Hi all,
My cat, approx. 12 years old, presented this evening with some strange symptoms. He was walking slowly around the room, always hugging one wall, seemingly disorientated. Ollie is an insulin-dependent diabetic cat and has also been suffering from hyperthyroidism. We've seen similar behvaiour in a previous diabetic cat when it was associated with a hypoglycaemic attack, so we squirted some sucrose solution down his throat and got him to eat some cat food. After a while, the symptoms seemed to get somewhat better. However, a few hours later, and he still seems disorientated, restless and keeps slowly moving his head from side to side. The persistence of symptoms for this long, after he's eaten well, seems inconsistent with hypoglycaemia. We'll be off to the vet tomorrow morning, but I wondered whether anyone had any thoughts as to what's going on. -- Henry |
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Presentation of disorientation
I am not a vet, but this sounds like a stroke to me.
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We'll be off to the vet tomorrow morning, but I wondered whether anyone had any thoughts as to what's going on. An update... this morning, his blood sugar was normal (well, high actually), normal temperature, pupil response to light normal, but heart rate very high (240), which might suggest the hyperthyroidism isn't being adequately controlled. Battery of blood tests being done... -- Henry |
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Presentation of disorientation
On Jul 4, 11:33 am, wrote:
wrote We'll be off to the vet tomorrow morning, but I wondered whether anyone had any thoughts as to what's going on. An update... this morning, his blood sugar was normal (well, high actually), normal temperature, pupil response to light normal, but heart rate very high (240), which might suggest the hyperthyroidism isn't being adequately controlled. Battery of blood tests being done... Further update... It appears the disorientation was caused by tachycardia. That may be a result of hyperthyroidism, or it may be something else (old age?). We're now treating the hyperthyroidism (with Felimazole) and also the tachycardia (with atenolol). -- Henry |
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