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Originally Posted by Dmom3005
Blue
Please also keep the changes with your cat in the diary too.
Many say that a dog or cat can alert to seizures. Derrick had
a dog who would come running down my stairs especially at midnight
to get me, barking away. Till I would go up stairs with him. To see
what was going on. He was the brother to our 21 year old dog Nipper.
But when Derrick had a seizure yapper, this dog wouldn't go far from
his side, nipper would hid from derrick. He seemed to feel the electricity
and wouldn't want around derrick. Then when Yapper died about 4 to
5 years later. When Derrick got his vns a year later, nipper started
staying with Derrick a lot more. And started sitting with him after
a seizure. He seemed to not be electric as much.
no other way to explain. His present dog can tell when Derrick is
off. He has been with Derrick since we came home today, he isn't
wanting to leave him.
Wendy the one between the two was a lot like a alert type dog
just not the best of it. She was just a good sweetheart.
DOnna
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Thank you Donna, just added that comment about my cat to the new App and also in my Excel spreadsheet.
That would explain alot then. My cat carries on right before a migraine, when my tinnitus is loud. He will do a low constant whine and it goes on a long time, so much so, that I have to leave my home to get away from it. Then when I come back, I find him on the other side of the front door and his whining starts up again. When he whines, he sits and stares right into my eyes. If I get up, he will follow me everywhere, whining. After the migraine, he stops.
Like today, after I felt the symptoms pass and was able to settle down, so did he. He's been sleeping all afternoon. I am ultra fatigued and have a bad headache (not migraine type) so something might have happened. The problem with Absence Seizures is when I am home alone, I have no clue unless I notice a significant amount of time as passed. Usually during that lapsed time, I might find my deodorant in the freezer, or something else wacky that has occurred that I can't explain. I am pretty good putting things back where I find them, but I have lost alot of things with no explanation what happened.
Since you brought up the thought that when I was seen at that community gathering and I have absolutely no memory of this, I am trying, for now, to do an hour by hour accounting. I used to do this when I was given this in the trauma hospital to help with dissociation and triggers. For now, trying to stay away from my neighbors.
My 14 year old cat, sniffed out my breast cancer. If it hadn't been for him, I would have put off my mammogram another year, and not be here today. After the radiation, he left me alone.
The special needs cat I now have is my Therapy Cat, as designed by my county. My psych doc wrote in a letter about my cat so I could keep him and take him out of the apartment for walks. Now, I have to take care of him. Oh well. But you know what? I have no children and every cat I ever owned was a special needs cat, thinking they all come to me because I will take care of them, no matter what. I remember my vet saying to me "It can happen to only you". So, I had to give up searching for a healthy cat, lol, as I always end up with a cat that has alot of health issues to deal with.
Have to close for now, a storm is rolling in.
Thank you for keeping an eye on me Donna and helping me navigate thru seizure issues ((( appreciation hugs )))
Blue