My 17-year-old cat had a seizure. Should I take him to the vet?

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I have a 17 year old male cat who doesn't have any prior health issues that I know of other then being prone to UTI's. Today, he had a convulsing seizure for about 2 minutes. I would take him to the vet but he has an extremely hard time going, and even to just be checked on, he has to be sedated. Should I just keep an eye on him for now or should I go to the vet asap? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 17 years and 4 months old | 12 lbs

Lauren Celestin, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor Tigger! I'm sorry to hear that he is having some health concerns. The short answer is yes, keep an eye on him. If Tigger has another seizure with in a 12-24hr period he absolutely needs to be seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible. If he does have another (hopefully not) if you can record it on your phone, that can be extremely helpful for the veterinarian treating him, as sometimes what people think are seizures are actually not. There are not many primary neurological diseases that cause seizures in cats as there are in dogs. Potential causes are toxicity, brain tumor, and idiopathic (a fancy way to say we don't know why it happened). Hopefully this information is helpful, but most importantly I hope that this was Tigger's first and last seizure! Best of luck to you an Tigger.

My 17-year-old cat had a seizure. Should I take him to the vet?

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