What causes my senior cat's brief episodes of circling and imbalance?

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Hi there! I have a 10 year old black cat and lately he's been having ocasional episodes where his tail curls up to the left and it seems like he looses strength or balance in his back legs. He walks in circles and doesn't straighten his tail. But it only lasts a few minutes. After that he's back to normal. What could this be? We haven't taken him to the vet yet because he is extremely agressive there and since he is prone to get urinary infections when stressed we try to avoid it as much as poss. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 9 years and 11 months old | 17 lbs

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

Andre May be having mild seizures. If the episodes occur more than once or twice a month, it would be best to schedule an appointment with your vet for an exam and screening bloodwork for Andre to possibly be started on anti-seizure meds. Definitely bring a video of one of the episodes to help your vet accurately diagnose the episodes. Bloodwork would let your vet know if there are underlying liver/kidney issues that may be causing the seizures and would provide a baseline for tracking the effects of possible seizure meds (some seizure meds can cause long term damage to the liver). If Andre is excessively aggressive, an injectable sedative combination such as midazolam/torbugessic that is generally safe in seizure patients may be used by your vet prior to examining him and taking blood. Good luck!

What causes my senior cat's brief episodes of circling and imbalance?

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