My lovebird recently started having seizures, though the vet suspects the cause is heart disease and not epilepsy (apparently another common cause would be a brain tumour, but we're working on the assumption that it's heart disease right now
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Thank you for this information, and I'm glad that someone else knows how I feel. I'm visiting my parents for the week, and when I told my dad that he HAD to go to the vet he kept trying to convince me that he was fine and that he didn't need to go. My dad is a great guy and loves animals but...he grew up on a farm and while he took care of animals they were still "just animals".
When we get home I plan on lowering Herc's perch, fortunately his water bowl is sorta...hanging outside the cage so there isn't a risk of him drowning. I'm going to also lower his playstands and put towels below them so that if he DOES fall, then he won't fall from such a great height, and he will have something soft to land on.
I too noticed that his talons lost strength, because for a few seconds afterward he was DESPERATELY trying to climb up onto my arm (which makes me happy that he sought ME out!) He just kept toppling off while I tried to calm him down the best I could.
I made a bracelet today with his feather colors on it.
I have an epileptic cat, and it can be so so scary. Some vets even recommend having the epileptic animal put down if you cant be with them 24/7 due to the risk of complicated injury. (needless to say, I don't go to that vet anymore. If I really thought his quality of life was that poor, I would consider it at that point, but not now. )
More than once a week is a common landmark, as well as length of an episode, and wether they lose eyesight afterwards. With my cats, the best thing I've found to do is wrap him up in a towel ( so he can't accidentally scratch and because sometimes they lose bladder/bowel function) and just hold him until he is calm and his eyesight comes back.
I find that he can " feel" them coming on, and will seek me out and stay close to me for the few hours before one happens. Right now, his have escalated to once a month or so, but that doesn't change how scary they are.
If you'd like to email to talk more about it, let me know. I've been dealing with this for 4+ years now.
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When we get home I plan on lowering Herc's perch, fortunately his water bowl is sorta...hanging outside the cage so there isn't a risk of him drowning. I'm going to also lower his playstands and put towels below them so that if he DOES fall, then he won't fall from such a great height, and he will have something soft to land on.
I too noticed that his talons lost strength, because for a few seconds afterward he was DESPERATELY trying to climb up onto my arm (which makes me happy that he sought ME out!) He just kept toppling off while I tried to calm him down the best I could.
I made a bracelet today with his feather colors on it.
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I have an epileptic cat, and it can be so so scary. Some vets even recommend having the epileptic animal put down if you cant be with them 24/7 due to the risk of complicated injury. (needless to say, I don't go to that vet anymore. If I really thought his quality of life was that poor, I would consider it at that point, but not now. )
More than once a week is a common landmark, as well as length of an episode, and wether they lose eyesight afterwards.
With my cats, the best thing I've found to do is wrap him up in a towel ( so he can't accidentally scratch and because sometimes they lose bladder/bowel function) and just hold him until he is calm and his eyesight comes back.
I find that he can " feel" them coming on, and will seek me out and stay close to me for the few hours before one happens.
Right now, his have escalated to once a month or so, but that doesn't change how scary they are.
If you'd like to email to talk more about it, let me know. I've been dealing with this for 4+ years now.
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My conure Zeke has seizures when he's stressed. Nail trimming is a terrifying experience for both of us. :(
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