Here’s a kind sharing from Fenton Yong (fenton.yong@gmail.com):
Dear Dr Chan,
I still have about 120 tablets of Phenobarbitone 30mg in my possession. Now since that Ah Wong has passed on, this drugs seem useless to me and I would like to give them away for cat that suffers from the same medical condition; preferably for one that is already put on the same drug. I would be more than happy to pay for the the postage charges too. Would you pls blog this for me? And by the way, since I have kept Ah Wong for more than four years now, I would also love to share my experience for handling a cat that suffers from seizure with cat owners that face the same situation. Anyone can drop me an email and I would be glad to answer them as far as my experience stretch. However, for medical advices, there are still best to seek from a vet.
With best regards,
YG
Thank you very much, Fenton.
To all readers: If you wish to communicate with Fenton, his email is fenton.yong@gmail.com.
Fenton’s loving tribute to Ah Wong: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/17/a-loving-tribute-to-ah-wong-fenton-yongs/
I have been taught that when our dear ones depart, the best we can do for them is to perform good deeds and share the joy with them (a thought is all it takes, no need for any ceremony). Wherever they are, they will feel this joy because of that mental connection we still have with them, and they will be happy too.
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2 responses to “A sharing for caregivers of cats with seizuires (from Fenton Yong)”
I have a dog that suffers from seizures too. It is very heart-breaking to see him when he’s having seizures…..I do stock up phenobarbitone but I do not administer the drug on a daily basis as I’ve read somewhere that it has side-effects.
As far as I concern, phenobarbitone really does have side effects when taking on a long term basis. It might hurt the animal’s liver/kidney and thus, supplements are needed on timely basis. The animal might also need periodic checkup to monitor his health situation.
In my case, Ah Wong needed to take the drug on a daily basis. His seizure was not inherited, indeed he was actually born a healthy kitten. Unfortunately, at the age of one month, he was bitten by a male cat and had his skull cracked. This damage cost his sight and after about six months, he began to suffer from seizures.
Pre-taking the drugs, Ah Wong was a healthy cat and although he was blind, he could still play like just any normal kitten. He loved jumping around here and there and also playing with himself. And yeap, surprisingly he did not need a playmate to play and be happy.
However, once the medication had started, things began to change dramatically; he became numb and has stopped playing around. To make things worse, he couldn’t even balance himself rightly; it seemed that his legs had loose the strength to stand firmly on the ground. A gentle push could now even make him fell down. Squatting to pee and poo was also quite a big challenge for him.
I believe Phenobarbitone is a drug that acts almost like a sleeping pill. It makes the animal feel dizzy all day and not being energetic. Consuming this drug had made Ah Wong slept quite a lot, particular after the drug effect had started to kick in.
What made matter worst was that he couldn’t even skip the medication for even once as the seizure would occur. The thing was that because of the blindness, he felt disturbed quite easily. It was really heart breaking seeing him lost control of his limbs, screaming and struggling in pain with foamy mouth.