April 9, 2007
Kelsey is epileptic. I have to “pill” her twice a day. Those aren’t our favorite moments.
Only one in a hundred cats is epileptic (compared to one in ten dogs), according to our vet. She didn’t always have epilepsy. I think she may have acquired it from chasing her tail in my first apartment’s clawfoot bathtub; I think she liked the sound she made—more clinky than her scratching claws on hardwood floors. But frequently, the tail chasing would result in a porcelain thunk. (Epilepsy is common in those with head injuries, and it doesn’t always show up right away.)
Only one in a hundred cats is epileptic (compared to one in ten dogs), according to our vet. She didn’t always have epilepsy. I think she may have acquired it from chasing her tail in my first apartment’s clawfoot bathtub; I think she liked the sound she made—more clinky than her scratching claws on hardwood floors. But frequently, the tail chasing would result in a porcelain thunk. (Epilepsy is common in those with head injuries, and it doesn’t always show up right away.)
