Three situations in which a cat convulses and foams:

1. It may be food poisoning. When a cat eats spoiled or unclean food, it will cause In the event of food poisoning, first aid should be given to the cat to induce vomiting.

2. Caused by epilepsy. Epilepsy may be caused by genetics or infection. Epilepsy usually causes symptoms such as body spasms and incontinence of urine and feces. Epilepsy usually occurs regularly and resolves after a while.

3. It is caused by viruses, such as parasites, feline distemper, parvovirus, etc. When feline distemper is in the later stages, the cat’s nerves will become abnormal, which will lead to convulsions and foaming.

Main symptoms of cat epilepsy:

1. Premonitory signs:

The sick cat will be depressed and hyperactive minutes to days before the epilepsy attack. and Sa Huan'er, etc., showing different behaviors from usual. Observant cat owners can detect these abnormalities. But first-time cats or careless cat owners may miss these findings.

2. Epileptic seizure:

Sudden loss of consciousness and convulsions based on precursors, or without any precursors at all. The sick cat has a staggering gait, tonic or paroxysmal convulsions, and falls to the ground with a cry and coma. Mydriasis, eyeballs rolled back, limbs spread, tonic or paroxysmal twitching, swimming-like movements. Head and neck muscle twitching, strabismus and nystagmus, foamy salivation caused by intermittent spasm of the masseter muscle can be seen, and sometimes bleeding caused by tongue bite can be seen. Due to loss of consciousness, they often suffer from urinary and fecal incontinence and do not recognize their owners at all.

3. Symptoms after epileptic seizure:

After waking up, the cat staggers, spins in place, falls asleep due to fatigue after a short period of mania, or displays abnormal symptoms. appetite. However, most sick cats recover immediately and do not see these post-attack symptoms.

4. Course:

Most cases have a chronic course, characterized by irregular recurrences.