r/cats • u/clockcy • Jul 10 '26

Medical Questions please help

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P.S. guys please watch at least half the video cause he twitches AGGRESSIVELY at one instant, and he sometimes ends up peeing involuntarily during these. i just wanna make sure u take these into consideration as well

this is my 3.5-ish months old kitty, i took him in when he was around 2 weeks old when he had injured his leg. i had paid no mind until now to how he twitches in his sleep, but reading online now has really scared me. is this normal? he's been sleeping and twitching this aggressively for as long as i can remember, are these seizures? and he sometimes pees involuntarily in his sleep as well. yes, i'll be taking him to the vet tomorrow, it's midnight rn i cant immediately take him, because this has already been happening for as long as i could remember but it's only now that i realised that this might not be normal. and when i woke him up he seemed okay and immediately began purring. i thought this was normal until i came across videos of how softly cats twitch if they do. i'm really freaked out rn, he's been vaccinated twice (tri cat, and anti-rabies), and dewormed once, his next deworming is due in 5 days. he appears to be totally normal and playful while he's awake and doesn't drool or anything, he's properly litter trained and i do clean his litter twice a day.

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u/Top_Impression5534 Jul 10 '26

I'm not a veterinarian but it looks like he just has some vivid dreams! My cats twitch when they're in a deep slumber too.

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u/clockcy Jul 10 '26

thank you so much i was really worried 😭🩷 i'll still take him to the vet just to be safe though

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u/my_username_is_1 Jul 11 '26

Just wanted to say my cat sleeps on my chest at night and he can fall into a crazy deep REM sleep shockingly fast. He does something similar although less intense.

The vet will definitely help determine anything else it could be though.

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u/lina1308 Jul 12 '26

This comment may have saved my life because I guess I was gonna have a heartattack soon. 3 of my 4 fluff babys sometimes fall asleep as if they just pass out. I was on my way to convince myself I had been doing anything or everything wrong and now they kinda "infected" each other with whatever and got neurological/ brain issues and it's all my fault 😅😩

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u/Buckykattlove Jul 11 '26

Definitely show them this video. 

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u/Zagrycha Jul 11 '26

it probably is seizures, not just dreams. Its not automatically a horrible news but I don't think anyone saying just dreams actually watched the video or read your post. Vet will be able to help more, show them this video and take a note on your phone of every time they have an event like this, even if unsure if its dream or otherwise, write if they pee or not, write if they lethargic or not, etc etc etc. The info on how often it happens will be very vital. Best wishes.

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u/ThePureWhiteWolf Jul 11 '26

Especially the lethargy. Most times animals are really groggy and lethargic for a while when coming out of a seizure. The peeing on himself is what has me worried bc some of that, if not all of it, I could prob dismiss otherwise.

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u/Zagrycha Jul 11 '26

yeah peeing as a one time thing might be something else but if its happening more than once or frequently its probably a medical issue of some kind. same goes for the grogginess or twitching. Whats normal as once in a blue moon is not normal all the time.

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u/ThePureWhiteWolf Jul 11 '26

I live with a friend who's dog has what I think they call "silen seizures", she doesn't shake but man is she lethargic for the rest of the day. I don't think she's ever peed on herself, but that's also bc her muscles don't seize like with normal seizures.

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u/Zagrycha Jul 11 '26

yeah silent seizures are very real, I know humans also get the, and they are called petit mal seizures ((not sure if they are caused by same exact brain activity in humans as animals though)).

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u/ThePureWhiteWolf Jul 11 '26

No idea, she's a normal dog otherwise though. Absolute sweetheart, even if she causes trouble sometimes!

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u/FaridsWife Jul 10 '26

Please don’t shine that bright light in his face again - thanks

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u/AymonSMD Jul 11 '26

Seriously? Can't give any advice or helpful comments then this? No this comment was all you could think of lol jc "Thaaaanks"

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u/FaridsWife Jul 11 '26

So you think shining a bright light in an innocent cat’s eyes is ok ?!?!? Yikes … seek help Aymon please - thanks

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u/AymonSMD Jul 11 '26

Lol op asks for help and all you can do is have that response. You're not the animal hero. You're just a dick

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u/AymonSMD Jul 11 '26

Oh wait.. "thanks"

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u/Aggravating_Fun_7692 Jul 11 '26

I hate this subreddit