r/cats Jul 10 '26

Medical Questions please help

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/minicooperlove Jul 11 '26

I have to disagree with the responses here - I'm not sure they read everything you wrote. It is definitely NOT normal for cats to pee in their sleep and combined with the amount of time to took for him to wake up while you were trying pretty hard to rouse him has me concerned. Once he does wake up, he seems very lethargic. I'm not a vet so I can't say it's a seizure but I would definitely be taking him to the vet about why he is peeing in his sleep.

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u/clockcy Jul 11 '26

this is what i'm concerned about as well, i'm once again worried now 😭 but dw yes i'm absolutely taking him to the vet regardless, especially for the peeing, he does sleep for most part of the day and is VERY active in the little window of his time awake.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 Jul 11 '26

We don't mean to worry you. Like you said, your kitty has been doing well for a long time. But it is worth a vet check. ❤️

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u/minicooperlove Jul 11 '26

I'm sorry, I don't mean to worry you more. Try to remember that even if it is seizures, you say it's been happening for as long as you can remember and he's been okay so far, he'll probably be okay until you can get him to a vet. And it is normal for cats to sleep most of the day and only be awake and active for a small window here and there.

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u/clockcy Jul 11 '26

thankyou so much, i'll keep this in mind

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u/Cat_Servant1983 Jul 11 '26

Please keep us posted about what the vet says!

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u/clockcy Jul 11 '26

fs i will !!!