Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Sudden behavior change and seizures in a 5-year-old cat
By Gelberg, H B·Published in Veterinary pathology·2013·Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Sudden behavior change in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old spayed female domestic short-haired cat suddenly changed her behavior over 10 days and then started having seizures. Despite normal blood tests and X-rays that showed no brain mass, the cat's condition worsened, leading to euthanasia. After her passing, tests for rabies came back negative, but a closer examination of her brain revealed some damage. Unfortunately, the exact cause of her symptoms remains unclear.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old, spayed female, domestic short-haired cat had a 10-day history of sudden behavioral changes followed by seizures. Blood parameters were in the reference ranges, and radiographs failed to detect a mass lesion in the brain. Euthanasia was followed by rabies testing, which was negative. Gross lesions were absent. Histologic changes were present only in the brain and consisted of foci of hippocampal pyramidal cell loss, mild gliosis, pallor of the associated neuropil, and neovascularization.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23456968/