my cat seems to have a seizure everytime she jumps off tables ect?

Question

my 12 year old female cat had a stoke about half a year ago, afterwards she seemed fine and has been her usal self for the past six months, however she was just on the table playfighting with her brother and she fell off the table and seemed to lay there with her back legs shaking uncontrolably making a crying noise for about 5 seconds, i had to have another female cat of mine put down a year or two ago she used to have uncontrolable fits but her whole body would shake so im a bit confused as to whether these are fits or not. my dad said shes had two this past few weeks but its only when she jumps off the dinner table her back legs seem to go and shake, is she having a mild fit? or could it be her back legs are on the way out... im going to take her to the vet but i just wanted to get some opinions and advice . thanku guys. x

Answer 1

My bet would be nerve damage to the lower spine/tail/hip area and she's crying from pain because of that. A jolt from a jump or fall of that height isn't good on animals this small. Their skeleton can take damage if they land wrong.

Is her tail able to go above the horizontal line of her back? If it can, then concentrate on the hips and the spine in front of that for possible damage. Don't press there, it could be a fractured bone. The vet will probably want to do an X-ray after a physical exam to make sure there aren't any fragments floating on/near the spinal cord or anything cracked or broken in the hip or leg bone area.

Answer 2

Could be nerve damage. Jumping would trigger it- the impact of landing.
I think it could be another stroke, too.
Good thing you're going to the vet's.

Answer 3

After reading the other answers I can only suggest one thing. Feed your cat his dinner at the same time you are eating yours. Our male tabby would get up on the table especially when I put glasses of milk on there. We finally started feeding him when we were eating and it stopped the behavior.