Do your pets know?

[valeriedl]

I notice that sometimes before I have a sez my cats will stay around me alot more often, following me around the house and things like that.

Usually after I have a sez my one cat espically will not leave me alone. He will lay on me on the couch untill I feel better.

I hope this isn't a stupid question but does anyone elses pet do that too?

[epileric]

I had a cat like that but I think he could predict seizures too. Whenever I had a seizure he'd follow me to bed as I usually had to lie down after & he'd follow me to bed. He was normally very picky about how he slept but after a seizure I could hug him or move him to any position I felt comfortable & he wouldn't move.

It was only after the 2nd time he did that did I realize that he would be sitting in the living room watching me before the seizure despite being an outdoor cat.

I had a much smaller seizure one day when he was watching & I wasn't too tired but for fun I thought I'd go lie down & see if he followed- He didn't. That really made me think he could feel when I was having more severe seizures.

[Brent]

Yup, my dog always knows. She will be in the next room asleep, get up, and come find me. If I am sitting, she won't let me get up. If I am standing, she will take my hand or sleeve and pull me toward the floor. I go atonic on my right side, so she usually tucks in beside me on the right and stays there until I come around.

She always alerts me about 30 seconds before, but sometimes will act strangely all day on a day when I am going to have multiple SZs or at least one major one.

She just started doing this on her own. So, I trained her as a service dog, and now she goes with me everywhere.

-B

[roo]

One of my two cats is pretty tuned in. She won't leave me alone, just seems to instinctively know it's going to be a 'bad day'.

*Brent* What a gorgeous dog you must have. A real gem!

[dfwtexas]

This has been discussed on here...apparently we emit a scent that dogs and cats can smell. One of my dogs alerts my son if I have seizure and all three stay very close to me if I do seize

[Nakamova]

Here's another CWE thread about pets sensing our seizures:

My dog is driving me crazy!!