Iron deficiency anemia and seizure in a kitten

Abstract

The aim of this article was to describe the clinical management of a case with seizure, possibly due toiron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in a kitten. A 38-day-old female European shorthair cat was presented withacute onset of impaired consciousness, seizures and lateralised upper motor neuron tetraparesis. Haematology results showed severe microcytic hypochromic anaemia with marked anisocytosis and thrombocytosis, while a low plasma iron concentration (