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BraLoD said:
MDMAlliance said:
Another update: The vets think that my cat has primary polycythemia. It's a condition where a larger number of red blood cells are produced than normal, making her blood very thick. This can apparently cause seizures. The reason the vet thinks this is the case is due to both blood tests coming back with very high levels of red blood cells that simple dehydration cannot explain.

But what does that means to the cat? Can it be treated and cured? Will it suffer until it eventually loses to it? It can happen sometimes from period to period with no major implications for its health?

It's a rare, incurable problem that has a very simple treatment.  If this is what she has, she will need weekly visits to the vet to have blood drawn from her so that her red blood cell counts don't get too high.