aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Our cat Mischief is 12 years old. Tonight she has been nipping at her sides and jumping and running around the house. She is treated for fleas with Revolution monthly. I felt both her sides and can't feel any lumps or anything. Then when hubby went to bed she jumped onto the bed and was sitting there and started nipping again and she was watching the blanket and her tail and nipping at thin air. Have to make an appointment at the vet tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 aaaw, hope she's ok. I wonder if it's her thyroid. My cat is almost 12 years , I don't want him to get old but I can see that he's not a young cat anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 I think she has Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome. After reading about it on the net ... all her symptoms match and I had a look on YouTube and I'm 99.9% sure that that is what the problem is. ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Hope she is ok, could be any number of things. Hope its one of the benign easy treated ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeyedfrog Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 One of our cats was doing this. Started pulling his fur out on his tummy , sides and base of tail. Several vet visits later found out he had stones in his bladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thankfully, it couldn't have happened at a better time. While we have the money to spend on tests. I just hope it's nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 my ferret's name is mischief 2 but she almost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 my ferret's name is mischief 2 but she almost 1 Aye???? Random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thankfully, it couldn't have happened at a better time. While we have the money to spend on tests. I just hope it's nothing serious. What was the out come? Not sure cats do this with thyroid issues, though I'm not a vet and doubt that there are any qualified vets that frequent here, prove me wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 doubt that there are any qualified vets that frequent here, prove me wrong Jen is a vet? :-? Lurk moar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Jen is a vet? :-? Lurk moar. Who's Jen and what the heck does "Lurk moar" mean in English? Must be a teenager thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Jen -.- No not a teenager thing, an internet thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Jen -.- No not a teenager thing, an internet thing. Good-oh and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Good-oh and thanks. lol, noob. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 lol, noob. :slfg: Trolololololol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Made a vet appointment for Saturday at 3pm. That way the whole family ie hubby, me and the kids can all go. The kids esp. Abby are very fond of the cats. Apparently Mischief is Abbys favourite cat LOL Mind you, she scratched/bit Abby this morning for no reason when Abby went to pat her and Abby said Mischief is mean LOL So maybe Cleo is her favourite now lol She isn't doing it all the time. It seems to happen in the morning and again in the evening. She hasn't done it (that we have seen) at all since about 4pm yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_Hyperesthesia_Syndrome http://www.cathealth.com/hyperesthesia.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 lol, noob. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_Hyperesthesia_Syndrome http://www.cathealth.com/hyperesthesia.htm A vet would tell you that you can't diagnose over the internet. This cat sounds like it will need a good thorough checkover and maybe some blood tests to figure out what is wrong. Hyperaesthesia simply means "abnormal increase in sensitivity" - it sounds like something that would be diagnosed only if all other tests came back negative but the symptoms still persist.... and (as said in the wiki) it is rare. Anything can increase sensitivity - a cut, abscess, dermatitis, sore tummy, headache - all of these would make me a bit twitchy! Good luck on saturday, hopefully you get an answer and she can be treated. Until then, it is likely the vet will ask you how much she is drinking and peeing each day, whether she is eating, and if she has diarrhoea, so until Sat maybe pay attention to these things as they might give important information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Bit impossible to tell the vet how much she is peeing and pooping as she goes to the toilet outside lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Well, just keep your eyes open for anything out of the ordinary for the next few days. Cats are often not very helpful when it comes to these things, far too private :roll: Sometimes if they jump up and drink out of places like the sink/bath/basin/ shower, that might be a sign they are drinking more than they normally do. But then, some cats just drink out of the shower routinely anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I gave up on putting water in a bowl years ago because they just don't drink it... they just go and drink water outside or from the handbasin tap or shower. I put water into Mischiefs bowl today and she sniffed it and walked away. Then later she was drinking water from the shower box. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 In summer they do drink water from the bowls but in winter they drink it outside or in the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 cats :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 cats :roll: :lol: Amen to that!!! Pain in the butt sometimes but great in winter when they snuggle into you at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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