I appreciate that you took the time to watch the video! ☺️

That's a good question! Zoomies are different than this as the cat will appear to be playing/having fun instead of being bothered/upset if the behavior is secondary to hyperesthesia.

I'm so glad you found it helpful - that makes my day 😊

It's one of my *pet peeves* that people jump to 'it's a behavioral issue' out of the gate. This happens more often to cats than it does to dogs in vet med and I get so angry about it because so many animals suffer with untreated (often painful) issues. It's completely irresponsible to do that to patients, no matter what species they are!!!

I truly understand having to do the work up. You can mistreat if you don’t know. I was just curious of the expense of all the different test. I think someone might decide not to take their pet to the vet if they think it would be very expensive. That would be awful as well.

Oh thank you!!! I appreciate your attention to detail 💜

Would love to see a video on "petting induced aggression" in cats.

Excellent suggestion, and it wasn't on my list yet, I will add it 😊

I’ve found that cuddling with her when she exhibits those behaviors helps her to calm down. She LOVES face massages. So I cuddle & give a massage. About 20mins later she will calm down.

As the video notes, you'll need to work with your veterinarian to rule out itching and pain as those are incredibly common causes of the behavior you are noting. I wish you all the best in sorting out the underlying cause of your cat's symptoms.

I hope that a successful treatment can be sorted out and implemented for your cat! I'm so glad you are working with a veterinary neurologist on this 🐾💪

Thank you so very much for asking! From this description it's not possible for me to tell, it will be best to take video of it and show it to a veterinary neurologist. I'm so glad you found VMC - welcome!

Sounds like it's time to see your veterinarian to start giving your cat medication to start addressing what's going on. All the best!

Hi How is he now? Even my cat is suffering from this since one month. I hope she gets well soon🙂

My cat has this and just had a several minutes long where he was gasping for air but couldn’t hold himself from running Im tired of seeing him suffer and I want to cry everytime I see this so I want to help him

You definitely need to work with your veterinarian and go through an appropriate medical work up for your cat.

@@VetMedCorner Planning to do so. Thank you, your video was useful aswell, I got to learn about his conditions, words cannot express how grateful I am

This kind comment just made my day, thank you ☺️ I hope that an effective treatment plan can be figured out for your cat.

I'm so sorry that your cat is going through all of this. You definitely need to work with a veterinarian to do an appropriate medical work up. I wish you all the best, and am so glad you found VMC. Welcome.

Thank you for the question! Over KZfaq it's tough to say much, but coughing isn't generally associated with this. Coughing generally needs a respiratory and cardiac work up (this usually means x-rays of the neck/chest and am ultrasound of the heart). I hope you are successful working with your veterinarian to sort out what's going on!

It can, you'll need to work with your veterinarian to do an appropriate medical work up, including a trial of pain medication.

In this situation, chronic pain is the most likely cause and so you need to work with your veterinarian and possibly a veterinary orthopedic or neurological specialist to get this figured out and treated/managed.

Did you happen to watch the video? You'll need to see a veterinarian who will do a proper medical work up, as is described in the video.

Great question! From this description, I'm not sure. It sounds like it could be that your cat wants something from you (what does the daily enrichment look like? Do you have play sessions morning and evening? Daily training sessions? Food puzzles? Etc?) or this could be related to something like pain where your cat is trying to relieve something that's bothering them... When you see your veterinarian, bring them some video of what your cat is doing as that will likely be helpful. All the best!

I'm so sorry to hear that you are having a tough time with your cat. From your description, this most closely fits with your cat having untreated pain of some sort (orthopedic? Neurologic? GI related?) that is worst during bowel movements. Your cat needs imaging (we often start with x-rays, and if those appear to be normal then get your veterinarian to send you to a veterinary neurologist). All the best to you and your cat.

@@VetMedCorner Thank you so much for your response. We have had imaging and next step is neurologist. It's just so odd. She just started doing this. You can tell when she is going to need to poop because she croutches and does little fast runs. Then gets zoomies and twitches. Followed by little sits to poop and keeps running. Recently, I was able to catch her before it started, put her in her litter box and held her there while calmly petting her and softly telling her what a good girl she is. She acted so disgusted by her potty. I helped her back scratch over it, which she then continued on her own. Shes on a strict perscription hills diet (both dry and canned) for urinary crystals so the only treat reward I can do now is making a 'gravy' out of her canned food. It was interesting because she didnt have the agitation afterward. I had given her a 1/2 of a gabapenton about an hour before so I'm wondering if it helped. I have noticed sometimes when she is aggitated and running around with the rippling back and washing under her tail and hind quarters I am able to pick her up and put my hand on her back which seems to stop the 'attack' sooner. I havn't come across anyone else seeing the link with the process of pooping and FHS as of yet.

Did you happen to watch the video? As it describes, an appropriate medical work up/medication trial is required.

Did your cat go through the diagnostic and medication trials outlined in the video? If not, that's the place to start.

It's less expensive than treating the wrong thing and potentially causing harm.

I haven't covered anencephaly yet; I will add it to my list of future video topics. I wish you and your cat all the best.

I hope that your veterinarian can help with doing things like x-rays and a trial of pain medication, and moving on through the medical work up after that, if needed. All the best to you and your cat!

@@VetMedCorner Oh absolutely! Really hopeful about getting him scanned and just Checking for everything else. 😊 Thank you!

Thank you for the question! Without examining your cat it's impossible for me to diagnose anything, however in general cats with an ovarian remnant act like they are in heat.

Although I am guessing from a brief comment, without any context, what's most likely in this situation is that your cat is slightly annoyed with how you are petting it. Cats generally overwhelmingly want to be touched around their head, so I would try that!

@@VetMedCorner that’s what it is. The ripple is usually followed by a bite 😂😂

A cat won't overgroom because of hunger so it's necessary to see your veterinarian for a medical work up!

@VetMedCorner my cat does not groom do to hunger. She is well fed. The vet said she has allergies

Gotcha! If your GP veterinarian has done what they can to help you then it's time to see a veterinary dermatologist for additional help in managing the allergies. All the best!

Yes, it's possible. However, as the video discusses before this can be diagnosed, we first need to rule out the other possibilities (like back/hip/arthritis pain...). You'll need to work with your veterinarian to do a proper medical work up!