Hi. I would be concerned about rodent poison. When you say "jerking her head", do you mean like twitches? Or rough shaking like something is in her ears? If she breathed in a bunch of dust under there that could cause the sneezing for a short time, but the head shaking is hard to say. Are...
Hi guys! Glad you came here with these concerns. It's an older thread but it's important we all continue sharing information. I have not gotten her genetic test done yet.... I'm in midst of house hunting and going through the process of credit and lending stuff so I've gotta put it off a bit...
Hi Mochicat5! So glad you found this thread too! I am hoping others do... if it isn't SMA, but rather something undiscovered, then we need to start advocating for veterinary research. The more owners that come together on this, the better. I saw a long-haired female in the humane society a...
Well, I think I've had a breakthrough in my research!! I do believe that those of us who are seeing our long-haired cats do this, that is it a genetic malformation that occurs in Maine Coon cats called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The symptoms match my cats to a tee, though it doesn't specify it...
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I have no further knowledge on this issue yet..... I've at least sent the videos to the Neuro vet.. they want to see her in person, of course. Here are my latest videos:
Let's keep on this and get it figured out! I'm seeing more and more of this in cats.. even one at the local...
Hi, doesn't seem so yet, but getting answers is still on my agenda. I was doing some deep research prior to the holiday season but got side-tracked. Based on my research so far, my guess is that it is a malfunction of the Purkinje Cells, which are the brains neuron cells in control of...
OMG, wow! $30,000 and vets around the world, and still no answers?? This blows my mind! I've been researching this issue constantly, and wonder if I've narrowed it down some. Hopeful thinking! LOL. But, this past week I've really dug through the internet, read all kinds of pages in vet...
Yay for the other 2 that you got!! I'm mourning over the 3rd though.... UGH, I hate it when that happens! Especially when it's stupid kids who do it on purpose (or men who hate cats)! If you are up for the job of being kitty mom, and are able to afford some wellness check-ups at the vets...
I am happy you are doing so much for the one you caught already. I hope you are successful in saving the others! I'm suspicious of parasites or bacterial infections (tick diseases, etc) that they are sick with. If they have a fever, are not eating, and just do not look well at all, they all...
Hi Lycan! Thanks for posting again! So what was the Lyme protocol that almost killed him, was it doxycycline? I have found numerous cat owners posting online about their cat having this same kind of problem, and all of them post that their vet has no clue what it is! I find that so odd! ...
I've posted on your other thread, 77, but for those here.... I've found information from a youtube poster whose cat had this same issue, and she explained how these involuntary shakes went on for 4 years before finally evolving into seizures, blood-filled eyes, and other terrible symptoms. She...
Hi "babykitty77"! Did you ever get to the bottom of this problem? I've been all over the internet for months trying to figure this out.... my cat, and her brother, have the SAME thing! Yes, I totally know it's the same thing by how you describe it! It's NOT just dreams. I do have a video of...