Hello! First time post here 
I have an 18 YO cat named kitty who has had small head shakes (almost where it looks like something shocked her) for the last 5 years and the frequency has increased a bit but she still actually the same. It went from once every few hours to every 10-15 minutes. Her vet is aware but says she is super healthy for an older cat, bloodwork done 4 months ago is pretty “impeccable!” Nothing has changed in her appetite or litter box use or personality.
About a week ago, she had a longer head shake (video here: ) that I was able to capture and asked the ER vet if I should come in and they said yes. After waiting for about 2 hours there, the prolonged shake didn’t happen again and the ER vet said to see her regular doc and get tested again. Her regular vet said it looked like a focal seizure but the only way to really find the source is to put kitty through neurological and extensive testing and maybe put her on seizure meds or CBD oil to see IF it helps.
So I guess my polling is: kitty seems normal in her day to day life, I’ve been watching her like a helicopter mom and nothing drastic has changed except these shakes are more intense and more frequent. It seems like they happen when she’s more relaxed or purring and then when she finally falls asleep - they don’t happen. Do I put her older body through this which could stress her out? Do I put her on meds that may be unnecessary? What do you all recommend? I just want her to be happy.
I have an 18 YO cat named kitty who has had small head shakes (almost where it looks like something shocked her) for the last 5 years and the frequency has increased a bit but she still actually the same. It went from once every few hours to every 10-15 minutes. Her vet is aware but says she is super healthy for an older cat, bloodwork done 4 months ago is pretty “impeccable!” Nothing has changed in her appetite or litter box use or personality.
About a week ago, she had a longer head shake (video here: ) that I was able to capture and asked the ER vet if I should come in and they said yes. After waiting for about 2 hours there, the prolonged shake didn’t happen again and the ER vet said to see her regular doc and get tested again. Her regular vet said it looked like a focal seizure but the only way to really find the source is to put kitty through neurological and extensive testing and maybe put her on seizure meds or CBD oil to see IF it helps.
So I guess my polling is: kitty seems normal in her day to day life, I’ve been watching her like a helicopter mom and nothing drastic has changed except these shakes are more intense and more frequent. It seems like they happen when she’s more relaxed or purring and then when she finally falls asleep - they don’t happen. Do I put her older body through this which could stress her out? Do I put her on meds that may be unnecessary? What do you all recommend? I just want her to be happy.
