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My kitty has always been a little bit of a lovely weirdo, stopping halfway in a play session to lick his back neurotically for a few seconds or suddenly stop running at full speed to casually lick his paw and then carry on running. He’s also always been very afraid of "strangers" entering our house, instantly hiding beneath a futon base in one of the rooms.
But the other night, something changed. Someone came over to drop something off and we chatted briefly by the entrance door. He wasn’t in the room where the futon hideout is and had to make a run for it in-front of us to get there. Once this person left, he went completely mad, jumping frantically from every piece of furniture, zig zagging the entire house at a very fast pace as if something was chasing him, licking himself demonically at each turn. His pupils were very dilated and he was panting very heavily. Totally freaked me out, it was so upsetting to witness this. He looked possessed.
After 3 hours of this (!), we thankfully all went to sleep. Only to wake up the next morning to more of this… I found him sleeping in his litter box, something he's never done before.
After an emergency visit to a vet I’ve never seen before, the vet concluded that it was due to a recent pain issue in his back leg (he fell off a chair and possibly strained a muscle three days prior to this), which must’ve continued to hurt him without him letting us see it, and then the visit from the “stranger” just sent him right off the edge into what she called a sort of panic attack (hence the panting).
She gave me five days worth of pain killers and said the hyperesthesia should reduce once his pain/trauma disappears. But I wonder. I’ve seen some Youtube videos of cats with FH and theirs seem pretty mild in comparison to the demonically-possessed behaviour he’s having. He's very distant and doesn't respond well (or at all) to commands anymore. He just seems lost in his own world, seeing things...
I know that FH is not a behavioural problem, but I wonder whether this episode will actually last... forever? Or forever as long as he stresses out?
He’s already eating a 100% wet food diet, which is Merrick’s Limited Ingredient Diet, and I've read that that helps. I think I'll give Feliway diffusers a try as well, but what else could I try? I’m really not into hardcore meds.
Thanks in advance!
But the other night, something changed. Someone came over to drop something off and we chatted briefly by the entrance door. He wasn’t in the room where the futon hideout is and had to make a run for it in-front of us to get there. Once this person left, he went completely mad, jumping frantically from every piece of furniture, zig zagging the entire house at a very fast pace as if something was chasing him, licking himself demonically at each turn. His pupils were very dilated and he was panting very heavily. Totally freaked me out, it was so upsetting to witness this. He looked possessed.
After 3 hours of this (!), we thankfully all went to sleep. Only to wake up the next morning to more of this… I found him sleeping in his litter box, something he's never done before.
After an emergency visit to a vet I’ve never seen before, the vet concluded that it was due to a recent pain issue in his back leg (he fell off a chair and possibly strained a muscle three days prior to this), which must’ve continued to hurt him without him letting us see it, and then the visit from the “stranger” just sent him right off the edge into what she called a sort of panic attack (hence the panting).
She gave me five days worth of pain killers and said the hyperesthesia should reduce once his pain/trauma disappears. But I wonder. I’ve seen some Youtube videos of cats with FH and theirs seem pretty mild in comparison to the demonically-possessed behaviour he’s having. He's very distant and doesn't respond well (or at all) to commands anymore. He just seems lost in his own world, seeing things...
I know that FH is not a behavioural problem, but I wonder whether this episode will actually last... forever? Or forever as long as he stresses out?
He’s already eating a 100% wet food diet, which is Merrick’s Limited Ingredient Diet, and I've read that that helps. I think I'll give Feliway diffusers a try as well, but what else could I try? I’m really not into hardcore meds.
Thanks in advance!
Hopefully all will be well with him, but if he continues to treat his tail as a stranger, or other symptoms i think there are long term medications they can use that help. Better medicated than miserable i think. Good luck, and do keep us updated.
