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Our cat Gracie is about 4 years old. Healthy and active-- always a bit on the crazy size (running loops around the house before eating, etc.). During rhe day she's one of those cats that sleeps with her paws up in weird poses, and she's quite a snuggler at night. Really, an amazing cat.
Yesterday morning she started running around after breakfast. Not abnormal for her, BUT I saw the skin on her back rippling back and forth, and she's stop to kind of clean and bite at her back. We had a cat that did this years ago and we just called it "the spurts" so we weren't too worried. After running around for a bit, chasing her own tail at one point, she pooped herself out and slept for the rest of the day in a cat bed under the table. She ate fine last night, but is still acting a bit twitchy today. She sits and seems a bit unsettled-- and then her back still ripples up a bit. She's eating great and acting fine, but a bit tired, OR crazy. We called the vet and they said to keep an eye on her and try to get a video.
Any experiences with this? I've read a bit about it already but how long do episodes last? I know it's not dangerous but is medication necessary?
Yesterday morning she started running around after breakfast. Not abnormal for her, BUT I saw the skin on her back rippling back and forth, and she's stop to kind of clean and bite at her back. We had a cat that did this years ago and we just called it "the spurts" so we weren't too worried. After running around for a bit, chasing her own tail at one point, she pooped herself out and slept for the rest of the day in a cat bed under the table. She ate fine last night, but is still acting a bit twitchy today. She sits and seems a bit unsettled-- and then her back still ripples up a bit. She's eating great and acting fine, but a bit tired, OR crazy. We called the vet and they said to keep an eye on her and try to get a video.
Any experiences with this? I've read a bit about it already but how long do episodes last? I know it's not dangerous but is medication necessary?