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Seizures in cats have various initiating factors. Cats can have reactive, primary or secondary seizures. Idiopathic seizures are not as common in cats as in dogs; however, a 2008 study conducted showed that of 91 feline seizures, 25% were suspected to have had idiopathic epilepsy. [11] In the same group of 91 cats, 50% were secondary seizures ...
Although any age, breed, or sex of cat can develop feline hyperesthesia syndrome, it has been noted that Abyssinian, Burmese, Himalayan and Siamese breeds appear to have an increased risk of developing the disease, therefore there is the possibility of a genetic link.
Seizures can be classified as provoked or unprovoked. [3] [6] Provoked seizures have a cause that can be fixed, such as low blood sugar, alcohol withdrawal, high fever, recent stroke, and recent head trauma. [3] [6] Unprovoked seizures have no clear cause or fixable cause.
In some non-photosensitive epilepsies, seizures may be triggered by the loss of central vision during eye-closure, in an phenomenon called fixation-off sensitivity (FOS), where the epileptic activity persists for the total duration of eye-closure. Though unrelated phenomena, photosensitive and non-photosensitive epilepsies can occur together in ...
The cats rescued from the wildfire didn't have those kinds of injuries, but their platelets were clotting anyway in the following days. These clots had the potential to restrict blood flow and ...
The top noise culprits included a metal spoon hitting a ceramic bowl, the tap of a glass, the rustling of a paper or plastic bag ... among others.
Heart disease is the most common underlying cause of arterial thromboembolism. It leads to the formation of blood clots in the heart, which leave it with the bloodstream and obstruct larger blood vessels, in cats mainly the aorta at the outlet of the two external iliac arteries. Arterial thromboembolism occurs suddenly and is very painful.
Cats may not see as many colors as humans but have better light perception. Cats will adjust their eyes during the day, allowing less light to filter in, while their pupils will expand at night to ...