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Catching up - sending purrs and strange behavior from Hobbes
I've been in and out for the past month or two and although I read at
least the original posts I haven't had a chance to respond. I just wanted everyone to know that they have been getting purrs from Hobbes, Selena and Lacey and healing, soothing, get home quick, etc thoughts from myself. Hobbes has begun to exhibit a strange behavioral pattern and I'm wondering if anyone else has a cat with such a response. You may remember that I've mentioned that he has sensitive spots that you can pet and he'll chew on his leg. Well now he has developed several sensitive spots that cause him to have almost spasmodic attacks. He'll violently chew his leg, lose control of his bladder and virtually attack anything near him. It is very strange. We haven't found exactly the spot(s) that causes the problem. I can tell you it is on his side. Two days ago I picked him up to put him on the bed at night and found the spot. Unfortunately, instead of biting his leg he started biting my thumb. His jaws were just clinching and unclenching around my thumb and it took several seconds to calm him enough to get him to stop. Unfortunately, he managed to break the skin and by the next day it was obvious I needed to see a doctor so now I'm on seven days of amoxacillin. I guess its better than spending three days in the hospital. Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... I've been in and out for the past month or two and although I read at least the original posts I haven't had a chance to respond. I just wanted everyone to know that they have been getting purrs from Hobbes, Selena and Lacey and healing, soothing, get home quick, etc thoughts from myself. Hobbes has begun to exhibit a strange behavioral pattern and I'm wondering if anyone else has a cat with such a response. You may remember that I've mentioned that he has sensitive spots that you can pet and he'll chew on his leg. Well now he has developed several sensitive spots that cause him to have almost spasmodic attacks. He'll violently chew his leg, lose control of his bladder and virtually attack anything near him. It is very strange. We haven't found exactly the spot(s) that causes the problem. I can tell you it is on his side. Two days ago I picked him up to put him on the bed at night and found the spot. Unfortunately, instead of biting his leg he started biting my thumb. His jaws were just clinching and unclenching around my thumb and it took several seconds to calm him enough to get him to stop. Unfortunately, he managed to break the skin and by the next day it was obvious I needed to see a doctor so now I'm on seven days of amoxacillin. I guess its better than spending three days in the hospital. Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie Boy, sounds neurological to me. Poor Hobbs. Have you spoken to your vet about it? |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... I've been in and out for the past month or two and although I read at least the original posts I haven't had a chance to respond. I just wanted everyone to know that they have been getting purrs from Hobbes, Selena and Lacey and healing, soothing, get home quick, etc thoughts from myself. Hobbes has begun to exhibit a strange behavioral pattern and I'm wondering if anyone else has a cat with such a response. You may remember that I've mentioned that he has sensitive spots that you can pet and he'll chew on his leg. Well now he has developed several sensitive spots that cause him to have almost spasmodic attacks. He'll violently chew his leg, lose control of his bladder and virtually attack anything near him. It is very strange. We haven't found exactly the spot(s) that causes the problem. I can tell you it is on his side. Two days ago I picked him up to put him on the bed at night and found the spot. Unfortunately, instead of biting his leg he started biting my thumb. His jaws were just clinching and unclenching around my thumb and it took several seconds to calm him enough to get him to stop. Unfortunately, he managed to break the skin and by the next day it was obvious I needed to see a doctor so now I'm on seven days of amoxacillin. I guess its better than spending three days in the hospital. Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie Boy, sounds neurological to me. Poor Hobbs. Have you spoken to your vet about it? |
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"Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... I've been in and out for the past month or two and although I read at least the original posts I haven't had a chance to respond. I just wanted everyone to know that they have been getting purrs from Hobbes, Selena and Lacey and healing, soothing, get home quick, etc thoughts from myself. Hobbes has begun to exhibit a strange behavioral pattern and I'm wondering if anyone else has a cat with such a response. You may remember that I've mentioned that he has sensitive spots that you can pet and he'll chew on his leg. Well now he has developed several sensitive spots that cause him to have almost spasmodic attacks. He'll violently chew his leg, lose control of his bladder and virtually attack anything near him. It is very strange. We haven't found exactly the spot(s) that causes the problem. I can tell you it is on his side. Two days ago I picked him up to put him on the bed at night and found the spot. Unfortunately, instead of biting his leg he started biting my thumb. His jaws were just clinching and unclenching around my thumb and it took several seconds to calm him enough to get him to stop. Unfortunately, he managed to break the skin and by the next day it was obvious I needed to see a doctor so now I'm on seven days of amoxacillin. I guess its better than spending three days in the hospital. Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie Boy, sounds neurological to me. Poor Hobbs. Have you spoken to your vet about it? |
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Annie Wxill wrote: "Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie It does seem like a form of epilepsy except that its never spontaneous - well, without outside stimulus at least. The thumb appears to be responding to the amoxicillin. I know the antibiotic is getting into the blood stream, why do such miracle drugs have to have such lousy side-effects ;-) Julie |
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Annie Wxill wrote: "Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie It does seem like a form of epilepsy except that its never spontaneous - well, without outside stimulus at least. The thumb appears to be responding to the amoxicillin. I know the antibiotic is getting into the blood stream, why do such miracle drugs have to have such lousy side-effects ;-) Julie |
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Annie Wxill wrote: "Julie Snowshoe" wrote in message ... ... Has anyone seen this kind of reaction from a cat? Its almost the same type reaction you get when you hit 'the spot' on a d*g that causes their back leg to involuntarily scratch. Love that cat, but he is strange. Julie It sounds like maybe some king of epilepsy. You might check with a vet or perhaps a specialist. I hope your thumb heals without any complications. Annie It does seem like a form of epilepsy except that its never spontaneous - well, without outside stimulus at least. The thumb appears to be responding to the amoxicillin. I know the antibiotic is getting into the blood stream, why do such miracle drugs have to have such lousy side-effects ;-) Julie |
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