I have not found much on this but wish to share it with other cat folks...
My 8 year old Tortie, who has never had seizures, has had two in the last couple of months. The other day she was sitting in my lap while I worked on my wireless computer with wireless mouse. I noticed her twitching each time I pressed the mouse button. My first thought was the noise the mouse button made with each press. I placed the mouse behind me, shielding her from the mouse transmitter and no twitching occurred each time I clicked. The noise was still heard but shielding her stopped the twitching.
After searching the web, I found another similar experience. I am not sure how epilepsy works other than it is electrical malfunction of the nervous system. I am wondering what sort of effect the wireless acivities around us (cell phones, wireless networks, etc) are having on us and our cats. I've heard of cell phones causing tumors in the human brain. The wireless technology is so new that there is no way we know of the side effects.
To research my findings more, I am disabling my wireless network and returning to using wired only. If the seizures disappear, my theory will have more validity. I'll follow up on my findings.
In the meantime, I hope this will perhaps help others that are perplexed by sudden onset of seizures in their cats. And, of course, I'd love to hear any feedback.
Tim
My 8 year old Tortie, who has never had seizures, has had two in the last couple of months. The other day she was sitting in my lap while I worked on my wireless computer with wireless mouse. I noticed her twitching each time I pressed the mouse button. My first thought was the noise the mouse button made with each press. I placed the mouse behind me, shielding her from the mouse transmitter and no twitching occurred each time I clicked. The noise was still heard but shielding her stopped the twitching.
After searching the web, I found another similar experience. I am not sure how epilepsy works other than it is electrical malfunction of the nervous system. I am wondering what sort of effect the wireless acivities around us (cell phones, wireless networks, etc) are having on us and our cats. I've heard of cell phones causing tumors in the human brain. The wireless technology is so new that there is no way we know of the side effects.
To research my findings more, I am disabling my wireless network and returning to using wired only. If the seizures disappear, my theory will have more validity. I'll follow up on my findings.
In the meantime, I hope this will perhaps help others that are perplexed by sudden onset of seizures in their cats. And, of course, I'd love to hear any feedback.
Tim
