I just saw people commenting on a super old thread and thought I would start a new one on the same topic as I believe Whitney has Feline hyperesthesia syndrome or rolling skin disease.
She has an episode every day-sometimes twice a day. Her typical episode goes as follows: Out of the blue with no one is touching her body she will flick her tail, get a determined/irritated look on her face, her back skin rolls, she will then dart and leap onto something then frantically bite and lick at the center and lower part of her back. She will try licking from the right then frantically turn the other way and lick from that angle.
No fur is lost. She does not have fleas and the episodes have been going on for 3 months with nothing new in the environment, or diet. I know Whit is allergy prone as she has already had 3 pouty lips and she is only 1 year and a half old.
I have looked online and read everything I could find. Looks like a common cat ailment with no cure. So sad to see her suffer even if the episodes last less than 20 seconds. Since it is common I wanted to see what other cat parents are doing and experiancing with their babies.
She has an episode every day-sometimes twice a day. Her typical episode goes as follows: Out of the blue with no one is touching her body she will flick her tail, get a determined/irritated look on her face, her back skin rolls, she will then dart and leap onto something then frantically bite and lick at the center and lower part of her back. She will try licking from the right then frantically turn the other way and lick from that angle.
No fur is lost. She does not have fleas and the episodes have been going on for 3 months with nothing new in the environment, or diet. I know Whit is allergy prone as she has already had 3 pouty lips and she is only 1 year and a half old.
I have looked online and read everything I could find. Looks like a common cat ailment with no cure. So sad to see her suffer even if the episodes last less than 20 seconds. Since it is common I wanted to see what other cat parents are doing and experiancing with their babies.