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Hi,
I am at a loss about what to do with this - it has been happening to my older bicolour for some time.
If he is petted on groomed in certain areas of his spine he has a reaction in that he uncontrollably starts to jerk and lick under his head; sometimes he will literally go into convulsions - like a seizure - he loses motor control and goes into a ball and his limbs and head jerk. It is always precipitated by touching an area of his back but not the same area. He is a very old cat and is arthritic; the arthritis started in his right back leg.
Before anyone says anything about a vet he is a feral cat and extremely nervous - I only managed to get him into the vet after years of trying one time when I with the help of someone else strong decanted him from his cat bed into a cat carrier - every since then no matter if I try and feed him in the cat carrier - he won't go near it and I tried for years with the cage. My only option is a cat grabber and I don't want to do that to him.
I have gotten anti inflammatories from the vet but they irritate his stomach and then he stops eating. Has anyone got any advice on what this condition is. He is nearing the end of his life but is still eating and able to enjoy the garden and the sun. I just want him to have a peaceful end I don't want his last moments to be terrified on a vets table.
I am at a loss about what to do with this - it has been happening to my older bicolour for some time.
If he is petted on groomed in certain areas of his spine he has a reaction in that he uncontrollably starts to jerk and lick under his head; sometimes he will literally go into convulsions - like a seizure - he loses motor control and goes into a ball and his limbs and head jerk. It is always precipitated by touching an area of his back but not the same area. He is a very old cat and is arthritic; the arthritis started in his right back leg.
Before anyone says anything about a vet he is a feral cat and extremely nervous - I only managed to get him into the vet after years of trying one time when I with the help of someone else strong decanted him from his cat bed into a cat carrier - every since then no matter if I try and feed him in the cat carrier - he won't go near it and I tried for years with the cage. My only option is a cat grabber and I don't want to do that to him.
I have gotten anti inflammatories from the vet but they irritate his stomach and then he stops eating. Has anyone got any advice on what this condition is. He is nearing the end of his life but is still eating and able to enjoy the garden and the sun. I just want him to have a peaceful end I don't want his last moments to be terrified on a vets table.