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I am new here, and came looking because of a little understood problem, my oldest (elderly cat) has..
FHS or rippling skin disorder. I found an old post on this, but was wondering if anything NEW has come up recently..anyone with new experience?
My cat does vocalize in the night usually 3-4 am, in my face if possible. She wants me to pet her.. She does not scratch herself, or appear to itch however.
She does ripple when brushed or touched on the back and licks herself.
Just before Xmas she had a "seizure" the vet called it...biting herself, twitching her fur (it went up into a mohawk) and vocalizing. (not a grand mal)
She has arthritis and limps too. Has had 2 courses of prednisolone in the past, but we don't use it often..as it is dangerous. The vet scared me and said she might have a spinal tumor or brain tumor etc, but since Dec she looks good, has lost a bit of fat (that is another story) and is mobile and interested in her environment still. She is 15 and has been rippling for a good 5 years, with the vocalizing only getting more so in the last one. I give her a human shrimp (quality) treat daily...she begs me for it. Since I started that (it was a reward initially after pilling/medicating her) over the last 2 yrs she has lost 6 lbs slowly safely... she was 16lbs then, now she is very nice (although has a loose hanging belly now
)-- hence the name ShrimpLover LOL !
My vet gave her Denosyl (cat SAMe) as a trial, and we thought that made it worse, so I decreased to twice a week. The Denosyl was excellent for her arthritis tho. Blood chems are all good, she is not diabetic and has good organ functions. She used to have terrible sores (cat acne) on her face(not lips-not mouse mouth type) long ago, but those cleared up when I switched her to Iams Eukanuba...totally gone.
No fleas, no other skin lesions.
I was wondering about the allergy connection and FHS.
Anyone with comments/ideas?
Thanks a bunch...
ShrimpLover
FHS or rippling skin disorder. I found an old post on this, but was wondering if anything NEW has come up recently..anyone with new experience?
My cat does vocalize in the night usually 3-4 am, in my face if possible. She wants me to pet her.. She does not scratch herself, or appear to itch however.
She does ripple when brushed or touched on the back and licks herself.
Just before Xmas she had a "seizure" the vet called it...biting herself, twitching her fur (it went up into a mohawk) and vocalizing. (not a grand mal)
She has arthritis and limps too. Has had 2 courses of prednisolone in the past, but we don't use it often..as it is dangerous. The vet scared me and said she might have a spinal tumor or brain tumor etc, but since Dec she looks good, has lost a bit of fat (that is another story) and is mobile and interested in her environment still. She is 15 and has been rippling for a good 5 years, with the vocalizing only getting more so in the last one. I give her a human shrimp (quality) treat daily...she begs me for it. Since I started that (it was a reward initially after pilling/medicating her) over the last 2 yrs she has lost 6 lbs slowly safely... she was 16lbs then, now she is very nice (although has a loose hanging belly now
My vet gave her Denosyl (cat SAMe) as a trial, and we thought that made it worse, so I decreased to twice a week. The Denosyl was excellent for her arthritis tho. Blood chems are all good, she is not diabetic and has good organ functions. She used to have terrible sores (cat acne) on her face(not lips-not mouse mouth type) long ago, but those cleared up when I switched her to Iams Eukanuba...totally gone.
No fleas, no other skin lesions.
I was wondering about the allergy connection and FHS.
Anyone with comments/ideas?
Thanks a bunch...
ShrimpLover