hyperesthesia – Michael Broad

Picture of a cat with feline hyperesthesia

March 19, 2021 by Michael Broad

This is a picture from the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic published here with their permission. Although the title to this article is about a picture of a cat suffering from feline hyperesthesia it is a picture, in fact, of self-mutilation which is a symptom or consequence of this mystifying disease. I think it has …

What causes feline hyperesthesia?

January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 by Michael Broad

What causes feline hyperesthesia (hyperaesthesia)? The veterinarians and scientists don’t know. They speculate. I’d like to speculate too. Perhaps the symptoms of feline hyperesthesia might provide a clue. Also the fact that the cause is mysterious and unknown even by experts might help us to decide. The symptoms are skin rolling or twitching, compulsive …