Tom and Jerry Syndrome – Michael Broad

Tom and Jerry Syndrome in cats

April 28, 2015 by Michael Broad

I have written about Tom and Jerry Syndrome before after a visitor shared her experiences with her cat who is sensitive to sharp, high pitched sounds which causes a seizure or fit. The sounds vary quite a lot from rustling packaging to jangling keys. You can even make sharp sounds to cause a fit …

Cat seizures caused by sharp sounds linked to old age

June 22, 2022April 9, 2015 by Michael Broad

Cat seizures caused by clicking sounds or other sharp sounds appears to be linked to old age which may indicate a change in brain function brought about by old age as the cause. Further, although unlikely, there may also be an underlying condition such as toxoplasmosis which is present in about 45% of all …

My cat has developed sensitivity to clicking sounds causing twitching

January 28, 2017May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Antoinette Worrall (Birmingham England) My cat has developed very sensitive hearing to clicking sounds causing him to twitch and today he had what could be described as a small fit. I was about to feed him and he was sitting on the table as usually waiting. I was scrapping the leftovers from the …

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