Does anyone else have a cat that chases his/her own tail? Sigh. My cat is as bonkers as Koenig. I'm working on getting a video of her doing it, it's quite entertaining.
I've seen cats with the zoomies, and cats that will chase that funny thing that is attached to their butt once in awhile, but Lily (my cat) does this on a regular basis. Weirdo.
Edited by Kelly Byrd (12/17/2010 02:26 PM)
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Awwww!!! Papa Dexter!!!! Love it! Lily used to sleep in a crate with 'her' dog in her last home. It was adorable. She'd squall and yell at the door of the crate if it was shut until someone would let her in to sleep.
Adult cats can sometimes develop a condition called hyperaesthesia. It's actually quite serious, and often presents as tail chasing, in cats that would normally be too old for that type of behaviour. We have had clients bring in video of their cats seeming to think something out of the blue is causing them extreme pain or discomfort, and can cause injury to themselves by chewing violently at their tails and hind ends... It can escalate over time as well.
Adult cats can sometimes develop a condition called hyperesthesia.
My understanding of hyperesthesia is that it's a oversensitivity of the senses, such as touch. It can be similar to a seizure? Can be caused by poor diet, over vaccination, and chemical exposure. I've only seen a couple cases, spread over the last 7 years or so. I don't think it's very common- do you see it more often Phaedra?
I think adult cats can also develop a case of the zoomies, the same as dogs do, and will just madly dash around the house. This is the time frame that Lily will go after her tail. I think she's just a spaz. She's always had great nutrition, is minimally vaccinated, and her last bloodwork came back wonderful.
It's not common, no. But when people say that they notice their adult cat chasing their own tail enough to notice it, they are warned about the condition. Usually the chasing, screaming and biting is out of the blue, and although hyperaesthesia is hyper activity of the senses, I think it can take something as small as a light brush of air or nerve twitch to cause immense pain and or stress.
My senior cat (12) is currently running the Indy 500 around my living room, jumping over things that aren't there, and trying to grab invisible things on the wall.
Unless it is new, or really severe I would personally chalk it up to the fact that cats are a little bit insane.
Oh no doubt cats see things that we don't. But hyperaesthesia usually starts as tail chasing and ends up as self mutilation. Not at all lime the normal zoomies of running around, pawing at the wall, etc.
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Love it! Lily used to sleep in a crate with 'her' dog in her last home. It was adorable. She'd squall and yell at the door of the crate if it was shut until someone would let her in to sleep.
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