RobinHarley
Member Since 2018
Pretty worried about Harley...
Today he had a decent day until about 2pm. He slunk down and made a mad dash around the house, not a fun run, a panicked scared run. When he stopped he had a full "shiver" down his back and then flung around and started biting at his fur and then licking it like crazy. He would be calm for a moment and then mad dash again... When he'd stop it would be in a quiet, small, area, and he would ball up super tight, tail wrapped around him too. Eyes big and wide. Almost panicked / scared. This personality is not him at all. Not one bit. he is a very social cat, never hides, never runs from people, never tries to get away. Always laying sprawled in the middle of the floor.
This went on all evening... He'd be in his ball for about 30-40 minute and his ears would start twitching sometimes or it looked like a muscle would twitch and he'd flick around, lick it a few times, and then take off running again. Dashing around the house until he found a new hiding place. I was able to catch him a few times and his BGs were never below 357 (I haven't charted all those numbers yet, pretty stead at that number).
I was able to catch him one of the last times and put him in my bedroom like I do for the evening. I did his PMPS, dinner, and insulin. He usually is yowling for food and treats and nothing would get him to come. But when I sat the food in front of him he ate it all. His treats he usually climbs me for he wouldn't come for - just now - but when I sat down and reached under the bed to give him one he did take it and eat it.
He currently is curled up in a nasty used litter box. He has never done this... He is tight balled up in the litter box fast asleep. Two cats have peed in it, then he peed and pooed, and then curled up and is sleeping in it. I sat on the ground petting him for awhile. He seems to want the head scratches but wants nothing to do with the back/tail. When I do pet there after a few pets the rippling / rolling / spasming effect happens down his back again and he freaks out.
I have had him since he was born. He was a bottle baby, he is 3.5 years old. He has had ONE other instance exactly like this, right before he turned 1 year old. I took him to the vet the next day because we were due to leave on vacation in 2 days and I couldn't leave him thinking something was wrong. She explained it could have been a flea bite, even though we found no fleas. So she treated him. It only lasted that one day and never happened again, until tonight. I have combed him with the flea comb and nothing.
I hope when I wake he is back to himself... but I will be calling the vet Monday to make an appointment. If he stops eating at any point or anything else I will take him to the Evet tomorrow.
Anyone else experience this?
Super worried mama with a kitty currently curled up in a dirty litter box
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Today he had a decent day until about 2pm. He slunk down and made a mad dash around the house, not a fun run, a panicked scared run. When he stopped he had a full "shiver" down his back and then flung around and started biting at his fur and then licking it like crazy. He would be calm for a moment and then mad dash again... When he'd stop it would be in a quiet, small, area, and he would ball up super tight, tail wrapped around him too. Eyes big and wide. Almost panicked / scared. This personality is not him at all. Not one bit. he is a very social cat, never hides, never runs from people, never tries to get away. Always laying sprawled in the middle of the floor.
This went on all evening... He'd be in his ball for about 30-40 minute and his ears would start twitching sometimes or it looked like a muscle would twitch and he'd flick around, lick it a few times, and then take off running again. Dashing around the house until he found a new hiding place. I was able to catch him a few times and his BGs were never below 357 (I haven't charted all those numbers yet, pretty stead at that number).
I was able to catch him one of the last times and put him in my bedroom like I do for the evening. I did his PMPS, dinner, and insulin. He usually is yowling for food and treats and nothing would get him to come. But when I sat the food in front of him he ate it all. His treats he usually climbs me for he wouldn't come for - just now - but when I sat down and reached under the bed to give him one he did take it and eat it.
He currently is curled up in a nasty used litter box. He has never done this... He is tight balled up in the litter box fast asleep. Two cats have peed in it, then he peed and pooed, and then curled up and is sleeping in it. I sat on the ground petting him for awhile. He seems to want the head scratches but wants nothing to do with the back/tail. When I do pet there after a few pets the rippling / rolling / spasming effect happens down his back again and he freaks out.
I have had him since he was born. He was a bottle baby, he is 3.5 years old. He has had ONE other instance exactly like this, right before he turned 1 year old. I took him to the vet the next day because we were due to leave on vacation in 2 days and I couldn't leave him thinking something was wrong. She explained it could have been a flea bite, even though we found no fleas. So she treated him. It only lasted that one day and never happened again, until tonight. I have combed him with the flea comb and nothing.
I hope when I wake he is back to himself... but I will be calling the vet Monday to make an appointment. If he stops eating at any point or anything else I will take him to the Evet tomorrow.
Anyone else experience this?
Super worried mama with a kitty currently curled up in a dirty litter box
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