Such is the case
with hyperesthesia syndrome, a bizarre disorder that can affect cats of all ages, although its onset most often occurs in mature animals.
Recommended treatment for a cat that is diagnosed
with hyperesthesia syndrome is likely to include a behavioral component aimed toward reducing any anxiety that the animal might be experiencing.
Some of the behavioral manifestations associated
with hyperesthesia resemble clinical signs sometimes observed in other feline health disorders affecting the nervous system, skin, and muscles.
Not exact matches
Feline
hyperesthesia syndrome or FHS is a condition
with an array of symptoms, including tail chasing, affecting house cats of any age.
Note: This cat's «strange behavior» was initially diagnosed as feline
hyperesthesia, but later, was diagnosed
with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Patients
with discospondylitis frequently are presented
with chronic, progressive signs of vertebral
hyperesthesia and a stiff, stilted gait.
Some cats, particularly those inclined toward feline
hyperesthesia, may run off, or turn aggressive
with too much stimulation.
In dogs,
hyperesthesia is a symptom that occurs in dogs affected
with the canine distemper virus.
Dogs diagnosed
with non-compressive discs were significantly older, likely to vocalize at the initial manifestation of clinical symptoms, exhibited spinal
hyperesthesia during the initial exam, have a lesion at C1 - C5 and tended to be ambulatory upon discharge from the hospital compared to dogs
with ischemic myelopathy.
The critical difference between «normal crazy behavior» that most younger cats exhibit and feline
hyperesthesia is that
with the latter, the cat is actually in distress.