Cat symptoms -- what is this?

[Anonymous]

I've posted a couple of threads about my cat already -- sorry. He is 13.5 and seemed to become geriatric over night. I swapped out his new bowls for his old bowls and he seemed to get way better. Now he is doing this other weird thing: he will be sitting in a dignified sphinx position as if he's asleep or falling asleep, or in zen mode or whatever, and suddenly his head will loll around and crash down hard on the couch, like he's out cold. WTH? It almost seems like he's passing out.

He's old but not that old. He is not in any pain, and he's eating well. No, I am not taking him to the vet in a pandemic. I'm not even taking my kids to the doctor right now. I would like to hear from anyone who has seen this in their cat, or anyone with insight into what could be going on with him. TIA

[Anonymous]

Epilepsy?

[Anonymous]

What happens after his head flops? Does it Walt him up, or does he continue sleeping?

I don’t remember your old thread - is this part of a constellation of symptoms? What else are you observing that us out of the norm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens after his head flops? Does it Walt him up, or does he continue sleeping?

I don’t remember your old thread - is this part of a constellation of symptoms? What else are you observing that us out of the norm?

Meant - does it *wake* him up

[Anonymous]

Btw - most vets are bringing pets in from the parking lot, without their owner. It’s no-contact.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the responses. He doesn't wake up on his own but I wake him up by fussing over him.

His other symptoms were that he was doing this odd twitching, and he was flexing his legs and paw pads with each breath. That has diminished quite a bit but not gone away completely. Maybe it is epilepsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Btw - most vets are bringing pets in from the parking lot, without their owner. It’s no-contact.

Just to add - the office staff and vet call your cell phone. There’s no in-person interaction.

[Anonymous]

My cat had mini-strokes, which caused what appeared to be odd behavior, but it wasn’t constant - he had about two episodes that caused some residual weakness.

[Anonymous]

This warrants:

1. A call to your vet to describe symptoms.
2. Sending them a video of your cat flopping and twitching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My cat had mini-strokes, which caused what appeared to be odd behavior, but it wasn’t constant - he had about two episodes that caused some residual weakness.

What was the odd behavior?

[Anonymous]

My cat used to do this when he became geriatric and deaf. Is he deaf? My cat would be sitting in his sphinx position and then just his head would sort of flop down and he'd fall into a deep sleep. His sleep was deep because he could no longer hear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This warrants:

1. A call to your vet to describe symptoms.
2. Sending them a video of your cat flopping and twitching.

If this were my cat, I would record and send the recording to the vet immediately, then make an appointment. Where I live, the vet will come to the car, collect the cat in its carrier, and you wait in the car until the vet brings your cat back.

But I really love my cat and would be worried she was scared or in pain.

[Anonymous]

You definitely need a professional to look at your cat. You also have no idea if he is in pain or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My cat used to do this when he became geriatric and deaf. Is he deaf? My cat would be sitting in his sphinx position and then just his head would sort of flop down and he'd fall into a deep sleep. His sleep was deep because he could no longer hear.

He still responds to a can opener, so he's not deaf. But thanks for this -- it sounds like a part of aging I hadn't seen before, maybe because he's more prone to falling asleep in the sphinx position than other cats I've had have been.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My cat used to do this when he became geriatric and deaf. Is he deaf? My cat would be sitting in his sphinx position and then just his head would sort of flop down and he'd fall into a deep sleep. His sleep was deep because he could no longer hear.

He still responds to a can opener, so he's not deaf. But thanks for this -- it sounds like a part of aging I hadn't seen before, maybe because he's more prone to falling asleep in the sphinx position than other cats I've had have been.

So, are you going to accept this as "part of aging I hadn't seen before" and a tendency to being "more prone to falling asleep in the sphynx position than other cats", and then just NOT seek vet attention?

If so, this is terrible and really unfair/cruel to the cat. See a vet, please.