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12:33 AM

Q: Cat's back twitching A LOT for over 4 hours now

so today me and my father bathed my cat, he's going to be 1 year old this in a couple months, and this afternoon we noticed that his back (the entire back half of his body) started twitching, sometimes the spasms are light, but sometimes they are so strong that it looks like he's going to explode...

cats

6 hours later…

trond hansen

6:55 AM

what the ____ is wrong with people^êverybody must undrstand the cat is very seriously ill i get frustrated by questions like this.

Journeyman Geek

cause everyone assumes it'll be alright.

and "I can't bring him to the vet right now" is... kinda ugh

trond hansen

it makes me think global warming is a good thing,less people will probably help this planet.

1 hour later…

Sonevol

8:08 AM

If one can't properly take care of a cat, one should not adopt a cat.

What about my diagnosis about cat shedding too much hair? @trondhansen

trond hansen

8:47 AM

@Sonevol your answer is one of several possibilities and you have mentioned several things in your answer,the op`s vet do not do a good job when it comes to diagnosing the illness and the age of the cat makes it likely to be genetic or some type of inffection in the skin the only way to find the cause is for the vet to do the proper tests.

Sonevol

It is extremely unlike to be infection of skin, for stress, psychological factor, skin infection and all other things that lead to excessive licking and hairfall is not present as OP said his cat does not lick excessively

OP said his cat has no ringworm

OP said vet has checked for fleas and there is no fleas

OP says cat is not pure breed, as such genetics is extremely unlikely

This leaves only the four critical illness as all other have been ruled out @trondhansen

And in case of hyperthyroidism hair loss is one of symptoms

Although I agree it is raare for a 10 month old cat to have any of the four rare diseases

But it doen't mean that it can never take place

trond hansen

9:27 AM

@Sonevol i do not dare to make a diagnose,the only way to solve it is if the vet do the apropriate tests,and to me it looks like this have not been done yet.

i once was at the emergency vet with my second cat and this vet told me my cat had cancer and needed imidiate surgery so he operated the cat he opened my cat and closed my cat he did not even look inside my cat he did absolutly nothing,the cat lived for 17 years after this,the vet was only interrested in mony and it was expensive.

3 hours later…

Ceiling Cat

12:24 PM

Q: Which light is good for aquarium turtles, UVA, UVB, UVC?

In continuation of my question Do aquarium turtles require basking everyday? I will purchase a UV bulb for turtles but which one should I purchase UVA, UVB or UVC? How much distance should I keep between basking area (water surface) and bulb? I don't want their soft skin gets burned. As of now...

aquarium turtles lighting

3 hours later…

Henders

3:21 PM

I'm sure we have a duplicate for this question ^ Can anyone find it?

Ceiling Cat

3:59 PM

Q: Why relative's dog stays between me and home on walk

A relative's dog, who only know's me a little, will follow me on a walk but on the way out will stay behind and then as soon as I turn back home will go ahead. Is this simple submissive/safety behaviour, keeping escape home clear?

dogs

2 hours later…

trond hansen

5:41 PM

@Henders done it is not an exact duplicate but it answers the question fully.

including the same type of warning as in my comment.

3 hours later…

Sonevol

8:34 PM

@trondhansen Me and my cat will be together for just 10 more days. I am not allowing my cat to even walk freely, let alone play. I am constantly forcing her to stay on my lap every single second. I am allowing her only to use the litter box, to eat and drink. Rest of the time she has to spend on my lap.

Ceiling Cat

Q: My cat Polly, mews weirdly at something that I cannot see?

My 2-year-old cat Polly seems to be meowing at something that I cannot see. Is it a bug? A scent? Something else? I do not know.