Does Your Cat Shake All Over?

Does your cat have body tremors? Do you even know if your cat has body tremors? Body tremors occur when the cat has an involuntary movement throughout its entire body. This behavior is very abnormal for any cat and is a symptom of something occurring within the cat's body. The stricken cat will have rhythmic shaking of its head, body and/or legs and these only happen when the cat is awake. True body tremors in cats will stop whenever the cat goes to sleep.

There are several causes for body tremors in cats. These causes can be poisoning, an intestinal blockage, a change in the cat's diet, neurological disorders, hypomyelination which is a disease that decreases the covering of the cat's nerves or White Shaker dog syndrome which is an idiopathic syndrome. A cat can be poisoned from ingesting anti-freeze, plants, chemical or even the flea and tick products that the owner has put on them. A change in diet can be as subtle as going from fish to chicken when feeding the cat. If the cat has an intestinal blockage the cat owner may notice the cat has trouble using the litter box. Some of these causes can be easy for the cat owner to determine, such as changing the cat's diet, but most of them will take a vet to determine the cause and then to treat the cause. Getting treatment and stopping the body tremors is important.

Body tremors in cats can be very frightful for both the cat and for its owner. No one wants to see their beloved pet shaking uncontrollably and for no apparent reason. However, this condition does occur and it is the symptom of a bigger problem that the cat has. This larger problem will need to be diagnosed and treated by the cat's vet or the cat can face dire consequences. The owner should take the stricken cat to the vet clinic as soon as they notice the cat suffering with body tremors. Waiting will only prolong the diagnosis and the start of the treatment that could actually keep the cat alive. As with most cat symptoms, if the cat owner can not figure out what is causing the symptom and how to deal with it so that the tremors stop, then a trip to the vet is required. It is always better to be safe than sorry when dealing with the health of a pet.