Cats That Twitch: Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome








Together, let’s find Ambrosia a home.


For more on feline hyperesthesia syndrome, click here and here.


7 Replies to “Cats That Twitch: Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome”

  1. Liz, I’ve forwarded this to a friend who is an animal photographer and therefore knows lots of animal lovers. Let’s hope someone out there will be touched enough to adopt this sweet cat.

  2. Awww! I’m so glad Ambrosia is doing better on medication. She is just too beautiful, I hope she finds her forever home soon.
    Thank you for raising awareness of this rare medical disorder! x

  3. We have a 9 month old kitten Selah and noticed at just three months she was showing signs of the disorder. It was soon after she managed to get a hold of plastic bag and managed to get it around her neck, she felt that it was chasing her. When we first noticed the onset it was pretty scary. She was in so much stress we did not know what was going on. I finally sat down and did some internet research and this disorder came up. She has not been officially diagnosis but thankfully her episodes are not to the point where she is self mutilating. We understand that it is painful for us to touch her but luckily the episodes do not last long. We are happy to have a special needs kitten and hope to have her around for the next 13 years.

  4. It turned out Lux didn’t have FHS, which is actually a good thing because his outbursts were so extreme and violent, it might have made people wary of adopting an FHS cat. It was good that the show brought FSH and the treatment for it into the spotlight, though. Any sort of seizure-type incidents are scary, and the show gives people hope that their FSH cat can live a normal life.

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