DVM states that to diagnose CDS in cats, you must rule out other conditions that could be causing this reduction in cognitive ability. The above CDS symptoms can appear in numerous cat diseases. For instance, conditions that can change the facial features in a cat can make non-vets believe that a cat is retarded mentally such as mucopolysaccharidose.
This condition gives rise to the following physical changes:. For instance, some cats with hyperesthesia will seem to be in pain if you were to scratch their backs near their tails according to Wendy Brooks, DVM. Typically, this condition manifests in mature cats between one and five years old, but it can happen earlier or later. Regrettably, the cause is unknown, but many vets believe it is either behavior or seizure-type disorder. The list below includes all of the common symptoms.
Luckily, unless your cat is self-harming, they can live a long, healthy life with FH. If you suspect your cat has FH, you should still see a vet. They will determine Feline Hyperesthesia and not one of several issues such as Psychogenic Alopecia, which have similar symptoms.
However, if you see short bouts of weird behaviors that all seem to come from this list, it is time to visit your favorite vet. Happily, most cats with Feline Hyperesthesia have a positive prognosis and live full lives. Sadly, some of these symptoms can lead to secondary issues. Infections from excess grooming or self-harm are the most dangerous. Anxiety is another major concern. Get your anxious cat a ThunderShirt for Cats.
These simple yet genius wearable calming devices are easy to use and surprisingly effective at helping calm a cat. Learn more on Amazon by clicking here. They still have a high level of sensorimotor intelligence which is proof that they are not retarded with this condition. The part of the brain connected to their ability to move or walk is literally the culprit here.
Often this happens if kittens suffer damage in the womb or the mother contracts Feline Panleukopenia Virus while pregnant. Rather than acting like they lack the brains to do normal kitty activities, cats with Feline Cerebellar Hypoplasia have trouble running, walking, or jumping. The signs include spatial disorientation; wandering away from home into unfamiliar territory; lack of interest in playing; excessive sleeping; altered cycles of sleep and wakefulness; long periods of staring blankly into space or at walls; indifference to food and water; urinating and defecating outside the litter box; and seemingly unprompted episodes of loud vocalizing, frequently in the middle of the night.
Some of the bizarre behavior may be attributable to the gradual impact of a long-standing physical condition that worsens as a cat grows old or to diseases commonly found in older cats.
The pain of arthritis, for example, can intensify over the years and cause a formerly athletic cat to slow down dramatically as the years pass. Kidney failure may impact litter box behavior by causing excessive urination and soiling of the litter box, causing some fastidious cats to find alternative places to eliminate.
Night-time vocalizing is relatively common in hyperthyroid cats or cats with hypertension , and hypertension can also cause retinal detachment and blindness, leading to anxiety and confusion. In this study, we aimed at investigating the frequency of Toxocara infection among children with mental retardation not requiring institutionalization.
The study included 96 cases, who had educatable mental retardation and 85 healthy subjects who comprised the control group. The frequency of Toxocara infection was found significantly higher in mental retarded cases than in those in the control group The present study is the first seroprevalence study carried out with a mental retarded group not requiring institutionalization.
Determination of high frequency of Toxocara infection suggests that these subjects constitute a risk factor for Toxocara infection, which may be attributed to their behavioural patterns.
Mustafa Kaplan I, 1 1 Corresponding author. E-mail: mkaplan yahoo. Human toxocariasis is commonly seen in places where stray and Toxocara canis -infected dog population is high. Toxocara canis , caused by zoonotic roundworms of dogs, is the cause of toxocariasis in man. Infectious Toxocara eggs are ingested and after that they hatch in the intestines.
Larvae then migrate through the blood to the liver, lungs, and other organs. Human toxocariasis is commonly seen in places where stray and T. It is shown that there is a strong correlation between Toxocara seroprevalence, life style, and infestation risk Di Fiore et al. Seroprevalence is high in developed countries, especially in rural areas among children who have dogs Glickman et al. Toxocara seroprevalence is found high among various patient groups Genchi et al.
Institutionalized mental retarded are at particular risk; in one series, Toxocara infection was identified in 8. The cities are and km far from each other and have populations of Annual total number of rainy and snowy days range between 10 and Cases were mental retarded children attending public schools for special education in Malatya, Elazig, and Diyarbakir. Ninety six students out of the total Control subjects were children from the regular public school system in these cities, close to schools of mental retarded children, and chosen from among healthy and volunteering students who were from a similar age and gender group with mental retarded cases.
After official permissions were taken from governor's office and school administrations, information and consent forms were prepared and given to parents of each subject in the both groups. Thus, parents were informed and their consent was taken. After that, a survey form was arranged and filled out by the help of subjects, their parents and school records. In order to find out the socio-economic level, educational level and jobs of the parents, total monthly income of the family, number of children, type of residence, and state social security were considered and socio-economic levels were classified as low, middle, and high.
Three ml of venous blood were taken under sterile conditions from each subject in the both group. The SPSS To compare mental retarded and control groups in terms of duration of keeping an animal and frequency of daily hand washes two independent samples was used; for other data chi-square was employed.
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Mentally Retarded Cat. Thread starter Charlotte95 Start Date Oct 23, Joined Oct 23, Messages 2 Purraise 3. We decided on the sweetest bengal kitten, Mimi.
The first 4 months with her were pure joy, until she started moaning and pooping on the doormat as we had to leave early in the morning for work and school. This lasted for a month, then stopped and then she did it again in May. We thought that a cat friend would make good company for her so in June we got an Abessinian male kitten who she gets along with very well, they are like brother and sister.
In August she started to not only poop on the doormat, she would wake me at 4 am by scratching the bedroom door and pooping in front of it. This has lasted eversince and i barely get any sleep.
For the last two weeks she has been peeing next to the litter box we have 2 and they are clean as well and now also poops in front of it when i get home. I spoke to the vet many times and get no useful response, only the fact that i chose to get a bengal and should deal with that.
Kieka Snowshoe Servant Staff Member. Forum Helper. Hello and welcome to TCS! That is a concerning problem, when you say you've spoken to the vet does that mean she's actually had a vet exam? A lot of times inappropriate pooping and peeing are related to health problems. I've heard everything from UTIs, constipation and even ear infections being the driver behind these types of problems. So if you don't mean an actual thorough physical exam, that's the place to start. If you have done that, maybe a second opinion if you don't feel your vet is listening to your concerns.
If we go down the behavior driven, it isn't mental retardation. I've had a cat who had mental problems, he was shaken and dropped repeatedly as a kitten and couldn't recognize us if we got new shoes, and this is not that.
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