Scaredy Cats: Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome - Good Pet Parent

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Cats aren’t just adorable — they’re built like sound-detecting machines 🐱🔊 Each cat ear contains 32 separate muscles, allowing it to rotate independently and track sounds with extreme precision. While humans turn their heads to listen, cats can swivel each ear up to 180° on its own, locking onto the faintest noise in seconds. That’s why a cat can hear a tiny movement across the room… even while pretending to sleep 😼 Those ear twitches? That’s high-level audio tracking in action. ⸻ #CatIntelli

Ursula was a mom whose babies have all been adopted but this sweet girl had to wait as she had some strange quirks. It turned out this sweet gal has feline hyperesthesia syndrome, also known as rolling skin disease. Essentially she will start frantically grooming her tail, seem agitated and run or wake up, freaked out and run. She will be on gabapentin for life which has helped, and will require an extremely laid back home. Anxiety can increase the amount of these episodes so a very quiet, stabl

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