My cats back moves when you rub it like the muscles move in like a wave affect from her head to her tail it doesn't seem to bother her and when you pet her he shoulders will twitch

My cat started displaying severe muscle contractions two years ago. Sometimes she falls over or off furniture while sleeping, sometimes it occurs when she is walking. It’s as if she suddenly seizes up, contorts, and falls over. I always begin to pet her, gently, massaging her from head to tail, which seems to help her recover more quickly, and calms her. She is now 19 years old. Is this something she will have to live with, and is she suffering?

Tyson is an 11 month old DSH who up until 4 weeks ago was a perfectly healthy very active kitten. He took a fall off his cat tree 4 weeks ago and since he has been having severe, what looks like, muscle contractions that even throw him backwards sometimes. Our regular vet took xrays and sees nothing obvious that is wrong there. He prescribed Metacam for 3 days. There was a little improvement for a few days but he relapsed and seemed to get worse. More Metacam was prescribed and there was really no improvement this time. We opted to try some accupuncture and there was a small response after the first treatment but he just had a second treatment and there doesn't seem to be any changes. She did also put Tyson on a Homeopathic Remedy mix. Could this be myoclonus and is there any suggestion on what the next step should be. Tyson is a part of the family and we want to do whatever we can to make him comfortable and happy. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you

My foster kitty has muscle contractions when she lies down to rest or sleep. If I am holding her when this happens it feels as though her muscles are tightening briefly similar to a shiver muscle contraction in humans. She also frequently rhythmically chews with her jaw when there is nothing in her mouth. She will chew for awhile. Pause. Start chewing again. Pause. The blood work said her globulins (sp?) were high but the vets aren’t sure what it is. They suggested focal seizure but it appears to be triggered by movement of the mouth (yawning, starting to eat, rubbing up against something with her cheek). I want to know what it is so we can treat it but also so her new forever family will know what they are dealing with.

My cat went into surgery to have mammary tumors removed. About a month after the surgery she started having muscle spasm in her abdominal area. Vet says maybe nerve damage from the surgery. Anyone have any advise or experience with this?

My cat is 8yrs old and has hyperthyroidism. He bagan having these muscle cramps. His legs will draw up and seem to get stuck. He falls over when this happens as he tries to walk. This happen to his front and back legs. Usually one leg at a time. I've only seem his front legs cramp once together. Sometimes i can rub them out and he is back to normal. These cramps seem to last a few mins. It makes me sad to see this tho.

My 15 yr old pussycat( who isn't very healthy) has recently started having very Weird & Painful- was reading about congenital Myotonia 7 this looking problems with his jaw after eating... our vet said his muscles are all weakening..yes, we know he doesn't walk well at all. We were told to give him Meloxidyl...Which has terrible side effects & is very dangerous for cats...so we are discontinuing it...Help!!! What can we give him??? I was reading about Congenital Myotonia...This sounded like what he has. I also read that maybe he has a lack of potassium...I'm so confused & I LOVE my Bunny Boy sooo much. Searching for any help...Thank You, Lisa

My sphynx is 4 years old and beginning of May 2019 he started having these episodes of muscle contractions where he starts to lose balance then lowers himself to the floor in a stiff motion his paws get contracted, sometimes he paddles his front paws , minutes later it passes and he sits for a while and then back to normal, I have taken him to the vet I even recorded a video, blood work was done, full cardiac workup, the last thing I did was MRI of the brain, and everything was negative. I’m scared to have spinal tap for there are severe side effects. If anyone can recommend where i can share a video would appreciate any answers

Whenever my cat rest or sleep, his body twitches. Tonight I tried to put my hand hand under his belly. It's like his muscles contracted for a brief moment like on us humans when we feel cold. However, It wasn't a cold night yet he still experienced body spasm. He has a kidney disease and is due for a blood test tomorrow.Can this be a possible reason for his spasm?