Cat Temporarily Unable To Walk

[tali1]

My neighbour's female cat is well looked after but i noticed in the garden on a few occasions it meows in distress starts quivering and is unable to walk with the body stiffening-tbh it looks like it is in its death throes.But my neighbour says it happens to the cat because of cold weather.Anyone know more ???

[237SJ]

Sounds like some sort of seizure. Is it epileptic?

[tali1]

Yeh thats what it looks like is happening .Can cold weather cause that in cats ???

[TonyV]

Only a vet would be able to diagnose if there is any problems

[Buenchico]

It could be minor epileptic fits.

My beloved Biscuit (who's on my knee at the moment) had both minor fits (where he stayed on his feet but shook) and full-blown major ones (where he collapsed altogether and twitched violently) fairly often over a period of about a year and a half. They'd be accompanied by distressed miaowing for a while (although that would usually occur after the fits, rather than before them).

He seems absolutely fine nowadays though, having not had a fit for 19 months.

[Prudie]

Whatever it is the cold seems a very unlikely cause for something that presents itself in such a severe way. It could also be from pain. Only a vet will know, has she been taken to a vet about it?

[wolf63]

Cats are weird, they usually only show any signs of illness once they have endured pain and discomfort for some time. Not all cats - my boy Frankie is a total wimp and a mummy's boy.

Has your neighbour actually seen the cat when it starts shaking?

I must repeat it - Cats are weird.

[ladybirder]

If it wasn't a vet who told your neighbour that it is happening because of the cold weather, then it should see a vet asap imo. I would find it so distressing to see that happening to my pet at the very least I would be phoning them to speak to a veterinary nurse or the vet.

[hereIam]

I've never known cold weather to do that to a pet before, are you sure it's well looked after tali? It would be the vet pronto for me.

[spathiphyllum]

maybe the cat has severe arthritis