SirTrouserz
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They actually do.
Between the cats and the mice with BFS/BCFS/PNH/etc., that could have put a whole new spin on "Tom and Jerry" don't you think?!
Myokymia and neuromyotonia in a cat
Heather R. Galano , VMD Natasha J. Olby , Vet MB, PhD, DACVIM James F. Howard Jr , MD G. Diane Shelton , DVM, PhD, DACVIM
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Nov 15;227(10):1608-12, 1591.Links
Myokymia and neuromyotonia in a cat.
Galano HR, Olby NJ, Howard JF Jr, Shelton GD.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
A 6-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was examined because of a 2-week history of rhythmic muscle movements. Physical examination revealed thoracic limb rigidity, contracture of the carpi, generalized muscle atrophy, and rhythmic rippling of the muscles of all 4 limbs. Results of a CBC and serum biochemistry profile were unremarkable other than high creatine kinase activity. Electromyography revealed unique high-frequency discharges, including rhythmic bursts of single motor unit potentials appearing as doublets (myokymia) and more prolonged bursts of nonrhythmic motor unit potentials with characteristic waning amplitudes (neuromyotonia). Histologic examination of muscle biopsy specimens revealed noninflammatory necrotizing myopathy with regeneration. The cat did not respond to treatment with carbamazepine or prednisone but improved rapidly after treatment with phenytoin was initiated. Six months after initial examination, electromyography revealed a substantial decrease in the amount of spontaneous activity in previously affected muscles. However, the myokymic and neuromyotonic discharges were still present, albeit with a substantial decrease in frequency.
Between the cats and the mice with BFS/BCFS/PNH/etc., that could have put a whole new spin on "Tom and Jerry" don't you think?!
Myokymia and neuromyotonia in a cat
Heather R. Galano , VMD Natasha J. Olby , Vet MB, PhD, DACVIM James F. Howard Jr , MD G. Diane Shelton , DVM, PhD, DACVIM
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Nov 15;227(10):1608-12, 1591.Links
Myokymia and neuromyotonia in a cat.
Galano HR, Olby NJ, Howard JF Jr, Shelton GD.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
A 6-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was examined because of a 2-week history of rhythmic muscle movements. Physical examination revealed thoracic limb rigidity, contracture of the carpi, generalized muscle atrophy, and rhythmic rippling of the muscles of all 4 limbs. Results of a CBC and serum biochemistry profile were unremarkable other than high creatine kinase activity. Electromyography revealed unique high-frequency discharges, including rhythmic bursts of single motor unit potentials appearing as doublets (myokymia) and more prolonged bursts of nonrhythmic motor unit potentials with characteristic waning amplitudes (neuromyotonia). Histologic examination of muscle biopsy specimens revealed noninflammatory necrotizing myopathy with regeneration. The cat did not respond to treatment with carbamazepine or prednisone but improved rapidly after treatment with phenytoin was initiated. Six months after initial examination, electromyography revealed a substantial decrease in the amount of spontaneous activity in previously affected muscles. However, the myokymic and neuromyotonic discharges were still present, albeit with a substantial decrease in frequency.
Keep the info coming.
You know. He/She was very anxious about the mouse he/she could not catch. He/She was thinking "What kind of cat am I? I cannot catch a stinking mouse! That is why I am put on this earth and I cannot do that one simple task. Holy cow, now I have these stinking muscle twitches! Hope I don't have ALS or MS!"Could of also been the cat nip.In any case, it looks like vets know more about PNH than GP's or neuros. 
) Sir_Trouserz