5 Reasons Why Cats Shake
Unnatural circumstances may sometimes occur in cats. One of them is the cat's body shaking. This condition will occur whether the cat is awake or asleep.
Generally, a cat whose body is shaking is marked by the appearance of fur, the cat's body looks like it is shivering, the cat's eyes look lethargic, the eyes look empty and the cat walks staggering.
This condition is a condition that can occur suddenly without any signs of early symptoms before its appearance. Then why is the cat's body shaking, what causes it and how to deal with it ? For those of you who are curious about this.
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What Causes A Cat's Body Shaking ?
Many things may be the cause of why a cat's body is shaking. Here are some things that may be the main cause of why a cat's body is shaking.
1. Disorders Of The Nervous System And Brain
Have you ever seen your cat when he sleeps his body shakes? If so, maybe when you see your cat shaking, you might wonder what's really going on. Actually this happens because the cat is dreaming and when this happens, the cat's brain or nerves are being stimulated.
This stimulation is triggered by abnormal electrical impulses in the body that interfere with the functioning of the brain, causing the cat to behave unnaturally. Actually this is not a disease but tends towards health problems in the nerves and brain.
This health problem is the reason why the cat's body becomes tremor, involuntary or uncontrollable movements, claws and the like.
2. Cats Have Seizures
Seizures in cats can also be the main cause of a cat's body shaking. These seizures can occur in only part of the body or seizures in all parts of the body. As explained above that the presence of abnormal electrical impulses in the nerves or brain is the main trigger for this occurrence.
For partial seizures, this abnormal electrical disturbance only targets one part of the brain cells but for generalized seizures it will target some or all parts of the brain cells. In cats themselves, the most common seizures are partial seizures.
Partial seizures are common in cats. One example is a cat's head tremors, cat legs shaking and difficulty standing. Now for examples of cases of generalized seizures in cats, examples are as follows :
The body vibrates while urinating
Difficulty standing because the whole body is shaking
Body falls due to difficult to control
Legs go limp suddenly
Suddenly drooling
Generalized seizures can occur in a short time. Generally the range is 1 to 5 minutes. When you feel that your cat is having a seizure, you should immediately take the cat to the vet if this happens.
3. Cold Cat
As we know that cats are animals that are able to control their body temperature. Even so, when the weather in the environment around him is so cold, the cat will still shiver from the cold. That's why when the weather is so cold, it is not uncommon for some of us to find our cat sleeping in a shaking body condition. It could also be that the cat is awake with its fur standing up and its body shaking.
When a cat is cold he will usually look for a warm place, gather close to other cats to warm each other, the cat will also likely sleep on his stomach or chest or beside you. When your cat is cold, try to keep him as warm as possible.
You can let him sleep on the bed with you, give him a blanket, provide a special bed for cats, turn on the heater and other actions that might make your cat feel warm and comfortable. This is done so that the cat does not have a hot fever and prevents the cat from having a cold or flu.
4. Cats Just Bathe
For cat lovers, a cat shaking its body is a familiar thing when bathed. Why do cats tremble during or after being bathed and is this related to disease ? Cats shaking when bathed are usually because the cat feels cold when the water hits its body and this is normal and not a cause of disease.
It can also be triggered because the cat is afraid of water, as a result the cat's body trembles. This condition is similar to humans whose bodies tremble when they see ghosts. Then for a cat who is shaking after bathing, the cause of his body shaking is the same as when taking a bath, namely the cat feels his body is cold.
That is why when the cat has finished bathing, immediately dry the cat's body using a towel or hairdryer. Because if you let the cat's body continue to be wet, he might fall ill because his body is cold.
5. Cats Are Dreaming
It turns out that cats can dream like humans. Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or commonly called dreaming is common in cats who are sleeping. When the cat is sleeping and then he dreams, the cat will show certain movements.
When the cat's body is shaking, it could be that he is dreaming that he is in a very very cold place and his body is experiencing cold. Apart from shaking, there are many other movements that cats may show when they are dreaming while they are sleeping.
Among other things, the cat's mouth moves as if he is chewing, this means the cat is dreaming of eating, the cat's hand moves up and down slowly, this means the cat is dreaming of clawing or trying to reach something.
The funniest thing when a cat dreams is when it sleeps but mumbles as if it says something, it's like a human being delirious. In the case of cats dreaming, many researchers agree that cats can dream like humans.
However, whether cat dreams are similar to dreams experienced by humans is still debated and there is no scientific research that can answer this.
How To Deal With A Cat Whose Body Is Shaking ?
In dealing with cats with body shaking cases, we must see what the main cause is. If the main cause is just cold then all you have to do is find a way to warm his body. If the cat is only dreaming then you don't need to do anything and just let it be.
Meanwhile, for cats who have seizures, diseases and disorders of the nerves and brain, the easiest way to deal with them is to go to the doctor for treatment. Maybe that's all I can say about the causes of why cats tremble and how to overcome them.
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