[judynlee]

Has anyone had any experience with feline hyperesthesia? It is (supposedly) a rare condition and mysterious enough that many vets have not heard of it or have no experience with it. There are some videos on You Tube which show what it looks like, posted by some owners of afflicted kitties.
Our 2-yr old black cat, Cricket, who had been one of the happiest and most active and lovable kitties ever, seemed to have a switch pulled on Easter morning and now behaves as if he is terrorized and trying to run away from his own rear end. He now spends most of the day under a bed, coming out to eat and use the litter box. There are no specific tests to diagnose it and he has begun some testing to eliminate several other conditions. We'll be starting him on Prozac shortly, which may or may not help. Although most cats have spells of symptoms, he has them 24 hours a day when he is not eating or sleeping, dashing away in apparent terror-no quality of life at all.

We are devastated!