How weird is this illness?

[pusskin]

Wouldnt have thought that animals had this too! Poor dog

[pusskin]

http://www.telegraph....rival-of-postman.html

[bednobs]

i don't know - how weird is it??

[pusskin]

I thought it rather sad --thats all !

[douglas9401]

Weird indeed. Seems it can lie dormant for almost a year before resurfacing.

[daffy654]

Its very sad.
This condition is equally as odd and cruel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CC_9aFuEkA

[pusskin]

OMG daffy, never seen anything like it in my life till a couple of days ago. Luckily it doesnt seem to effect the cats in anyway other than passing out? Thanks for the link x

[Nibble]

Truely weird, but probably more distressing for the owners?

[daffy654]

Sadly, the kittens shown in the video both died not long after the video was released. The condition that causes the fainting in cats is usually fatal.

[pusskin]

Oh flipping heck, thats awfull, and very distressing for the owners x

[wildwood]

The kittens seems to me to be sick anyway, and the way they jump before falling looks more like a cerebral condition rather than a loss of consciousness. Very sad all the same. I suppose for them it is lucky that they died as they appeared to be under stress.

[daisym6]

maybe it was caused by bad breeding... not much of a cat person but that seems it wasnt a illness more of a born disease...

[daisym6]

oh sorry i only saw the cat one the dog one seems interedting never seen anything like it besides fainting goats

[pusskin]

its one of many many strange illnesses. very sad isnt it x

sleep well all x

[jomifl]

Humans are animals too.