Cat Health Symptoms

(cat health) Rolling Back Syndrome?

Does anybody have any info or tips on this that is not already posted on the Internet? Personal experience with symptoms, treatments, coping strategies? One of our Aby cats has this; I refuse to medicate him heavily because his seizures are mild to moderate and far apart. Need info.

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1. I just read an article by a veterinarian that says that DIET helps a lot in decreasing symptoms (seizures, etc.). Blyme but I can't find the article now. But basically, he says that in his practice, he found a great decrease in pet seizures when the owners feed their pets a Grain-Free diet (no wheat, rice, corn, barley, soy, etc.) which he recommends. If a completely grain-free food is particularly difficult to find, he recommends a food that has no wheat, corn or soy. He says that rice, oats and barley are the least offensive of the grains.
2. Feline hyperesthesia, or rolling back syndrome is thought to originate from two causes: emotion/psychological stress, or possibly allergic reaction/intolerance to substances that cause skin and/or nervous reactions. If you wish to pursue alternative treatments, I would first make a radical diet change, including eliminating all grains. If it is possible to order it where you are, there is a Canadian company that makes Orijen cat food, which is 75% protein and 25% fruits and vegetable matter. There is no grain at all. I don't know if there is an American product like this. Frankly I disagree with the amount of fruit/vegetable matter since that would not be the proportion a cat would eat in the wild, but when you consider the formulation of our cat chows, it's still on the better side of things with so much protein. If there is no significant improvement after three weeks, I truly believe that you will need to look at a psychotropic drug to give him some relief. It does not mean doping him up, but treating it this way can improve his quality of life. Abys are one of the breeds most prone to this disorder. Here is a site with some good information. http://www.lclarkecushingvmd.com/showpracfaq.cfm?FAQID=178&Private=0