It IS a cute kitty, whether the little fellow has a medical condition or not.

More on myotonia congenita in cats:
http://www.catanddoghelp.com/animals/myotonia.php

>> ^mintbbb:

When I saw this video, I just thought it was cute, and posted it. I am sorry the kitty is sick, I do hope he'll be OK. I know nothing about cats or their health issues (I like cats, but I am horribly allergic!), I did not post as a mean person who laughs at a sick cat.
(Sorry, a deja-vu.. not pretty, not going there again.. me thinking I was posting an innocent video, and some people thinking it was something sinister..)
Again, sorry about the kitty being sick. He is cute as a button though, and I hope he's going to be OIK despite this disorder. Just don't call me a meanie for posting this. Maybe more poeple will learn about the disorder after seeing this video (Feline Congenital Myotonia) and make life easier for poor kitties.


Anyone who thinks you are evil either doesn't know you --or are idiots.

When I saw this video, I just thought it was cute, and posted it. I am sorry the kitty is sick, I do hope he'll be OK. I know nothing about cats or their health issues (I like cats, but I am horribly allergic!), I did not post as a mean person who laughs at a sick cat.

(Sorry, a deja-vu.. not pretty, not going there again.. me thinking I was posting an innocent video, and some people thinking it was something sinister..)

Again, sorry about the kitty being sick. He is cute as a button though, and I hope he's going to be OIK despite this disorder. Just don't call me a meanie for posting this. Maybe more poeple will learn about the disorder after seeing this video (Feline Congenital Myotonia) and make life easier for poor kitties.

>> ^MonkeySpank:

Just what kind of pussy are you talking about?
>> ^petpeeved:
Myotonia congenita is the definitely the cutest genetic disorder.



The easily startled kind.

Just what kind of pussy are you talking about?

>> ^petpeeved:

Myotonia congenita is the definitely the cutest genetic disorder.

Myotonia congenita is the definitely the cutest genetic disorder.

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>> ^Sagemind:

Sad but hilariously funny at times as well...
I think President Bush has this syndrome as well...


I think, when you consider that they're not suffering, it's significantly less sad. They're not in pain and they're not aware that anything is wrong or that they're not "normal" kittens.

Also, Bush's case is clearly different. While myotonia congenita causes its sufferers to have uncontrollable muscle contractions at the slightest surprise, GWB seems to suffer from a condition that causes him to attempt genocide at the slightest surprise.

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Have a friend that was having a major manipulation done to her shoulder, sort of a pre-surgery relocation or something that entailed the doc putting his knee in her chest and tugging or whatnot. They gave her a drug, I think maybe orally administered that allowed her to be sentient and conversant and cooperative, but she didn't remember a thing. Struck me as something from a science fiction movie or spy thriller. I think it also dulled the pain, but I remember thinking "if you caused a lot of pain to the patient, but they don't remember it, were they ever in pain" I don't remember what it was called. Forgettitol^tm? [edit:] It's called Versed.

In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
No, general anesthesia is not like physiologic sleep, the latter being a complex and active function of neurons located in the brain stem, in and around the thalamus. If you are unlucky enough, a small stroke in this area, while not damaging a significant portion of the brain, can result in permanent coma.

For an interesting sleep disorder, look up fatal familial insomnia. It's rare, and one you don't want to get.

The mechanisms of the some of the general anesthetics are still unknown. For instance, we don't know how the most widely used ones, the halogenated hydrocarbon gases, (halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, etc.) have their effect. Their potency is significantly related to their lipid solubility, which suggests they get in your neural cell lipid membranes, and alter them (temporarily) such that they can't carry on communication with other neurons. They've been used for 150 years now, and we still don't know exactly how they work!
Many of the IV anesthetics inhibit specific receptors and antagonize specific neurotransmitters, such that we do know how most of them work.

Cheers,

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
No, I don't have that kind of depth of knowledge. Sleep and dreams are so mysterious and fascinating, though. Is anesthesia anything like sleep, or nothing at all? Does a patient have REM under the gas?

In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
Watched this last night and forgot to upvote. I was diverted by looking for video of the goats with the myotonia, undoubtedly a similar phenomena. Alas, there was already a similar sift, so I dropped it. You ARE going medical on us.

No, general anesthesia is not like physiologic sleep, the latter being a complex and active function of neurons located in the brain stem, in and around the thalamus. If you are unlucky enough, a small stroke in this area, while not damaging a significant portion of the brain, can result in permanent coma.

For an interesting sleep disorder, look up fatal familial insomnia. It's rare, and one you don't want to get.

The mechanisms of the some of the general anesthetics are still unknown. For instance, we don't know how the most widely used ones, the halogenated hydrocarbon gases, (halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, etc.) have their effect. Their potency is significantly related to their lipid solubility, which suggests they get in your neural cell lipid membranes, and alter them (temporarily) such that they can't carry on communication with other neurons. They've been used for 150 years now, and we still don't know exactly how they work!
Many of the IV anesthetics inhibit specific receptors and antagonize specific neurotransmitters, such that we do know how most of them work.

Cheers,

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
No, I don't have that kind of depth of knowledge. Sleep and dreams are so mysterious and fascinating, though. Is anesthesia anything like sleep, or nothing at all? Does a patient have REM under the gas?

In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
Watched this last night and forgot to upvote. I was diverted by looking for video of the goats with the myotonia, undoubtedly a similar phenomena. Alas, there was already a similar sift, so I dropped it. You ARE going medical on us.

No, I don't have that kind of depth of knowledge. Sleep and dreams are so mysterious and fascinating, though. Is anesthesia anything like sleep, or nothing at all? Does a patient have REM under the gas?

In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
Watched this last night and forgot to upvote. I was diverted by looking for video of the goats with the myotonia, undoubtedly a similar phenomena. Alas, there was already a similar sift, so I dropped it. You ARE going medical on us.

Watched this last night and forgot to upvote. I was diverted by looking for video of the goats with the myotonia, undoubtedly a similar phenomena. Alas, there was already a similar sift, so I dropped it. You ARE going medical on us.