theexoticvet:aimeefrommars:septemberism94:schim:Cats who can’t figure out walls [x]PLEASE TAKE YOUR

theexoticvet:aimeefrommars:septemberism94:schim:Cats who can’t figure out walls [x]PLEASE TAKE YOUR CAT TO THE VET IF YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS BEHAVIOR OVER TIME.It’s called “head pressing” and it occurs in dogs and cats. Head pressing is characterized by the compulsive act of pressing the head against a wall or other object for no apparent reason. This generally indicates damage to the nervous system, which may result from a number of varying causes, including prosencephalon disease (in which the forebrain and thalamusparts of the brain are damaged), or toxic poisoning.http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/neurological/c_ct_headpressinghttp://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/toxoplasmosis.cfm (head pressing is listed as a symptom)http://sevneurology.com/patients/clip-multilobular-osteochondroma (About a dog’s brain tumor but head pressing is listed as a symptom)I wasn’t going to reblog this until I read the important caption dang thank you!!!YOU JUST SAVED THE LIFE OF MY CAT THANK YOU!The 3rd photo isn’t what I would consider head pressing but the message is still true. Head pressing can be caused by neuro disease and you should take your pet to the veterinarian if noticed. -- source link

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