How weird is this illness?

pusskin | 12:49 Wed 28th Dec 2011 | Animals & Nature

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Wouldnt have thought that animals had this too! Poor dog

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pusskin

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

bednobs

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

pusskin

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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

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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

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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.