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- Discovering Fars
- Naming Fars
- Causes
- Triggers
- Types of Seizures
- Absence Seizures
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International Cat Care had received a number of enquiries about cats having seizures, seemingly in response to certain high-pitched sounds. The charity sought help from veterinary neurologists at Davies Veterinary Specialists (UK) in looking into the problem. After looking into the cases, the team found this was a new, previously undescribed proble...
The name given to this syndrome is feline audiogenic reflex seizures (FARS); with ‘reflex’ referring to the fact that the seizures are brought on by a stimulus, and ‘audiogenic’ referring to the fact that this stimulus is a sound. However it has also been dubbed ‘Tom and Jerry syndrome’ after the cartoon character Tom who has a strong startle refle...
How the condition develops in a cat is unclear, although it is seen more commonly in older cats and in certain breeds (Birmans),suggesting there may be an inherited component. The FARS study found that cats typically developed the syndrome at around 15 years of age. Around half the cats in the FARS study were also found to be deaf (or at least part...
The sounds that trigger seizures vary between individual cats, and a huge variety of different sounds were identified as triggers. Some of the more common trigger noises included: 1. crinkling tin foil 2. a metal spoon clanging in a ceramic feeding bowl 3. chinking or tapping of glass 4. crinkling of paper or plastic bags 5. tapping on a computer k...
There are three types of seizure associated with FARS: 1. generalised tonic-clonic seizures 2. myoclonic seizures and 3. absence seizures.
The third type of seizure is called an absence seizure (sometimes called a petit mal seizure). With this seizure, cats may simply lose awareness of their surroundings for up to 20 seconds or so. The may stare vacantly into space and not respond. Absence seizures were only occasionally seen in the FARS study, but they can also be difficult to spot a...
Phenobarbitone is the drug most commonly used to treat different forms of epilepsy in cats. While it may help some cats with FARS, the team investigating this condition found another drug – levetiracetam – appeared to be more helpful. Levetiracetam reduced the number of myoclonic seizures in cats by at least half and improved the cat’s quality of l...
FARS stands for feline audiogenic reflex seizures, a condition triggered by high-pitched noises. Learn about the causes, types, triggers and treatment of this syndrome, also known as 'Tom and Jerry syndrome'.
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Fars province (Persian: استان فارس; / f ɑːr s /) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. The province has an area of 122,400 km 2 and is located in Iran's southwest, in Region 2.
Artistic Roller Skating was first officially recognised in Gt.Britain in the late 1870's. In those days we were part of the NSA National Skating Association of Gt.Britain, along with Roller Speed Skating and Ice Skating.
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Fars is the fourth largest province of Iran, located in the south of the country. It has ancient cities, historical monuments, natural attractions, and beautiful gardens, such as Shiraz, Pasargadae, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.
