AmberLee
01-30-2002, 05:53 PM
Apparently the only trouble last night was a mommy flipping out, but ... here is the tale of my Livvy Tizzy last night. (She was and is fine. I was a nervous wreck and still twitch a bit, but sadly none of my coworkers notice anything different about me. :( :o )
:eek: Last night I turned in a little early and Livvy joined me in bed. She was on my chest and we had a little cuddle session: ear rubbies, cheek and chin chuckies, forehead massage ... she was purring up a storm and nudging my fingers to where she wanted rubbies next and we were both having a very good time. Suddenly, whilst doing a joint cheek/forehead rubbie manuover, her head froze in position and her jaw dropped and her left eye lid kind of gave a 'twitter' motion but seemed incapable of opening. I PANICKED! Thought I'd somehow damaged a nerve and maybe blinded my baby. Ran around trying to toss some clothes on/ chuck her into her carry-case/portoprison/ find the emergency vet number (posted on the refrigerator, but did I remember this in the panic of the moment??). :eek: :o Suddenly I realized that both her eyes were fine (although she was staring at her crazy mommy in much alarm). Let her out and we went back to bed. Asked around at work today. A couple more experienced with cats types said this isn't uncommon: it's rather like rubbing a dog's spine and getting an automatic scratch motion from his/her leg.
Whew! Have you ever gotten an automatic eye lid twitch when scritching your baby?
:eek: Last night I turned in a little early and Livvy joined me in bed. She was on my chest and we had a little cuddle session: ear rubbies, cheek and chin chuckies, forehead massage ... she was purring up a storm and nudging my fingers to where she wanted rubbies next and we were both having a very good time. Suddenly, whilst doing a joint cheek/forehead rubbie manuover, her head froze in position and her jaw dropped and her left eye lid kind of gave a 'twitter' motion but seemed incapable of opening. I PANICKED! Thought I'd somehow damaged a nerve and maybe blinded my baby. Ran around trying to toss some clothes on/ chuck her into her carry-case/portoprison/ find the emergency vet number (posted on the refrigerator, but did I remember this in the panic of the moment??). :eek: :o Suddenly I realized that both her eyes were fine (although she was staring at her crazy mommy in much alarm). Let her out and we went back to bed. Asked around at work today. A couple more experienced with cats types said this isn't uncommon: it's rather like rubbing a dog's spine and getting an automatic scratch motion from his/her leg.
Whew! Have you ever gotten an automatic eye lid twitch when scritching your baby?