FYI – Cat Health:
Everyday Sounds That Can Trigger Seizures in Cats
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/08/06/feline-audiogenic-reflex-seizures.aspx?x_cid=20150806_lead_feline-audiogenic-reflex-seizures_facebookpets
•Some sounds caused non-convulsive seizures
•Some sounds caused brief jerks of a muscle or group of muscles
•Some sounds caused tonic-clonic seizures, which are full-body seizures that last several minutes
•The sounds that most often triggered seizures were:
Crinkling of tin (aluminum) foil (82 cats)
Typing on keyboard;
clicking of mouse (61 cats)
Metal spoon against ceramic bowl (79 cats)
Clinking of coins, keys (59 cats)
Clinking or tapping of glass (72 cats)
Hammering of nail (38 cats)
Crinkling of paper or plastic bag (71 cats)
Clicking of owner’s tongue (24 cats)
•Less common triggers included:
Tearing foil off packaging Dog collar jangling as dog scratched
Cell phone texting, ringing Computer printer
Digital alarm Firewood splitting
Velcro
Wood blocks being knocked together
Stove lighting ticks
Walking across wooden floor in bare feet or squeaky shoes
Running water
The sharp scream of a child (in just one instance)
•Cats of all breeds were affected, but the condition was more common in the Birman breed
Wow!