British veterinarians from London UCL School of Pharmacy are interested in the syndrome, which occurs in older domestic cats. The so-called syndrome of "Tom and Jerry" is characterized by inappropriate behavior of animals in the high-frequency sounds. Often cats — especially in the age — fall from them in a "stupor" or have seizures that last up to several minutes. This phenomenon could not find an explanation for the majority of professional veterinarians.

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British veterinarians from London UCL School of Pharmacy are interested in the syndrome, which occurs in older domestic cats. The so-called syndrome of "Tom and Jerry" is characterized by inappropriate behavior of animals in the high-frequency sounds. Often cats — especially in the age — fall from them in a "stupor" or have seizures that last up to several minutes. This phenomenon could not find an explanation for the majority of professional veterinarians.

Experts from the UCL School of Pharmacy tried to find out which everyday sounds are the stimuli in the syndrome of "Tom and Jerry" (the name he received because of the fact that the cat from The animated series of the same name sharply reacted to many of the sounds). To do this scientists was organized by the global survey, in which about the problem they told thousands of people from all corners of the globe. The results of the survey and subsequent internal investigations have been published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Together with them the syndrome received the official name — feline autogenie reflex convulsions (FARS).

so, the main consumer of the acoustic stimulus for the elderly — and not only — cats is the sound of rustling foil. After him with a small margin followed by the sound of the metal spoon hitting the bottom of ceramic ware, and in third place — the sound of broken glass. Also on the list as the sounds from the crease of paper and plastic bags, keyboard keyboard or mouse, the sound of coins or keys, the sound of hammering nails and even the sound when the owner clicks tongue.

it is Noted that the syndrome FARS amenable to treatment with levetiracetam is a drug which is widely used to combat epilepsy among people. This drug has eliminated all signs of the disease about two-thirds of cats.