Last night, and again this morning, our 10 year old grey had what I can only describe as a visual panic attack. We hear her wandering the bedroom in the night and panting, and when we turn the lights on she acts as if she’s blind. I have to lead her by the collar down the stairs and out to the yard or she wanders into things and walks a tight circle while haphazardly scanning the room as if totally disoriented. Then I lead her back to bed and can calm her down by keeping a hand on her as she lays next to me for a half hour or so.
She’s had these on rare occasions for many years, and honestly she can be a very nervous grey. (She was diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia when we tried to have a dental done, and her temp skyrockets whenever she goes to the vet, but when she’s not around strangers she’s a very sweet girl.) She’s our third, and we’d never seen anything like it with our others. Vets in the past have found nothing wrong with her, which is why we figured they were some kind of panic attack.
Has anyone else ever seen anything like this?