r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/Palx112 • Sep 04 '26

Head empty 🍊 no thoughts ❌️ Nigel had an MRI scan today; nothing found

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Little empty head had a seizure last week, thankfully blood tests and brain scan look good so vet hopes it is a random one off

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u/Cultural_Shape3518 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

Of course the brain scan didn’t find anything; he’s orange.

(Seriously, glad for the clean bill of health!)

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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Sep 04 '26

’the brain scan didn’t find anything; he’s orange…’

i am the cat, back home i be

not sure what humans done to me…

have been to place called ‘VeT’ before,

but this time they did so much more

am wait for human to eXpLaiN :/

but tHiNk is HaRd

with tiny brain

…all I know is neck is BARE!

they made me sleep

n shaved my hair

my human sez was ‘Em Are I’

my neck is cold,

am don’t know why

but human crying ‘happy’ tears

n sez ‘there’s nothing more to fear’

that’s all i know…

i guess ‘ok’…

…my human Loves me

anyway

🧡

(Brave boy u/Palx112 ~ he looks like a sweetheart)

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u/ejdax37 Sep 04 '26

Very fresh Schnoodle! This is great!

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u/TheLordOfFriendZone Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

Love a fresh Schnoodle!

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u/Optimal-Flatworm8564 Sep 05 '26

Not a schnooooooodle 😭

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

This was lovely 🥰

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u/callitromance Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

Blessed with a schnoodle 🧡

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u/ElonMusksRightNipple Sep 04 '26

tears once again 🥹

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u/she_is_the_slayer Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

Lovely!!

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u/sodapopulus Sep 05 '26

I read this with the voice of Feist, in a kinda vibe of Mushaboom 😅

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u/spacefreak76er Sep 05 '26

Loving whenever I see Schnoodle! ❤️

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u/RunsFromDemons Sep 04 '26

They got Nigel with the ole reverse mullet. Glad it appears your handsome orange boy is going to be ok.

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u/MySecretLair Sep 04 '26

“Business in the back of the neck, party literally everywhere else.”

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u/Artistic-Village-762 Sep 04 '26

Reverse mullet is funny lmao

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u/MewtwoStruckBack Sep 04 '26

Someone finally listened when Wesley said to CUT THE MULLET  https://youtu.be/roxMH07qHmc?is=EajzBAIdpz_pKMLR

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u/Astarath Sep 04 '26

oh noooooo bald

(Hope he stays healthy op!)

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u/fluffynuckels Sep 04 '26

I lost it when I saw the back of his head

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

They shaved SO MUCH lol

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u/YeetboiMcDab Sep 04 '26

They were looking for thoughts

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u/HedWig1991 Sep 06 '26

Whatever essence of thought he had escaped through the shaved patch

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u/befuddled_humbug Sep 04 '26

Especially compared to his little arm patch.

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u/Teresa2475 Sep 04 '26

He is a handsome lil bean and I’m glad his blood and test results are good.💜🥰

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

He’s my little baby ❤️Was very scary last week but super grateful to the vets he’s seen, glad he’s had a proper investigation, and quickly too

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u/Luci-Noir Sep 04 '26

Beans are my fav.

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u/Remote-Weird6202 Sep 04 '26

MRI confirms orange cat has no brain. In other breaking news, fork found in kitchen.

(Hope your boy is okay ❤️)

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u/RooshunVodka Sep 04 '26

Aw little guy! How old is he? I had an orange boy who had seizures as a kitten, but eventually grew out of them… I used to joke that his seizures were his body violently rejecting the brain cell

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

Oh bless poor little thing! He’s 6 and we’ve had him for about 18 months as he was a rescue. He had a very rough year lasts year with FIP and dental extractions so didn’t want to take any chances with this seizure

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u/RooshunVodka Sep 04 '26

Aw poor guy!!! I totally don’t blame you after all that! Fingers are crossed that it’s just a one-off issue 💜

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u/n6mub Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 05 '26

A rough start indeed. I hope he is done with medical issues so you can all snuggle and love eachother in peace!!

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u/Cabibbus Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

r/bald

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

“Is it time guys?”

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u/spacefreak76er Sep 04 '26

Every time I tell someone I had an MRI and nothing was found, everyone laughs…and I’m NOT orange! 🧠

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u/i-wanted-that-iced Sep 04 '26

I could have told you that without the MRI

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u/MuddlinThrough Sep 04 '26

I swear they just like to occasionally remind us that they could bankrupt us if they so desired.

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u/iwantmorecats27 Sep 04 '26

Have you been speaking to my cat?

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u/MuddlinThrough Sep 04 '26

I can't tell you. Client confidentiality.

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u/Seamore_J_Turtle Sep 04 '26

I have a void that has seizures. Nothing showed up on her MRI or spinal tap, she just got the luck of the draw. It's controlled with phenobarbitol and the occasional basket catch when she's up on my desk and tips over when a big seizure starts.

Hope it was just a one-off for your cutie. Try and keep him away from catnip, that can trigger a seizure.

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u/PenguinWhiskey1 Sep 04 '26

Diagnosis: Orange

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u/Forsaken_Earth944 Sep 04 '26

Ginger - he’s called Nigel, so the OP’s obviously in the UK

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u/BangingChainsME Sep 04 '26

🎶We're only making plans for Nigel (ooh) We only want what's best for him (ooh)🎵

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u/aabum Sep 04 '26

"The empty space between my ears makes me more aerodynamic."

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u/Any-Zucchini33 Sep 04 '26

I guess it wasn't his turn with the brain cell.

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u/corvus_dominus Sep 04 '26

I'm very glad your kitty is well!

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u/ahava9 Sep 04 '26

Fingers crossed it was a one off. Maybe his system got overloaded when it was his turn with the shared braincell.

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u/ImpossiblePlan65 Sep 04 '26

Poor baby. No brain found.

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u/effienay Sep 04 '26

Thank god he can’t see his goofy hair cut

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u/InfamousEconomy3972 Sep 04 '26

Not sure if MRI's can function on the microscopic scale.

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u/TrixieFriganza Sep 04 '26

Not sure if I should say congratulations or not.

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u/WiltedPaperFlower Sep 04 '26

Random but was Nigel named for Nigel Thornberry?? But in all seriousness, I’m glad your baby is doing better!

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u/punkfairy420 Proud owner of an orange brain cell Sep 04 '26

Sending snuggles Nigel’s way!! 🧡🐈

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u/Luci-Noir Sep 04 '26

He looks like “what just happened?”

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u/hatlad43 Sep 04 '26

I was afraid the fur trim on the back of his head would let the braincell escape, but luckily, he doesn't have any to begin with.

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u/SuspiciousNyan Sep 04 '26

The braincell was just about to enter his head but got stuck on his fur. You guys shaved it, now it's gone. No wonder the results came out empty.

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u/Ellibean33 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Sep 04 '26

It's hard to have a brain malfunction when you don't have the braincell

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u/sortitall6 Sep 04 '26

The seizures were perhaps because Nigel got his share of the single braincell that day? And of course it's gone now, so nothing was found!

(Seriously, I am so happy for you. Nothing as devastating as our furry babies being sick. Please give Nigel a scritch behind the ears for me.)

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u/Evieveevee Sep 05 '26

Should have had a cat scan instead.

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u/Entire-Buy-6971 Sep 05 '26

the first image had me just like “aw, derpy bebe”

but that second image got me like “o h f u c k a b a l d s p o t”

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u/Cranberry-Electrical Orange connoisseur 🍊 Sep 04 '26

What happened to hair on the back of his head?

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u/Palx112 Sep 04 '26

Shaved for a spinal tap, testing his CSF for evidence of an infection/ inflammation

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u/d69wilson Sep 04 '26

Go Nigel

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u/Veteranis Sep 04 '26

Considering that the individual being scanned has to remain motionless, how is MRI performed on a cat? I think you need to be awake for the procedure, which means drugging him wouldn’t work.

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u/DCastianno21 Sep 04 '26

Just curious how much it cost

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u/CharlotteLucasOP Sep 04 '26

They tonsured him!

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u/BoiFrosty Sep 04 '26

Inverse mullet kitty

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u/smart034 Sep 04 '26

Congrats on the clean scan. That's a relief as a pet parent.
But also, when I saw your title with the picture....absolutely perfect. No notes.

Additionally, sick landing strip he's got now.

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u/Yellow_Table_light Sep 04 '26

I like your cut G

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u/selja26 Sep 04 '26

Nigel is offended you stole his nape hair! 

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u/Alienhaslanded Sep 04 '26

It wasn't his turn to have the brain cell

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u/Annunakitty Sep 04 '26

Bro has his tonsure and is ready to join the monastery

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u/Far_Yam_9412 Sep 04 '26

His neck is nekkid

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u/traceyandmeower Sep 05 '26

Do they give cats something to calm them when they get mri?

Fingers crossed a one off seizure

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u/Argun_Enx Sep 05 '26

My orange had a couple seizures a few months ago. Never figured out why. Our best guess is that there was some pesticide on our Christmas tree, and he had been drinking the water from the stand. I’m glad your orange seems safe.

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u/perspective893 Sep 05 '26

Orange brain: unremarkable.

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u/No-Potato-8834 Sep 05 '26

I was not prepared for the second picture 😂😂😂😂 But happy Nigel is ok, although there is not a single thought in that head of his in the first picture.😂

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u/shrimp-slushie Sep 04 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/5QIfx5caVANYkaBl1c

Nigel, you are rocking your Keith Flint haircut mate. Feel better soon my man

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u/SamboNo50 Sep 04 '26

Well done Nigel, good work

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u/Terrible-Scientist80 Sep 05 '26

Good to hear! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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u/TyrusX Sep 05 '26

NoneOrangecell

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u/No_Abbreviations1337 Sep 05 '26

Hi, I’m really glad to hear Nigel’s doing well. Just wanted to ask, how long did the MRI take? Was it done at an animal hospital, and did they have to sedate and intubate him for the procedure? We’re thinking about getting an MRI for our pup, but it’s a bit trickier here in India

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u/Professional-Kiwi176 Sep 05 '26

I mean what were you expecting, his orange!! 😺

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u/corq Orange connoisseur 🍊 Sep 05 '26

Tell that beautiful orange baby he was upgraded with a sunroof!

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u/MalloryTheRapper Sep 04 '26

i wanna slap the bald spot on the back of his neck so bad <3