Does my cat have Parkinson’s Disease?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a female cat, Daisy, who is 5 years old. She has always been very healthy. She sleeps indoors goes around in the garden, not away from home. Daisy has recently developed tremors in her front legs. Sometimes when its quite bad, her head also shakes. She is not eating much, and has now become very fussy about what she eats; she refuses all cat food and I am now feeding her tuna, which she likes. I am very worried about her. Her vet seems to think its a feline form of human Parkinson’s, and wanted to put her on medication which she would have to take for…

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