Okay DU. WHY is Tippy the squirrel fainting?

[Are_grits_groceries]

This candid video above, titled "Tippy the Fainting Squirrel," has slowly become the talk of the Internet this week.

The short clip with no information provided by poster Honor Via depicts a squirrel appearing to eat a nut while standing, only to suddenly freeze, tip over for a few seconds, stand back up and start eating again. (Wash and repeat.)

The video has become the source of one burning question: what exactly is causing these 'fainting spells' to befall this poor squirrel?

Answers have varied from fermented foods causing drunkenness, orthostatic hypotension, forms of myotonia and more. Do you have some insight on this bizarre, medical condition?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/03/tippy-the-fainting-squirrel_n_4378809.html

I think Tippy is trolling people on the interwebs.

[struggle4progress]

1. Another teenaged squirrel who stayed up all night partying, now trying to function without sleep

[Warpy]

2. I'm surprised he's survived to adulthood

It almost looks like narcolepsy because when he flops, he's motionless.

[CFLDem]

3. Lol

Thanks for this!

[Historic NY]

4. Rabies....

can cause them to wander in circles abd fall over.

[ReRe]

5. I'm stumped.

... I watch squirrels play in my backyard all the time. They had a great time the other day when it snowed a couple inches. I've seen them do a thousand funny things, but they never keeled over like this.
I think the squirrel needs and MRI.

[Tanuki]

6. Reminds me of "fainting goats", who have myotonia congenita

[Marrah_G]

19. Someday I will own a fianting goat :)

They are sooooo funny

[merrily]

7. narcolepsy, epilepsy, rabies-- can't say without a vet's exam.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Whatever.

I certainly hope he/she is ok.

Think I'd better start watching the squirrels in my garden a bit more closely. I only grew a hazel nut tree to keep them happy.

[aikoaiko]

9. His thoughts turned to the idea that some people enjoy porn.

I keed.

[FSogol]

10. Thanks Obama.

[Shankapotomus]

11. poor thing

possibly narcolepsy. it would probably be safer if he/she was taken in by someone as a "pet."

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. He had a hard night. (I've had mornings like that.)

He should probably be taken to a vet for examination. On the bright side, it doesn't look like catching him would too hard.

[B Calm]

13. Brain concussion from an old water skiing accident?

[CK_John]

14. Gas from nearby fracking.

[pinboy3niner]

15. Some prankster screwing around with the remote. nt

[randome]

16. At least he doesn't need to worry about pre-existing conditions anymore.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Rules are made to be broken. Including this one.[/center][/font][hr]

[HappyMe]

17. That's what watching porn

and having an e-cig will do.

[bluesbassman]

18. Close, that's what happens when you see another GD porn thread.

About the same frequency too!