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My cat Pacey had an episode of idiopathic vestibular disease about 2 yrs ago. It was scary! She woke me screaming and had nystagmus, vertigo and slight head tilt. I got her to vet immediately and all in all she ended up back to normal.
So this past Monday she started screaming ( yowling) and presented with similar symptoms as before but this time would paw the air and extend out her leg. She was wobbly and pupils dilated.
So I took her to ER vet and was given a diagnosis of ataxia/vestibular and given marbofloxacin 1/2 tab every 24 hrs. They checked her blood panels and nothing turned up abnormal.
She was exhausted and gobbled up food when we got home. I was told by vet if it didn’t get better to go to primary vet ( 48 hrs).
So she did seem a little better as at times she would move normally.
Ended up taking her to primary vet that following day and they felt it was vestibular.
They did BMB test for heart issues as her brother Brody has HCM. Nothing there.
She isn’t diabetic either.
She eats and at times just gobbles up the food. Don’t see her drinking but she does 1and 2 in litter box.
She sleeps a lot bc I also give her meclizine. She sometimes just lays there with eyes open ( fear?).
I will try to post the videos of when it started.
She has eye drainage and shakes her head. Her brother had been licking inside of her ears. So gotta be inner ear right?
Please be sending prayers, positive vibes and HUGS.
I have another appt on Monday.
Hope the videos come thru ok.
TIA
So this past Monday she started screaming ( yowling) and presented with similar symptoms as before but this time would paw the air and extend out her leg. She was wobbly and pupils dilated.
So I took her to ER vet and was given a diagnosis of ataxia/vestibular and given marbofloxacin 1/2 tab every 24 hrs. They checked her blood panels and nothing turned up abnormal.
She was exhausted and gobbled up food when we got home. I was told by vet if it didn’t get better to go to primary vet ( 48 hrs).
So she did seem a little better as at times she would move normally.
Ended up taking her to primary vet that following day and they felt it was vestibular.
They did BMB test for heart issues as her brother Brody has HCM. Nothing there.
She isn’t diabetic either.
She eats and at times just gobbles up the food. Don’t see her drinking but she does 1and 2 in litter box.
She sleeps a lot bc I also give her meclizine. She sometimes just lays there with eyes open ( fear?).
I will try to post the videos of when it started.
She has eye drainage and shakes her head. Her brother had been licking inside of her ears. So gotta be inner ear right?
Please be sending prayers, positive vibes and HUGS.
I have another appt on Monday.
Hope the videos come thru ok.
TIA