Thank yous and details

[rolanni]

Thanks to everyone for the good thoughts. They worked.

We took Max! to the vet's this afternoon fully believing that we would be Max!less forevermore. This was -- blessedly -- not the case. The vet's best guess is that Max! has had a small stroke, which accounts for the sudden sensory mix-ups, balance issues, and a slight tendency to list to the left (which, in this house, is about what you'd expect anyway). Despite the hyperactive thyroid, he hasn't lost any more weight, which is seen as a Very Good Sign, and the vet points out that, typically with cats who have had strokes, they'll make an accommodation with the balance issues. So, we should be seeing some improvement there.

So, we're back, we're relieved, and vibrating somewhat.

Max! of course, is asleep.

Comments

[dhw.livejournal.com]

I had a very elderly cat (she was 19 or so at the time) who had a stroke, with one side complete paralysis.

The next morning, I woke up, took her to the litter box, the food bowl, the water bowl, and back to the cat bed. Then I trundled off to check my email.

I came back 45 minutes later, and she was gone. And I just stared, thinking, "How the &*^&&^&%^& did I lose a paralyzed cat?!?"

She was down the stairs, and on the couch.

By that evening, she was at better than 80% mobility, and by the end of the weekend, the only discernable difference was that she had gotten far less crotchety then she had been in recent years.

So, here's hoping for Max!

--Dave

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

That gives me a good deal of hope. Max! has always been very nice in his balance, and to see him staggering around, not really able to get his legs working together, is just ...heartbreaking.