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Sudden cat imbalance/collapsing issue

Russell369

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1. Kipper, 16-17, Female 2. Spayed 3. Domestic shorthair 4. 8-9Ibs 5. What's their BEAM (Stunted playfulness, sleeping more but still moving around and curious, eating normally, good mood despite something obviously affecting her) 6. Lately Ive been doing less supplements in food maybe only 2-3x/week (lysine, micro c, wild blueberry powder, barley grass juice powder, goldenseal, propolis, zinc, b12), more salted wild salmon (salty), and giving dehydrated raw but with no water mixed in (dry) with occasional biweekly raw beef meal 7. Had a purevax rabies shot update 1 year ago. In 2010 she had a conventional rabies shot and a conventional FVRCP/ no known toxin exposure except I maybe only mop the floors once every 2 months, no other medication 8. A week ago I thought I noticed her stumbling a little bit but yesterday she looked like she was drunk and was having severe balance issues, when it began was shortly after I noticed her ear infections had significantly improved after I followed your advice. I noticed the worse left ear no longer had the liquid sound when I rubbed below it and I have been no longer needing to wipe the right ear and much less wiping out the left ear. I thought she was good now! Maybe it’s an inner vestibular infection? 9. the condition seems better after putting a heating pad under her bed, and then allowing her back in my bedroom at night. 10. The test showed rod based bacteria in the ear. 11. we spoke about this just a few months ago 12. I haven’t gone to the vet in maybe 6 months so not sure but she seems slightly skinnier even tho she eats!. 13. Tag a doctor: @Dr. Jeff
 
Welcome back Russell!

I'm sorry to hear about Kipper's imbalance.
I haven’t gone to the vet in maybe 6 months so not sure but she seems slightly skinnier even tho she eats
A great place to start is with some baseline bloods to rule out systemic issues like hyperthyroidism.

Regardless of whether you bring her for the senior wellness bloodwork (and possibly an ear cleaning) or not, continue to wipe out the ear every day and use hot compresses on her right ear twice a day to help it heal.
 
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