My dog walker called today and said that my cat grace was not feeling well. She said her head was tilted off to the side and she was in a room with the dog that she typically isn’t in. Also she was growling. We went home as soon as possible and when we got there her head was tilted to the side as my dog walker had said plus she was walking in circles repeatedly. We took her to the emergency vet right away and they did a full panel of blood work. Everything came back ok and we are waiting for the results of her thyroid test and fiv. They want us to come back tomorrow to speak to the neurologist and get a MRI. We love our cat enormously however the cost for the test alone is $2400 without any treatment. Everything that was done today was nearly $800. Is there anything else we can do or try before the mri? We want to give her the best we possibly can but this is severely out of our price range. We would have to take loans out to cover the cost. If in the end this will save her and give her quality of life we will do it of course but if there was another route or options that would be so helpful. I hate seeing our little baby like this. She’s finally sleeping right now but it took awhile. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much

Cat got up this morning and was kind of acting drunk I'm playing with her and she's falling over cuz she's a kitten so she's really got major you know running and playing going on and all the sudden she just Falls over she's just acting real North RG she wants to play but she doesn't jump anymore she was jumping yesterday it's just worrying me what should I do

On Sept. 1, 2018 we had left to go away for the day about 4pm. Our cat Missy was just fine but when we got home that night about 10p. she looked like she had a stroke because she was couldn't walk straight, she would fall down, loose her balance,head tilted to the right side and her pupils will get either small or big. She is always scratching her right ear, so I looked it up and I believe she has Vestibular Disease. I have been internet searching and this is what I found. She has had this before back in June but for only couple of days and she came out of it and this time it has been almost a week Saturday. I have no money to take her to the vet and I don't know what to do for her.Will she eventually come out of this or will she get worse?

Gus was circling 3 days ago. Went to the Vet twice and the Vet stated that they did not see nystagmus and that it could be a lesion or tumor due to clean bill of health. Eventhough we did see it. It's the 3rd day, nystagmus has stopped and circling only when moving around a lot. Besides that, Gus walks straight. Never has stopped eating, drinking and going to the bathroom. I DO believe it is vestibular disease. When should I see full recovery? Also it has been 1 full day without circling, but he has a bad spell tonight with circling. Should we keep him in one room? He gets ancy and wants to walk around but goes into a spell once tired. Also, hes been scratching his right ear, sneezing and shaking his ears. Is that also normal since they said no ear infection???? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you!!!

My almost 23 year old cat has this disease. My son is the town vet and diagnosed him. Mocha has thrown up 6 times today. He is resting on the chair beside me, as he has been doing for many years, right now, though. I think he will soon cross the rainbow bridge. I hope my son can help him pass over as comfortably as possible.

We seem to live in a perfect area where people drop off stray dogs and cats. I have been dealing with various ailments with the Stray animals for many years now. I have had several cats that have been stricken by this disease that makes them look downright drunk. They have trouble walking sometimes just standing is very difficult. And when they have to go up and down a staircase oh, well it's easier just to pick them up and carry them. I have tried various veterinary clinics in my area. It seems that it's pretty much guesswork. Since there is no outright test for this vestibular disease it's pretty much hit and miss at best. I am caring for an older stray cat right now whose eyes are really messed up. He Squints and his eyes move in a strange way. His head is cocked to the left side and he falls often. He continues to eat really well however. I have noticed that he seems to be better once you let him wander around and walk in the yard for a while. He seems much worse after he's been resting or has been immobile. The worst part for me right now is that due to medical issues I am not working. So I can't afford to Simply take these animals in and have the different clinics through techniques at them. I feel a great deal of guilt seeing the poor little animal falling down. My Hope Is that he will get over this problem as the literature suggests in about three weeks time. It's been my experience that no matter what you do you will always second guess yourself and think or wish that you had gone a different route.

My Cat, Oliver (a tuxedo cat), has episodes of vestibular disease on an idiopathic bases. When an episode comes on, it’s usually 2am in the morning. He can go 9 months without an episode, or 1 month. His bedroom is in my bathroom, so occasionally I don’t know it has happened if the smell doesn’t wake me. I found him on his bed this morning with poop and pee under him, and vomit on and by his face. His symptoms are dizziness, vomiting, urinating, defecating, and darting eyes. I use two waterproof queen pillow covers and beneath that I put a quilted sham over 2 inches of foam padding for his bed. It makes clean-up easier. I remove him from his bed to the floor beside him. I discard the poop and vomit in the toilet and put the pillow cases and sham in the wash. I use a little mild liquid soap in a pan of warm water, and with his washcloth I first clean his face of vomit and then his butt and tail. I keep rinsing the cloth and change the water as necessary. I find that any kind of blinking or flashing lights bring on his attacks. This includes flash lights and Christmas tree lights. Inner ear infections also cause his episodes. Excessive excitement can bring them on. My family and I recently watched the World Series baseball games and would scream with excitement when our team won. Oliver had an episode that morning after the final game. I believe the last two episodes were due to a small Christmas tree I have up in my room not far from his cat tower that he stays on. The lights are not blinking but they are bright and directly in his sight. His episodes are severe at first and subside gradually in 6 to 8 hours. I would recommend not giving food or water until 4 to 5 hours later. I would also recommend keeping his/her ears clean and infection free (When his ears get warm, it’s usually an indication of something not right inside. I put antibiotics in them for a week); Keeping him calm; and keeping any type of bright or blinking lights away from him/her. It’s always best to have a doctor evaluate his/her condition first to rule out infection, tumors, or cancer.