My parent's cat, Stray, has been "off" since Friday. Basically, he can't walk any amount of distance. His head wobbles and his legs collapse and he walks crooked.
They took him to the vet and had extensive blood work done, and $900 later everything comes back normal and clear. He has no toxins in his liver, so he didn't get into any kind of poison. All of his organs come back very healthy. There are no broken bones or sprains, no signs of concussion. He is eating, he's drinking, he's using the washroom. He has progressed to the point where he can walk about 10 steps now before he falls over, but has been like that since Sunday with no further improvement. It is almost as though he is drunk.
The vets have no idea what is wrong but say that if he's not better in a few days that they should do the humane thing and euthanize him. I just don't get it, but I won't let them put down a cat who is perfectly healthy.
What could possibly be wrong?? Any ideas? I am thinking about seeing if my chiropractor will have a look at him, but beyond that, I've no clue whatelse to do. The vet is not being much help, either.
They took him to the vet and had extensive blood work done, and $900 later everything comes back normal and clear. He has no toxins in his liver, so he didn't get into any kind of poison. All of his organs come back very healthy. There are no broken bones or sprains, no signs of concussion. He is eating, he's drinking, he's using the washroom. He has progressed to the point where he can walk about 10 steps now before he falls over, but has been like that since Sunday with no further improvement. It is almost as though he is drunk.
The vets have no idea what is wrong but say that if he's not better in a few days that they should do the humane thing and euthanize him. I just don't get it, but I won't let them put down a cat who is perfectly healthy.
What could possibly be wrong?? Any ideas? I am thinking about seeing if my chiropractor will have a look at him, but beyond that, I've no clue whatelse to do. The vet is not being much help, either.