Hydroencephalus

We saw a cat today at the Humane Society that was isolated from the other cats, with a note on the door to keep her inside and ask a tech about her condition.  She was meowing repeatedly.  When we entered the room, she was almost ecstatic to receive pets and strokes, and was writhing all over the place.  We thought she might be blind.  When we asked about her, we were told she had water on the brain, and she was not blind.  I cannot find much information about the care of such cats.  We thought she was adorable, but I am not sure how much work and money might have to go into the care of a cat with hydroencephalus. Has anyone here ever owned a kitty with this condition?  How often did you have to take her to the vet?  Was she able to use the litterbox independently?  Was your cat prone to seizures or need surgery or special medication? She is two years old..what is the life span of these kitties? Thanks.

I didn't even know that kitties could get this.  To be honest it's the first time I had heard of it so I went looking on the internet.  What I found was basically the same thing as in people.  They are more prone to issues like seizures and untreated the issue gets worse over time.  Medications are used but the definitive treatment is placement of a shunt to drain the fluid into the belly.

http://www.vetstreet.com/care/hydrocephalus-in-cats-and-dogs

The kitties with the short noses and flat faces are more susceptible.  It's also associated with the mother having distemper during pregnancy, trauma, and a growth.  I think some extra vet bills are inevitable but to what extent depends on how severe the issue becomes.

Did the kitty have the dome shaped head?  All the pictures on the internet the kitties had that.

No, she doesn't have the enlarged head.  Here is a link to a video we took of her today: 


She's a pure bred Siamese from a breeder.

She moves like a kitty with cerebellar hypoplasia.  If that is what she has then it won't get worse, there are no extra vet bills, it's just the way she is.  Here is a link with some info about it, you can also find youtube videos with kitties that have it.  http://chcat.org/about-ch-cats/