Conference misery::feline_v1

    I'm no vet, but I would attribute his loss of balance from the
    tumors in his ears.  Your ears have a lot to do with balance,
    and when something is wrong, you'll have a hard time walking
    straight.  I don't believe his sight is impaired - I would tend
    to believe it's his loss of balance that's causing him not
    to see straight.
    
    Keep us posted - hope everything turns out ok and that kitty
    is well again!
    
    Pam

    Thanks Pam for your quick reply and concern for my lovable pet.  I
    surely do hope it is nothing serious.  I'll give it a few more days, it is
    so sad to see him this way...
    

    Please do let us know how he does.  Perhaps he is listless because he's
    frightened and needs extra cuddling;  he probably doesn't understand
    what's happening.  did the vet say how long it would take for the
    antibiotic to work/
    

    Did the vet say if surgery would be in order to remove the
    tumors/polyps?  My mother's cat suffered from these.  It was awful for
    her.  Same symptoms you described.  She was much, much older though,
    about 19.
    
    The cat is probably dizzy too.  This might account for his not eating. 
    I had a head cold once and suffered some vertigo from it.  I was sick
    to my stomach the whole time.  Once I got over it my appetite returned
    (darn!).
    
    Jo

    Thanks again for all of your warm concerns, Well Puffy is feeling
    much better.  It didn't look good for awhile....but we hung in there
    together!  Now he is eating (only if I hold the dish right under is
    nose) he is walking and purring!  I still have a concern with his
    vision. I know he sees shadows he certainly does not have his complete
    vision.  I will be stopping by the Vets tonight to pick up some
    steroids.  The Veterinarian seems that it might stop some of the
    swelling in the cats ears which could be causing his sight to be off.
    I'll keep you guys posted. 

    I worked very near Denise so we got a chance to talk today.
    
    I told her Puffy maybe having trouble eating, cause when he puts 
    his head down the inner ear swelling maybe shifting and makes 
    him dizzy. She is going to put his dish up on something to hold
    it secure and higher to make it easier for him to eat.  The vet
    suggested the treatment of the steroid drops  and it seemed 
    reasonable.
    
    I will encourage her to post another note Monday and see if the
    new drops makes a difference.
    
    She appreciated our concerns very much. (She never had written
    in feline before.)
    
    Barbara & her 3M's

    I had a cat, (named Earthling of all things) that had something like
    what yours has - one day she just couldn't stand up straight, couldn't
    eat, walk, or anything - she just layed on the floor and trembled.  The
    vet said she had a condition called "fistibular syndrome" (spelling?
    maybe "vestibular").  It took a while for her to get over it - in fact
    there was a point when we didn't think she would recover enough to keep
    her going.  

    The symptoms were very much like a severe inner ear problem.  She
    eventually got about 90% better, but it took several weeks and lots of
    patience and helping her.  I especially had to be careful to keep her
    away from stairs.  She couldn't jump on/off the bed without falling
    during that healing period - I slept on the floor with her so she
    wouldn't try to get up and down.  But after a couple of months, she was
    ok.

    After she stabilized, she always cocked her head - that was what was
    left of it.  She looked cute (at least more cute than usual).  She
    lived several more years until she died at 8 from a liver disease (RIP,
    Earthling...).

    Hope yours heals as well as Earthling did...

    Sue B. + Smokey, Spike and Trouble

    Mmight the cat be suffering from a potassium deficiency?
    
    Deb