Hello,
I wrote in last month on the 20th and said my kitten was diagnoised with Cerebellar Hypoplasia. We decided that we would give him the special care he needed and keep him indoors. His walking got worst last week and he quit eating. Wouldn't even eat baby food. He even had a seizure. I took him to a different vet and they didn't know what was wrong with him. Said he was running fever and his white blood count was too high. Said the sudden rise in his fever probably caused the seizure. They kept him 2 days and then sent him home with an antibiotic and eye ointment. He had a detached retina in one eye and the other one watered continually. He was better for a day or two but then quit eating again. Acted like he could hardly swallow and was very weak. Yesterday he was too weak to even try and walk. Had a bad seizure about 9 last night. I called the vet and he said he was suffering and we had him put to sleep. The vet said he must have had a degenerating brain disease and this caused all his problems. Has anyone heard of this? I'd like to read about it. He had a name for it and it started with a P. I was so upset that I didn't get him to write it down. Will call him today and find out. I hope I did the right thing. This is the first time I've ever had to put anything to sleep. I just couldn't stand to see him sick anymore. We worked with him for about 5 months. He was still the size of about an 8 week old kitten. Thanks for listening.
Cathy
I wrote in last month on the 20th and said my kitten was diagnoised with Cerebellar Hypoplasia. We decided that we would give him the special care he needed and keep him indoors. His walking got worst last week and he quit eating. Wouldn't even eat baby food. He even had a seizure. I took him to a different vet and they didn't know what was wrong with him. Said he was running fever and his white blood count was too high. Said the sudden rise in his fever probably caused the seizure. They kept him 2 days and then sent him home with an antibiotic and eye ointment. He had a detached retina in one eye and the other one watered continually. He was better for a day or two but then quit eating again. Acted like he could hardly swallow and was very weak. Yesterday he was too weak to even try and walk. Had a bad seizure about 9 last night. I called the vet and he said he was suffering and we had him put to sleep. The vet said he must have had a degenerating brain disease and this caused all his problems. Has anyone heard of this? I'd like to read about it. He had a name for it and it started with a P. I was so upset that I didn't get him to write it down. Will call him today and find out. I hope I did the right thing. This is the first time I've ever had to put anything to sleep. I just couldn't stand to see him sick anymore. We worked with him for about 5 months. He was still the size of about an 8 week old kitten. Thanks for listening.
Cathy