Apparently Duchess had a stroke

[cjsmith]

She acted totally normal in front of the vet. Of course. Goober. After asking me whether the head was TILTED or just TURNED as in a car turning on a road (I confirmed her ears had been level), and after asking me about eye movement (I confirmed no nystagmus), the vet said she'd probably had a small stroke and she had recovered.

They're taking her blood pressure now, to see if she needs meds for it, but basically the answer is "take her home and hope it doesn't happen again".

edit: and now she's on blood pressure meds.

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[kimatha.livejournal.com]

She acted totally normal in front of the vet.

Well, isn't that just like a cat.

I'm glad to hear that she seems to have recovered, but wow, that was kind of scary. I hope she doesn't have another one for a long, long time. Give her some skritches from me.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Just like a cat indeed. Troublemakers, the lot of 'em. Scritches coming right up. :)