Jennie just had a vestibular episode. I knew what it was of course, almost instantly though when I heard the thud my first thought was seizure.
She had been sleeping peacefully on the kitchen chair and just suddenly tumbled off it to the floor with a thud. Then began staggering across the floor. I snatched her up and flipped her over so she was lying in my arms belly up and saw the nystagmus of her eyes. (I remembered how flipping her over had stopped it last time)
She struggled out of my arms and staggered into the bedroom where she attempted to jump on the bed. I scooped her up and again flipped her over before putting her on the bed (upright) and looked at her eyes again, they were still jittering but not quite as fast. She talked to me while I petted her and fussed over her, then checked her eyes again and they had stopped.
You may or may not remember this happened to her once before (that I know of):
http://parenting-furkids.com/index.php?topic=4370.msg31764#msg31764Anyway I tried to call my vet clinic but they had already closed up and sending people to the answering service who sent me to the on call vet. I've been to them a number of times for emergencies over the years.
I called and spoke to ..don't know if she was a receptionist or a vet tech. I wish I thought to ask, next time I will. I wasn't sure if Jennie needed to be seen and wanted to speak to a vet. After explaining the situation this person said to keep an eye on her and if it happened again call back. They were there until 5:00.
She seemed focusing on saving me the $100 emergency fee. I said impatiently that I didn't care about that but I wanted to speak to the vet if possible. The vets were all busy with emergencies, and I left my # for a vet to call me back. If it happens again I will bring her in, but she is all back to normal now.
I am actually glad now that this happened once before to her. Because otherwise I'd be blaming the meds and freaking out wondering if it was a seizure. But I am positive it was a vestibular episode.
Edit - to make sure she was alright I got some poached chicken out of the freezer, thawed it in hot water, then went into the bedroom to give her a whiff, then came back in the kitchen and called to her to make sure she could jump down off the bed and run into the kitchen okay. She did, and she and Queen Eva enjoyed a nice hand fed treat of poached chicken breast. Mazy cat didn't want any.