This might be long.
My elderly kitty is mostly deaf now and sight has been fading in the last year or so.
She had been shaking her head here and there and when you rub the ear you could hear moisture. So I went to clean it. She is a completely indoor kitty and I have not had to clean her ears in 8+ years.
With in 5 minutes her eye became sunken in, balance way off and we rushed to the ER Vet in the next town (10 min). It was 9:30pm. DD came with.
Turns out she has NO Ear drum in either ear. Might be why she can't hear in general.
Her balance was all off and her poor eye
I feel so bad.
I used alcohol and a tiny amount. never had an issue before and I know it isn't what you would normally use. I was out of ear cleaner. This all is my fault, I should have waited till I got more ear cleaner. But the Vet said he thinks the ear drums were not there before. I still feel so bad .
The good news is that they hoped her eye would return to normal and balance too in a few days.
We got home at about 11:30 or so and her balance was mostly back.
I slept on the couch and she slept ON me, so I got no sleep Monday night. At one point she was sleeping on her face, I thought she died and had to give her a shake. She didn't like that but it made me happy
TODAY her eye is back to just about normal ! YAY !!
She is taking her pills like a champ in a treat but still is not thrilled with the drops in the ears 2x a day. I don't blame her but she has 8 days left of it.
I slept for 10- 1/2 hrs last night and she came up stairs and slept a little with me, which is rare.