Hi Dana,

Thanks for taking in this special baby. Anyone who would allow a cat to suffer as this one did before taking him to a vet shouldn't have a cat in the first place anyway.

I would definitely have a full blood panel done on this kitty, including the 3 major viruses. Ordinarily the FIP test is next to a useless test, but a high titer might be helpful in a case like this one. FIP, by the way, is no longer considered a highly contagious virus and is more genetic than anything.

This cat could have had encephalitis, although a stroke isn't very likely but isn't impossible either. Or he could have been left with brain damage as a result of having a high fever, no matter what the cause. It's really impossible to say at this point. He could even have experienced some kind of trauma related somehow.

I have 2 totally blind cats and one that is blind in one eye. My blind boy does a lot of circling which the vet believes is partly neurological. Some blind cats will normally circle as a way to try and orient themselves. I know a blind dog that also does this. Both my blind girl and half-blind girl always walk straight. The blind one also tends to be very cautious and walks slowly. All of the blind cats get around the house extremely well and act normally otherwise-----they play, climb, and get around like the seeing cats. They know where all the furniture is and where all the cat beds are.

Please keep us updated on how your new one does and what the vet says.

Regards,
PHKitkat

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