09/06/2024
This week’s patient of the week, is Dr. Julie’s own kitty, Fluffy.
She is a 13 year old domestic shorthair, with stable early kidney disease and pancreatitis. She was notably normal last night. Upon waking up this morning, it was apparent something was wrong.
Fluffy’s coordination was all off, she was falling to the right and very wobbly. After a neurologic exam and spinal manipulation, she is tentatively diagnosed with idiopathic vestibular disease. She is being treated with conventional medicine, including a round of antibiotics and steroids. Here in the picture, she is receiving dry needling acupuncture for ataxia and vestibular disease after adjusting her neck.
We hope to see her make a full recovery over the course of 1-4 weeks.