The Vet found a problem with Milk Chan, but I think he's wrong...Opinions? [View All]

[bicentennial_baby]

I took Milk Chan to our Vet today, and he diagnosed her with Vestibular disease, based only on the nystagmus in her eyes (rapid twitching back and forth).

But, she has no other symptoms of vestibular disease. She walks fine, jumps fine, etc. Vestibular disease is normally exhibited by a head tilt, walking in circles, falling over, etc.

Causes of vestibular disease could be idiopathic, ear infection, brain tumor, toxoplasmosis.

Go I've been Googling, and I've found at least 3 veterinary textbooks (on feline neurology and opthamology) that say that Siamese cats often have congenital nystagmus that often comes with the crossed eyes, just like Milk Chan has.

Does anyone know about this? Could my Vet have jumped the gun on the diagnosis?

I'm going to call him in the morning and ask him to research it. I think he might have overlooked congenital Siamese issues. If that's all it is, it's nothing to worry about.