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My 2 month old cat have ataxia

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I have a cat (2 month ) she was acting fine until 2 weeks ago I noticed that she's walking unbalancely  and falls a lot ..everything's else are fine she eats a lot ,play,nothing wrong with her eyes or ears .we did go to 3 veterinarians .one said she needs a vitamin B1 and other said she's having a psychological problems and he gave her a shot .i don't remember the drug but something begin with (b or p)    
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Hi Bony, how your kitten is doing? Seems like mine have the same problem :(
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Thanks a lot :)
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There are treatments for some of the conditions I've mentioned. If it is just trauma, the vet may try some supportive treatments, but no cure.
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Thank you :) .but I have last question if she's having problems with the nerve are there any treatment for it .
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If she is eating well, she should not need the chicken, and especially not milk. Milk that we drink is actually very rough on their digestive systems. If you are meaning the kitten formula from the store, this cat is old enough that it doesn't need it. Stick to a name brand food  (Hill's, purina, something that you find at petco/petsmart) to make sure she is getting the appropriate nutrition. She can have a mixture of canned and dry food. I would keep getting the B1 injections if you are seeing improvement until she is receiving adequate nutrition via her diet. There is still a chance that there is something else going on, so like I said, you may have to seek out another vet or a specialist for answers.
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Yeah I remembered she did  fall from cushion before a couple of weeks
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Thanks for ur replay
Until now she is doing fine eating (chicken ,milk,dry food )and playing well ..I did check the eyes and ears nothing wrong with them. I did notice some improvement with vitamin b1 she became stronger but The only problem is her walking ..and her head sometimes shaking
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So she was walking completely fine before and able to eat normally? They can have a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia that they are born with if they were exposed to the feline panleukopenia virus before they were born. It causes intension tremors and ataxia that has no treatment and is of no other consequence than coordination deficiencies. This doesn't sound exactly like it. Is there any history of trauma (being stepped on, dropped, fell down stairs, etc)? It could be a neurologic problem from an infection. She could also have any condition that is just making her muscles weak like a thiamine deficiency (B1) or myasthenia gravis. These conditions are technically neurologic because they involve the nerves, but are not stemming from the brain or spinal cord.
Did the vets do a neurologic exam that involved checking CPs (flipping paws over to see if the cat corrects them?), shine a light in the eyes to watch the pupils constrict, etc?
What kind of food does the kitten eat? Did the vet that said she needed vitamin B1 give her an injection of it? If so, did you notice any improvement?
I would first recommend bloodwork and a chest xray. If normla, I would recommend finding a specialist or a university with a veterinary teaching hospital who has a neurologist to get to the bottom of it.
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