I'm beginning to think you're right, TopCat. If the vet doesn't see it that way, my cats probably do. But that's ok. My son is all grown up so these are my kids now.

I just spoke w/Dr. Lee to update him. The big black sore on Cgirl's lip fell off! I kinda knew it was a good thing but I had to be sure. He said that means the shot he gave her is working to dry up the sores. I was concerned somewhat because he wanted to biopsy it but he said if she continues to improve, he'll be less concerned about doing a biopsy at all. She's doing so much better, albeit she's still kinda mad at me. Cgirl is funny, if you even as much as accidentally step on her paw ever so slightly, she takes it as punishment and will hide sometimes for the entire day. I haven't given her the meds yet this morning because that would mean dragging her out from under the buffet and I don't want to do that. I'll wait til she comes out on her own.

Vestibular hypoplasia is similar to cerebellar hypoplasia except that it affects the ears, usually causing deafness, which is it did in Cgirl's case. But you'll never find a happier cat. She instinctively knew as a tiny kitten to place her head on my throat and she still does it today. So I talk to her as calmly as I can, soothe her as much as possible. She can become pretty spastic when she's stressed, so sometimes that's difficult to do but when she isn't stressed, she stays there and purrs like a motorboat.

Well, that's the update. I just know she's going to continue to improve. She'll get another bath tomorrow and hopefully, the itching will stop altogether. Thanx again for all your prayers, friends.