Hi,

I have a 4 month old persian kitten. I noticed about a month ago that one of his eyes stopped closing when going to sleep and his eyelid didn't seem to be working. I took him to the vet and he said as long as the thin skin covers his actual eye when he is asleep it is OK, but his eye won't actually close.

I was sat watching him today when he noticed another cat and hissed at the cat. It was then when I noticed that he was hissing with only 1 side of his mouth. The side which was not hissing is the same side as the eye which will not close.

I called a few friends for advice who all said it sounds like he has had a stroke(heart attack) and that I should take him to the vets immediately..

Please help.. What is wrong with my kitty :confused:

Sorry, but a vet is the only place where you can find answers. Tell them the new symptoms, and see if you can get a better opinion. If they still say nothing is wrong, try a second vet.

To be honest, cats don't generally get strokes. And 4 months is awfully young for that in any case. But that doesn't rule out other neurological problems. If the kitten is a color-point, you may want to ask about a porto-systemic shunt. This isn't common, and your symptoms aren't an exact match, but it's worth raising.

I would definitely advise seeing a vet as this happened to one of my child hood cats it turned out that the cat had somehow got poisoned which could well be the reason for part paralysis.