My Cat Has- Losing Balance, Weight, And Getting Hair Knots

[Todd_aka_Itachi]

I have a 10 year old male, declawed, indoor, neutered, siamese short hair cat. About 5 days ago he was 100% fine but all of a sudden hes lost his balance, he still can walk , but he cant jump or make fast turns very well. Also hes gotten skinnier out of the blue this past 2 weeks. He was throwing up about every time we feed him but we bought a different kind of cat food and hes stopped but he still does it like once a week. Also this past month his fur has been getting knots like crazy but he is still meowing like crazy and still healthy except for those problems i have mention.He is part of our family and we want to know what this could be. We havent brought him to the vet yet but we will very very soon as soon as we fine some reasons on what this could be and we do fear the worst so can anybody please help. Thanks

[Aleda M Cheng, D.V.M., C.V.A]

Your cat may have vestibular disease, an inner ear/cerebellar problem, has had trauma to the head, or may have heart disease.  All are serious conditions that REQUIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL TREATMENT if you would like your vet to remain as a healthy member of your family.

Please know that a cat who doesn't eat for any reason is in danger of hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease) which can be deadly.

[snowyone]

loss of balance, weight loss and vomiting can be indicative of a serious medical condition that would require evaluation of your cat by a licensed veterinarian, if it were my cat, I would seek medical attention for him - best wishes