Gaga is back home now. I (finally!) got to talk with the specialist, who confirmed she has epilepsy (which I already suspected). Here is actually a bit of the history:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18291&hilit=seizureShe's been having seizures for the last couple of years, every few months. But this one was obviously much more severe. The doctor prescribed her Phenobarbitol, which seems to be a very commonly prescribed medicine for seizures. So I will now have to pill her twice a day. I rushed Gaga into the guest bedroom after getting home, keeping her away from the other two cats. It was a rough night though. Apparently some side effects of the drug are thirst, hunger, and nervous energy, and all three proved to be true. Gaga ate ravenously, then slurped down an entire bowl of water. Then all night she was wandering around, meowing. I would hold her for awhile (meowing all the while), then she would be off again. I'm quite sure that she didn't get a single minute of sleep last night. And the tough thing is that she still doesn't have full strength in her legs yet. So she is able to jump and pull herself up onto the bed about one time in two, but when she "misses" she ends up doing a face plant on the carpet. And getting down from the bed is even thougher, because she inevitable "crash lands" on the floor. So I'm going to have to get her some kind of cage, so that she has enough room for her bed, food, water, litterbox, and a bit of room to wander, but safely. These symptoms are supposed to lesson after awhile, but until then it's too dangerous for her to wander the house, or even be in a guest bedroom with nothing other than a bed in the room.
The specialist wants me to come back in two weeks for blood work etc., but I've booked an appointment for tomorrow with our "regular" vet. I've about had it with the specialist (after blowing me off for two days, now he's even not cooperating with filling out the insurance paperwork), and I've since heard some other really bad things about him, so hopefully my regular vet will be up to continuing with her treatment.