A 3-year-old, castrated, male, domestic shorthair cat presented to the University of the West Indies Veterinary Teaching Hospital for ongoing anorexia, progressive weight loss, lethargy, and shedding of fur. The cat was a found as stray kitten and was kept as an unvaccinated indoor/ outdoor cat. There was a history of waxing and waning periods of illness, and these episodes occurred annually from 1 year of age. 1.2 | Clinical findings On physical examination, the cat had a thin body condition of 3/9 (7.9 lbs), with generalized muscle wasting and mild pyrexia (103.1°F). The cat was depressed, in lateral recumbency, had mildly icteric mucous membranes, and mild stomatitis. There was moderate abdominal distension and a palpable abdominal fluid wave. Neurologic examination revealed hind limb ataxia with normal spinal cord reflexes. No abnormalities were appreciated in the thoracic and pelvic limbs, and proprioception was difficult to ascertain due to a depressed mental state. Initial diagnostic tests included a CBC, serum biochemical analysis (sodium, potassium, chloride, urea, creatinine, glucose, alkaline phosphatase [ALP], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], and gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT] levels were assessed), thoracic and abdominal radiographs, abdominal ultrasound, and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) testing. Urine could not be obtained for urinalysis as the bladder was empty. A few hours after hospitalization, the cat's condition worsened, and it developed a mild complex seizure. Diazepam (Roche Pakistan Ltd) was administered intravenously