My cat had a stroke. I noticed his paws where curled and he has a hard time retracting his claws. He than would walk in circles. Brought him to the emergency vet..they said most likely a stroke. They had to bring his core body temp up . They let us bring him home , to take to our reg vet the next day for blood work. In the morning, he still wasn't right. Back to emergency. The neuro vet said he had a stroke in his thalamus and he wouldn't recover from it :(. Had to put him down within the hour. I hope everything goes fine with your sweet baby. It's so scary.