Midnight feeding

I had Jeff update me on Kitty when he came to bed last night. He said it looked like she was trying to get up, so he moved the little nest I made for her to the floor so she woulnd't fall. I'm not sure when time he woke me up. But about 2:30 am I heard a noise and got worried so I got up and saw kitty manning her post by the foot of the stairs. In the mornings, she is always sitting there waiting for us to get out of bed, I think she wakes with the first alarm to go off and moves into position. anyway, I crouched down to see how she was doing and she drunkenly stumbled over to see me. She could barely stay upright, falling over every few seconds. I carried her upstairs so I could see how she looked. She kept wandering in circles like the cages tigers at the zoo. every few steps she would fall over and sometimes not get up for a while. I almost cried it was so sad.
She and I laid on the kitchen floor together in front of the fridge (I think she was enjoying the heat coming from underneath it.) She would tap my hair everynow and then, like she wanted to play and couldn't. After about 45 minutes, she started to perk up a bit. I got her to walk around after a toy on a string, but she kept going back to her food and water dishes. She coudln't open her mouth yet, so she must have been pretty hungry. I soaked some kitty food in water to soften it and mashed some cheese and added water to make it kinda soupy. by the time I went to bed, she was able to lick some of the food up, but not drink or chew. She laid down on my soft robe that I set out for her, and I shut to door so she couldn't get downstairs. I'm still not sure if she fell or stumbled down them.
Anyway, she was still a little woozy this morning, but she could 'talk' a little and was a lot more agile. Go kitty!