Sharon7
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So, I get home from work yesterday where I was taking care of really sick people, looking forward to the nice Valentine's dinner we had planned to make only to find a note from my DH saying "Asta stumbling, gone to vet".
My stomach dropped to my shoes. She was absolutely fine that morning so I thought, stroke, brain tumor, intracranial bleed, poison.... I was in a panic and crying. Hubby had to fight holiday traffic to get to our vet. No answer on his phone.
Called the vet hospital, our wonderful vet came on the phone and told me Asta has a case of "old dog vestibular disease". Not uncommon, although none of my other dogs have ever had it. It can come on very suddenly. She got some fluids, and meclazine. Her poor eye balls were going crazy with involuntary movements (nystagmus) but my husband hadn't noticed that part.
Our vet said most cases resolve in a few days, and that she should be better today but bring her back if she's vomiting a lot. Luckily, she never did vomit.
So the good news is, today she is better. Still walking like a drunken sailor but she at least could keep her balance enough to go potty, unlike last night when she kept falling down. We tried to support her with a towel but she didn't like that. At least she's been eating and drinking, no severe nausea but she must be pretty dizzy.
Please keep your fingers crossed that it all resolves with no lingering problems or head tilt! I cried with relief that this is all it was, but still. So hard to see our dogs not being "right".
My stomach dropped to my shoes. She was absolutely fine that morning so I thought, stroke, brain tumor, intracranial bleed, poison.... I was in a panic and crying. Hubby had to fight holiday traffic to get to our vet. No answer on his phone.
Called the vet hospital, our wonderful vet came on the phone and told me Asta has a case of "old dog vestibular disease". Not uncommon, although none of my other dogs have ever had it. It can come on very suddenly. She got some fluids, and meclazine. Her poor eye balls were going crazy with involuntary movements (nystagmus) but my husband hadn't noticed that part.
Our vet said most cases resolve in a few days, and that she should be better today but bring her back if she's vomiting a lot. Luckily, she never did vomit.
So the good news is, today she is better. Still walking like a drunken sailor but she at least could keep her balance enough to go potty, unlike last night when she kept falling down. We tried to support her with a towel but she didn't like that. At least she's been eating and drinking, no severe nausea but she must be pretty dizzy.
Please keep your fingers crossed that it all resolves with no lingering problems or head tilt! I cried with relief that this is all it was, but still. So hard to see our dogs not being "right".
