What's going on???

[Queen of Poop]

Sasha did not have a stroke. She does not have an ear infection as such. She does have canine peripheral vestibular syndrome. Very common in older dogs, very alarming but the prognosis is excellent. She just has to ride it out. From the article I found: what is thought to happen is that the nerves of the inner ear connecting to the cerebellum, which controls balance and spatial orientation become inflamed, but why this should happen is as yet unclear. There seems to be a link to age as the disease is much more common in old dogs. The vet put her on 50 mg of benadryl daily to help alleviate her symptoms. She's not been eating with this and has lost 3 lbs already. Yesterday's dose of benadryl seemed to make her feel better so hoping it helps her ride this out.

[Catty1]

Good news...hope she is better soon! Eat, sweetie!

[pitc9]

Great News!!

[cyber-sibes]

I've been following along, I'm glad she's doing better. I've never heard of canine peripheral vestibular syndrome before, but I would like to read up on it. Star is only 10, but at times seems like she's having balance issues, so it would be one more bit of knowledge to stash away.

[loveallfurryfriends]

Sending hugs and kisses to you and Sasha.

[Queen of Poop]

Sasha is having a good day today. She's much more steady. Her heads not all twisted to the left. She even ate all of her breakfast. Yesterday she got the benadryl 3 times, 50 mg per time. Today she's had it once as it's still early. Seems to be helping. We even went for a short walk and didn't have any falling down and she only got unsteady on uneven ground. I pray that the worst has past and she is on the mend.

Thanks everyone for your good thoughts for my Sasha.

[kallisto4529]

any update on how she is doing???