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  1. #1
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    {{hugs}} for you and Sasha.
    ~Angie, Sierra & Buddy
    **Don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die!**

    I suffer from multiple Shepherd syndrome



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    I am sorry to read this. It is most disconcerting to the dog, who is dizzy and can't figure out what is happening.

    My dog Princess had this happen. Princess lived with us for 16 years from when she was a puppy. When she was 12, this happened quite a few times over a few short weeks. It started the second week that my Dad retired. As the dog gets disoriented and worries as a result, our vet at the time had recommended keeping her in a small confined area over night so that she wouldn't hurt herself trying to figure things out. In response to this, Dad slept on the couch every night for the 2d and 3rd weeks of his retirement, keeping Princess on a leash, and the leash around his wrist. Mom set a dog bed on the floor beside the couch, up near Dad's head and shoulders area. This meant Dad could reach out and touch the dog, and if he needed to get up, he could swing his legs over and sit up without worrying about kicking her. Once it all seemed to clear up, the dog bed went back to where we normally kept it, Princess went to sleep there, and Dad went back to sleeping in bed.

    (And you thought I was the only nutty pet person in this family??? )

    We always joked that Dad retired just in time to nurse the dog through her illness. (Mom retired 6 months later, so she needed her full night's sleep at this point in time.)

    After those multiple episodes, it never returned.

    I pray that Sasha has few episodes and that it disappears for good very soon!
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