Senior Dog Vestibular - Sugar; 2d time Oct 3

[Lilith Cherry]

Poor Sugar and poor Sandie! I hope she wil continue to feel better

[Freedom]

Again, I thank all of you.

Sugar continues to be well. She is more tired that usual, I'm sure it took a lot out out of her.

Saturday, the day it happened, I didn't walk her at all, just out in the back yard. Today, I walked her with Marlin. He is S O S L O W. Drove her mad, ha haa, but it was all I wanted her to do today. And she slept soundly for almost an hour afterwards.

Funny thing I noticed this morning: Sugar refused to come up on my bed! Every morning, she get off the pet bed on the floor where she spent the night and comes up the steps to settle on my bed. She would NOT. Guess she blames the bed for that awful feeling, lol.

[Freedom]

Sugar woke up today with the same issues: couldn't stand, tilted head, drooling like crazy. I decided to take her in to the vet again.

Last time, the vet explained that the way the eyes moves tells us something: jumping up and down usually indicates a stroke, fast to one side (or the other) tells which side of the brain is effected by the vestibular syndrome, round and round is something else. Well, by the time we got to the vet last time the eyes had settled down.

Today the vet was able to see what her eyes were doing, so we know for sure this is vestibular syndrome. That is something, anyway. I had them give her the anti nausea injection, rather than me try to give her a pill. With all that drooling, I could see it melting in her mouth, yuck, plus there is always a risk they vomit it up.

He also said that, while we give the nausea meds every 24 hours if there are symptoms, most likely she still had some in her system and that is why she was OK for a few days.

This takes 2 weeks or so to settle. So I just have to watch, and give her a pill if / when symptoms return.

[Taz_Zoee]

Poor Sugar....and poor Sandie!! I know how stressful these things are.

Please give Sugar some loves for me. And HUGS to you too!

[Freedom]

Thanks, Cindy.

So far, she can stand but can't walk. She has no interest in food or water. ALL DAY! I have taken her outside, she peed once, that is all.

[cassiesmom]

Awww, Sugar! I hope this resolves soon

[Freedom]

Thanks, Elyse. Normal course, it takes 2 weeks for the body to adapt and adjust to whatever has stopped working.

[pomtzu]

Sending many get well soon wishes out to the sweet little Sugar. Hoping for the best for her.

Myndi and Sparky are sending out woofs and tail wags too......

[lizbud]

Poor baby Sugar. I pray that she gets to feeling better soon. It's
so upsetting when one of the little ones is ailing.

[robinh]

How scary! Hope she feels better soon.

[Freedom]

I'm now hand feeding Sugar every 3 hours. And carrying her outside to do business.

She can stand, but her legs are splayed, bracing herself so she doesn't fall. Walking it a few tiny steps and she falls splat! Her eyes are still jumping.

Just need to nurse her through until this passes.