My 7 year old golden has been exhibiting these signs for awhile now. Traci, what did your vet suggest? What were their findings? I hope by now a diagnosis was made and that your dog is on the mend. I'm at a loss.does anybody have any suggestions?Īdrienne Farricelli (author) on November 24, 2016: Said that we should've seen improvements at this point. Talked to the vet and they said based on everything that they've done there's nothing else they can do. That's been 2 weeks ago and we've just seen him get worse. Said that he would probably get way worse before he got better. Said that he had fluid on the other side of his eardrum. This last time he went to the vet they performed a myringotamy in his left ear. Same days are better than others and there's days or weeks that have just been bad. We have been to the vet numerous times, spent about $1000, he's been on several different steroids, antibiotics, ear drops as well as Dramamine. My 6 1/2 year old Beagle mix has been exhibiting similar signs and symptoms as Eileen's dog. Perhaps it may be worth a try to see a specialist, such as a vet specializing in neurology. He hasn't had a BM since then so no idea if it is still dark. I thought it may be from all the medication he has taken. I also noticed yesterday, that he had much darker than usual stool, but with a normal consistency. Again, this lasted about 15 minutes, then seemed fine. He did not have the rapid eye movement, his head was only slightly tilted, and his gait was unsteady, but again, not nearly as severe as the first 2 episodes. He seemed startled, and sat up on the bed. Today 2 days after that last episode, it happened again. This episode only lasted about 15 minutes, and then he was fine, and went back to sleep. I also did not notice the rapid eye movement. His gait was unsteady, but not as severe as the first 2 episodes. A few minutes later he was shaking, and trembling, as if he was shivering. 9 days later, during the night, he awoke and seemed startled. He felt maybe if it was an inner ear infection, that maybe there was still residual bacteria in the inner ear, and gave me more antibiotics. I called the vet, and he assured me it was possible to recover that quickly, and then have another episode.
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I gave him the full course of meds as prescribed, but 8 days later, the same thing happened again, with the same symptoms. I found it odd he would recover so quickly if it was vestibular disease. By that evening (3-4 hrs after vet) he seemed perfectly fine. Much to my surprise, by the time we got home from the vet, he was vastly improved, with just some unsteady gait, and slight head tilt. He said that Bruno would probably show signs of improving within a few days. Also was given motion sickness medicine, and anti vomiting medication. He gave me some medicated ear drops and antibiotics just in case it was an inner ear infection. The vet said it was most likely ideopathic. He also had blood work done to rule out any underlying issues, and everything was normal. Took him to vet, and the first thing the vet pointed out was the rapid eye movement, and said he was sure it was vestibular disease. This is because, in some severe ear infections, the infection may spread from the external ear to the middle ear and then into the inner ear, negatively affecting all these important balancing functions. Other Possible Reasons Your Dog Is Dizzy Ear Infectionīecause the inner ear is responsible for a variety of important functions such as balance and coordination, when a dog develops an ear infection, he or she may start exhibiting symptoms of vestibular diseases. However, it is best to have the dog checked out by a veterinarian to rule out problems located in the brain (central vestibular disease). In most cases, vestibular disease is due to some problem located in the inner ear (peripheral vestibular disease). More often than not, they will rush their dog to the emergency room thinking their dog just had a stroke and imagining him paralyzed for the rest of his life.įortunately, often the causes of vestibular disease are not so grim most of the time. Owners of dogs affected by vestibular disease of course are very alarmed when their dog starts exhibiting these scary symptoms.
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