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    Nikki has vertigo (vestibular disease).

    Just got back from the e-vet. We thought she had slipped and injured her back. Couldn't figure out what the heck was going on. One minute she was wonky, ten minutes later she was fine. Then she really wasn't fine. By the time we got to the e-vet, she was lurching into walls and could barely walk.

    Turned out to be vestibular disease. It may be a one shot deal or chronic. Very hard to tell. There's a possibility that she has an ear infection but the gunk was so deep that the e-vet couldn't really tell. We have her on nausea meds, dizziness meds and antibiotics just in case. Her last chemo is Friday so that's a blessing at least. It should take about 3-5 days to find out if it's just an episode and all the meds to take effect. Good thoughts for my bunny please. She's resting comfortably now.

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    A co-worker of mine had a GSD who developed vestibular disease after hitting her head on the side of their sliding glass door. A holistic vet had recommended a mix of things....the only one of which I remember is Evening Primrose Oil...that cured her dog (it took a while). I lost touch with that co-worker...and it's been decades since this happened...but you might want to run this past your holistic doc or Google holistic treatments for this. I'm positive about the EPO.

    Good thoughts headed your way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SunDance View Post
    A co-worker of mine had a GSD who developed vestibular disease after hitting her head on the side of their sliding glass door. A holistic vet had recommended a mix of things....the only one of which I remember is Evening Primrose Oil...that cured her dog (it took a while). I lost touch with that co-worker...and it's been decades since this happened...but you might want to run this past your holistic doc or Google holistic treatments for this. I'm positive about the EPO.

    Good thoughts headed your way!
    I will definitely check that out. Thank you.

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    aww hope she is better soon! and doesn't get it again (or at least not often).

    I was glad a vet explained that in a seminar I went to, it certainly sounds scary and she says many owners thing it's "the end", but most dogs bounce back to where they were before in a few days (or a week).

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    It's scary and the symptoms are like so many other things. My sister's dog had it. Vet said typically it lasts a month and comes onquickly and ends the same way. A month to the day Laddie just stood up and walked again. For a month he could not stand up on the hardwood floors in the house, though he walked a bit sooner outside on grass. Sis had to pick him up, from the floor, and carry him outisde to bathroom and put her back out from the times she did it with no help.

    Laddie was 12 at the time. He lived to past 16. HE retained a bit of head tilt which slowly diminished till only those of us who knew him well could even tell.

    VEt said it's very scary for the dog, to hold up their paws whenn carrying outside and make them feel secure. Poor Nikki, she has other things going on, I hope she is not too scared.
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    Sending good thoughts to Nikki

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    Poor Nikki! So much going on with her, she needs a break. Sending healing prayers.
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    This Help Em Up harness is just a godsend. We've mastered the balance of holding her up without compromising her attempts to pee or go up the one step to the house. So she can depend on a certain amount of support while being able to make her own decisions. The only problem is that one person needs to hold her up while the other cleans her crate. Hopefully my husband won't need to travel any time soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by janedoe View Post
    This Help Em Up harness is just a godsend. We've mastered the balance of holding her up without compromising her attempts to pee or go up the one step to the house. So she can depend on a certain amount of support while being able to make her own decisions. The only problem is that one person needs to hold her up while the other cleans her crate. Hopefully my husband won't need to travel any time soon.
    Hopefully this stage is temporary and she can hold herself up soon so you don't need it to be a two person job.

    I feel the same way about the help 'em up. it's a a necessary tool. While a bit pricey, it's priceless as far as usefulness. I was able to help rocky navigate stairs safely for an extra year. I've had to use it since late fall to keep Rocky from slipping outside (ice, snow, slush, mud...). I hate that i always have to use the full harness for all walks "Just in case" it's also not worth the risk of him having more falls (even if he doesn't actually "fall" often). I used one for Penny post surgery as well.

 



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