Dizziness when playing hard

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kimsChloe

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Hello everyone,
We are new on here and I have a question for all of you. My Chloe has been showing signs of overexertion when she is sprinting fast, playing chase with the kids, fetch with ball/frisbee. After a while, she seems to get dizzy, wobbly and her back legs tend to not beable to hold her. She looks like she is going to faint. After slowing her down, getting her water she seems to be okay. She shows no symptoms when walking or even running long distances JUST when she is sprinting fast, more anaerobic exercise. I took her in today for some blood work. A little worried, obviously. Has anyone experienced this with there Sheltie?

My new vet recommended blood work and to try to take her off of Wormshield with ivermectin/pyrantel in it and change her medication. Even though it seems she isn't experiencing seizures, just dizziness. I guess some shelties get seizures from this ingredient in some Heartworm Medication.So I guess we will see with this change and blood work soon.
 
from what you describe it sounds like a serious problem. I am glad you are doing blood work and getting off harsh meds. All heartworm meds poisonous and could give you lots of neurological problems.
 
I don't have any advice, I just wanted to say that I hope the blood work affords you some answers and advice. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it isn't too serious.
 
has she had her heart checked for possible murmers or other problems? I hope you find out what is wrong and she gets better soon.
 
First welcome to the board. Gosh I don't have any advice either, but I can offer up some prayers for a fast recovery. Glad the vet will be looking after your furkid.
 
I had a sheltie diagnosed with a heart murmer at 10 - the signs included dizziness and shortness of breath and having to stop and recouperate during exercise. It just meant he had to back off the higher levels of activity but otherwise didnt effect his quality of life.

Did the vet check her ears for an infection or something stuck in her ears - I know Deska was a little wobbly when he got a grass seed in his ear. Vestibular (inner ear) problems can also cause vertigo - not sure how they check it in dogs but in humans its determined by looking at the movment of the eyes.

Has she been unwell other than the vertigo - often a simple virus can cause vertigo which clears up after a couple of weeks.

Good luck with the blood work.
 
Definitely a good idea to consult a vet and make sure there are no serious health issues.

Any chance that she is over exerting herself? My friends have a border collie mix that will play ball until he literally collapses if they're not careful. Maybe Chloe's sessions of fetch need to be shorter. I know when I play fetch with my two I keep it to 5-10 minutes tops, depending on the weather (shorter if its really hot).
 
*Caro said:
...Vestibular (inner ear) problems can also cause vertigo - not sure how they check it in dogs but in humans its determined by looking at the movment of the eyes. ...
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It's the same with dogs. Foxy had some vestibular problems when she was 14, and that was how the vet diagnosed it. Came on very suddenly and at first I thought she might have had a stroke or something. Rushed her to the vet,
got some motion sickness meds to control the nausea so she could eat and drink. She improved pretty quickly and in 2-3 weeks was pretty much her old self with a slight head tilt.

Kim, I hope that the vet is able to find a solution for Chloe and that she is back to being her happy puppy self soon!
 
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