Thought nikki was having a stroke this morning

Silaria said:
Honestly, I wish I could.

When Mel got hit with Vestibular, some of the signs of it never quite went away; such as the head tilt and her awkward balance. In addition that that, Mel had a number of "Senior moments" where she just appeared lost and confused (this in our front yard) until she spotter her Daddy and everything was right again. The stoke just blended in with all of this; and we weren't home when it happened - we were working.



I'm so glad that's all it was. IVD is really not easy to deal with for dog or owner. The antibiotics should have her back to normal soon.

Please let us know how she's doing.
Click to expand...

I had a Golden Retriever named Buddy that was 14 years old and he got this as well. Same thing you are mentioning above, some of the signs never went away - he had the head tilt from then on as well. He did ok after this but I think loosing his little buddy a month earlier broke his heart and he just didn't have the will anymore. I think our case is probably rare but about two weeks after his episode I had to let him go to the bridge. :sadsmile:

I'm so glad that you go Nikki to the vet and they were able to tell you what is going on with her. I will keep her in my thoughts and hope for a speedy recover from this episode. Hugs!
 
mcguiregirl2248 said:
I had a Golden Retriever named Buddy that was 14 years old and he got this as well. Same thing you are mentioning above, some of the signs never went away - he had the head tilt from then on as well. He did ok after this but I think loosing his little buddy a month earlier broke his heart and he just didn't have the will anymore. I think our case is probably rare but about two weeks after his episode I had to let him go to the bridge. :sadsmile:

I'm so glad that you go Nikki to the vet and they were able to tell you what is going on with her. I will keep her in my thoughts and hope for a speedy recover from this episode. Hugs!
Click to expand...

I do think the will to live plays a big part. Sometimes they just don't have any "fight" left in them. It's odd, because I've never in my life seen or heard of IVD before our girl got struck with it..and we've had many dogs over the years. Now, it seems to be happening to loved furkids more and more.
 
Blue I really understand how scary this was for you both. Before I lost my Marcus, this same behavior happened to him. His was a combination of Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome. He walked into walls, head tilted, star gazing and stumbling. Marcus was diagnosed a year or so prior with epilepsy and tick fever, which he was being treated for. Unfortunately Marcus passed from general GME, but the vets and specialists all said Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome, which usually clears up in a couple of weeks. My vet thought it may have been an severe inner ear infection at first.

Let me just state that general GME is a very uncommon disease (not optical GME), but the symptoms near the end were exactly as you describe, but PVS also has those signs as well which is usually easier to see or diagnose by vets
 
I'm confused....

I thought the diagnosis was inner ear troubles, but the rest of the thread is pointing to Vestibular Disease.

Blue, what has she got????
 
The inner ear infection along with all her stroke like symptoms is called Vestibular disease.

Nikki is doing better now, we have to put ear solution in her twice a day in both ears. she really doesnt like that at all. It always makes her off balance and dizzy, but its gotta be done so her ear drums can heal.

i dont know if i really want to assume this, but im getting the impression that once an old age dog gets vestibular disease that her time is near. like it puts a toll on her life
"like how alcohol and smoking puts a toll on someones life"
 
well also some good news is that my 1 year old is extremely healthy.:smile2:
He weighed in at 38lbs :eek2: such a big boy!

Bandit is wanting something and theres nikki before everything thats happened
http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp235/MustangFanatic1/fe19788a.jpg

poor bandit, he's so worried about her, he loves nikki very much. he loves to cuddle with her and give her kisses.

Friday morning when my mom and i were upset and crying over nikki, those 2 dogs were doing everything they can to make us feel better, they were licking our tears away, even nikki was.

I love how our furkids think there tongue licking is special to them:lol:
Whenever i would give Nikki a bath, i would always try to get her to give me a kiss, and she wouldnt do it, she didnt think i deserved a kiss from her, she was that mad at me. after she dryed off she would rough house with me.

I was so mean to her when i was younger, she never once bit me. i wish she would have though it would have put me in my place. but she didnt and that shows how much of a loving dog she is.

Although i did do something pretty stupid one time, and it involved me, nikki, my mom holding a piece of ham and me getting nipped at :lol:
 
BlueBandit said:
well also some good news is that my 1 year old is extremely healthy.:smile2:
He weighed in at 38lbs :eek2: such a big boy!

Bandit is wanting something and theres nikki before everything thats happened
http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp235/MustangFanatic1/fe19788a.jpg

poor bandit, he's so worried about her, he loves nikki very much. he loves to cuddle with her and give her kisses.

Friday morning when my mom and i were upset and crying over nikki, those 2 dogs were doing everything they can to make us feel better, they were licking our tears away, even nikki was.

I love how our furkids think there tongue licking is special to them:lol:
Whenever i would give Nikki a bath, i would always try to get her to give me a kiss, and she wouldnt do it, she didnt think i deserved a kiss from her, she was that mad at me. after she dryed off she would rough house with me.

I was so mean to her when i was younger, she never once bit me. i wish she would have though it would have put me in my place. but she didnt and that shows how much of a loving dog she is.

Although i did do something pretty stupid one time, and it involved me, nikki, my mom holding a piece of ham and me getting nipped at :lol:
Click to expand...


What a cute picture ;-).. You know...in my opinion...one they get to be over 10....I begin worrying about how much longer they'll be able to stay with us. Try not to think about it, and just focus on each and every moment. Afterall...not a one of us is guaranteed another day... Oh wow...I didn't mean to sound like such a "downer" here... I hope you know what I'm trying to say. Just enjoy today...for today ;-)..and not miss out on one moment of joy from that special little furchild ;-)..
 
oh my god, how scary!!!
Sorry to hear all that you guys had to go through!
I agree, enjoy every minute and as above some said many months of fun and joy are still ahead!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top