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Mini stroke
My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and
could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? Thanks |
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My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He
walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. The way the vet put it is, dogs have no preconceived notions on how their bodies are supposed to work, so when something doesn't work the way it once did, they adapt...and are they ever good at that! I encourage you to give your senior some time...she'll likely be pretty good in a couple of days...they are amazing! My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? |
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My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He
walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. The way the vet put it is, dogs have no preconceived notions on how their bodies are supposed to work, so when something doesn't work the way it once did, they adapt...and are they ever good at that! I encourage you to give your senior some time...she'll likely be pretty good in a couple of days...they are amazing! My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? |
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thank you did vet suggest any medications?
"dotmcs" wrote in message ... My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. The way the vet put it is, dogs have no preconceived notions on how their bodies are supposed to work, so when something doesn't work the way it once did, they adapt...and are they ever good at that! I encourage you to give your senior some time...she'll likely be pretty good in a couple of days...they are amazing! My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? |
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thank you did vet suggest any medications?
"dotmcs" wrote in message ... My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. The way the vet put it is, dogs have no preconceived notions on how their bodies are supposed to work, so when something doesn't work the way it once did, they adapt...and are they ever good at that! I encourage you to give your senior some time...she'll likely be pretty good in a couple of days...they are amazing! My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? |
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In my guy's case, no medications were suggested. This vet did make the
comment that dogs don't have strokes as we know them... Whatever...the effect was the same as near as I could tell... Good luck with your girl! thank you did vet suggest any medications? My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. |
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In my guy's case, no medications were suggested. This vet did make the
comment that dogs don't have strokes as we know them... Whatever...the effect was the same as near as I could tell... Good luck with your girl! thank you did vet suggest any medications? My senior greyhound had what the vet referred to as a brain event. He walked with his head tilted, seemed unable to make his legs on one side of his body work, and was very confused. Over the next few days, he was almost completely back to normal. |
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http://www.herbal-treatments.com.au/..._recovery_herb
al_treatment.html I have heard good things about this fellow and his herbal mixtures. A friend of mine had this man create an anti-cancer mixture for an aging dog of hers. She has been cancer free for a couple of years now, as a result, so he may be able to suggest something after seeing the references on the page above. To find this page, I entered 'canine strokes medication' into www.google ..com In my guy's case, no medications were suggested. |
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http://www.herbal-treatments.com.au/..._recovery_herb
al_treatment.html I have heard good things about this fellow and his herbal mixtures. A friend of mine had this man create an anti-cancer mixture for an aging dog of hers. She has been cancer free for a couple of years now, as a result, so he may be able to suggest something after seeing the references on the page above. To find this page, I entered 'canine strokes medication' into www.google ..com In my guy's case, no medications were suggested. |
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My dog had what the vet termed "idiopathic vestibular syndrome" - an
inner ear imbalance of unknown origin - that caused him to stumble and his eyes to flicker up and down, and also a head-tilt. The vet said that the tell-tale sign for vestibular syndrome is eyes flickering up and down, not side-to-side....basically, he acted like he was drunk (which he wasn't!) The eye motion seemed to be "trying to find the ground" - he didn't know up from down. He recovered fully within a couple weeks, although I've heard of cases where the head-tilt doesn't entirely go away. Things that seemed to help were keeping him in a well-lit room (except for when sleeping), guiding him to food and water or holding the dishes up to him (so he didn't have to bend down to get to them), and, when he needed to be carried, having someone hold his feet. I know that last one sounds weird, but it seemed to reduce his nervousness about being carried (he wasn't often picked up!). I hope this is what your dog has and that she recoveres as well as mine did.... -Lisa Dog Lover wrote: My 14 yr old dog had a mini stroke today, eyes were jerking head tilted and could not walk. I was prepared to put her down but the Vet seem to think that she could recover. Anyone with similar experiences? Thanks |
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