@JENGOSMonkey I WAS THERE FOR '89! I was a kid, but I remember the water coming out of the swimming pool in huge waves and everything falling from the shelves! I was actually born in San Jose, but moved around a lot later LOL I hear the wildfires are more of a concern for you guys now? That's scarier than quakes for me...
Vestibular Syndrome
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Vicki - sorry to hear about Dougie. I have never come across this before but my vet book seems to say that it is fairly common and can affect any dog from middle age on.
Dougie is a good age - we've never had a BC live to 14. I do hope he'll soon recover.
Can Douggie make some sort of a ramp for the back door?
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We have had two old dogs that developed VS, one had it very badly for several days, then it subsided. The other just walked in circles for several days. The vet treated the first one with steroids, but said that it usually resolves whether you treat it or not, we did not treat the second old girl. both recovered completely after a couple of weeks. Keep hydrated, hold and comfort, be sure he is safe and hopefully it will all resolve in a few days.
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I actually have bilateral vestibulopathy which basically means my inner ear balance mechanism does not work in either ear. This leaves me with poor balance especially at night and a thing called oscillopsia which is a bouncing of my vision when my head is moving. There are many causes for this problem some of which get better and the problem goes away and others like mine which is perminant. The body does adjust after a while but never back to normal. It takes time to recover if possible or adapt if required so do not give up on them. I still do plenty of things once i learnt how to cope.
John
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I can hardly believe but, tonight, our 12 yr old GSD bitch, Megan, has come down with vestibular syndrome. It's only been 3 months since we went through this with our BC. He's now doing well and turns 15 tomorrow. I'm taking Megan to the vet first thing to make sure there's nothing else going on.
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I can hardly believe but, tonight, our 12 yr old GSD bitch, Megan, has come down with vestibular syndrome. It's only been 3 months since we went through this with our BC. He's now doing well and turns 15 tomorrow. I'm taking Megan to the vet first thing to make sure there's nothing else going on.
I'm sorry to hear that.. I hope the vet has some good news tomorrow and nothing else is wrong..
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Good news for those that have never experienced Vestibular is that they typically totally recover. Some may have a head tilt, but when my Mickii got this, in two weeks she was pretty much back to normal. However, drinking water was a problem and I held a lick bottle for her (there is another thread on the forum with pictures) and she continued to use this until we lost her at a month shy of 16.
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Vicki, I'm sorry to hear about Megan but very strange that she has got it as well. I hope she soon recovers - at least now you know what to expect and how to deal with it.
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Took Megan to the vet this morning. She definitely does not have it as bad as the BC did but she has a temp of 104. I've got antiBs for her and the vet may want to take bloods next week of she's not better.
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Vicki, sorry to hear about Megan and hope the ABS do the trick for her
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Good to hear that she's not as bad as Dougie was. 104 is very high though I hope the antibiotics bring that down soon.
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104 sounds high (IS high for humans) but not so high for a basenji, dog's normal body temp is 100 to 102.5, with basenjis on the high side (or so I have been told by my vet).
Hopefully she will feel better very soon!
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Basenjis normal temperature should be 1 degree lower than the average not higher!! If any of my Basenjis has a temperature of ioi Iwould be concerned.
Sorry to 'pinch' your thread Vicki. I hope Megan is improving today.
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Well it's happened again. Megan has VS again. It appears to be worse than last time (July 10) but she doesn't have as high a temperature. Her head tilt is to the opposite side. Vet took bloods and her liver enzymes are high. He wants to retest in a month. She has had a little food and water (with a bit of help) and I have her resting in a warm, dimly lit room where she can get peace and quiet. She recovered well from the last bout of VS so fingers crossed she will recover well. She will be 13 on 9th March.
Here are some pictures of her taken on Christmas day 2010.
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Healing thoughs coming her way!
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poor thing, yes sending healing thoughts and vibes your way..I hope she gets better fast.
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So sorry to hear about Megan Vicki. I hope she is able to recover quickly, poor baby.
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Hope Megan gets better quickly Vicky, poor girl.
Has she managed to eat and drink today ?
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Megan has had a little food and we are making sure she takes plenty of water. She does look a lot brighter already but she is very twitchy this time which she wasn't last time.
Thanks for all good good wishes. Megan is our Princess
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Glad Megan is managing to eat a little and is drinking.
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Glad Megan is managing to eat a little and is drinking.
Is twitching usualy part of the syndrome ?I'm not sure if twitching is normal. VS causes eyes to dart back and forth rapidly but Megan seems to be doing a Stevie Wonder impression and her whole head is moving back and forth. She also has small twitches down her body. I think it is worse when we switch a light on and she can see shadows. She has been able to stand up and get to her water bowl by herself and has eaten again today with my help. She is a real fighter.
