Anyone ever seen anything like this?

[SNAP SHOT 194]

you have ruled out inner ear problems but i think they may be, or take a look in his ears to see is there alot of wax, as you suggest he has them after sleeping, would suggest fliud build up in one ear. worth a second look at another vet.......hope all is well

[jasper65 6]

i had a terrier who had very much the same thing and the vet said he was having a fit but an old bloke who lived close to me said a dog he had when very young did the same and he was told it was like diabetese and was told to give the dog a sugar solution to drink or syring it into the mouth when it happened and he found that the dog came round a lot quicker i tried this with my dog and noticed there was a quicker reaction to coming out of it dont know if this will help but hope hes ok

 

Thats cracking advice . My bitch Pat does this but not quite so bad! her head wobble from side to side and she seems to stiffen up, to us it seemed obviouse she's having a fit. The wife spoke to a old retired Vet in the area who told us to give her something sweet the next time it kicks off, it 100% worked!! the next time she threw a wobbly the wife gave her a couple of Custard Cream Biscuits covered in sugar and Bang!! within a Minute's she was back to Normal...

 

She had a few since but the Custard Creams do the job everytime ....

 

Jasper

[Great White Hunter 78]

A mates pat bitch used to have fits they found out the glands in the back passage was infected and this brought it on when it went to go

[timjim 43]

how can the vet rule out epilepsy, my daughter suffers with a form of epilepsy that only affects her at the point of just falling asleep or just before she is due to wake, i myself suffered a seizure a couple of years ago, you loose control of your movements, is caused by abnormal brainwaves, unless the vet gave him an EEG scan to check his brainwaves there is no way he should rule out epilepsy

 

hope you get him sorted mate

 

Good luck

Tim

[Barbus 0]

Only just seen this thread, but I have a border terrier that does the same as the dog in the video clip, exactly the same most of the time but worse case in a heap on the floor.

He can go months without it happening then will always have two very close together. He's done it since he were one and will now be eight in july, apart form this he is a healthy happy dog.

The vet put it down to some sort of fit or seizure, but that CECs sounds just like my dogs problem??

[Guest dotty]

just another thought could be that it is tieing up.

have you fed it lots of protein. and how much excerise does it get.

[redmoor 0]

He is on a low protein diet..he doesnt get any sort of pre-packaged treats and the diet he is on is hypoallergenic and also low fat and for senior dogs. He does get raw food too and gets about 2-3miles of exercise daily split over 2 walks..he does get more at week-ends..during the week i take them all to a field where we have permission and he loves flying around after rabbits..his catch rate isnt great anymore..but he doesnt know that!!

 

The vets..typically..think that unless something fits in a box it cant be this or that..they tell me that it isnt epilepsy as it doesnt fit into the signs..but surely epilepsy can be different in individuals?

 

The way things stand right now the turns arent a huge problem..its distressing to see him like that..but 3 times in almost 2y years isnt major..i just want to know how best to treat him. The vets are talking about this test and that test, spinal taps and MRIs..to be honest, all this is going to do is tell me where the problem is and what its called..i dont need to know that..i just want the dog to be as happy and healthy as he can for his age..i dont believe in filling them with drugs and having them poked and prodded at.

 

I guess its now a waiting game to see when/if this happens again.