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Millie has Vestibular syndrome

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Sarah.H:
To say the past couple of days have been horrendous would be an understatement...

Out of the blue Millie started staggering with a head tilt to the left, flickering eyes and then vomiting. Getting a vets appointment is a nightmare at the moment, and Millie being extremely terrified and reactive with the vet it made it such an awful experience.

Luckily the vet had met her on Friday as she tried to look in her mouth (long term dental problems plus Eric accidentally stood on her mouth last week!) so knew how bad she is.

Having to hand her to the vet in the doorway with her muzzle on while she was so poorly. Well pretty traumatic for all of us.

Eric had to go to work (for Amazon) and mum is unwell so self isolating. What a bloomin nightmare.

The vet thinks it’s vestibular and doesn’t think the accident last week or oral sedatives from Friday were to blame.

Fingers crossed please for my little soul dog. And any help in making her more comfortable would be gratefully received.

Mari:
What a stressful situation! Did the vet know the underlying reason? Laurië had vestibular disease a couple of years back. It started very suddenly. She kept falling over and could not stay on her feet at all. It was all caused by a middle-ear infection and cleared up with some antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. Very scary thing to experience a dog getting so poorly all of a sudden, I feel for you! I hope Millie gets better soon! I just kept my dog safe, gave her cuddles and extra treats, she improved very quickly in the days after we started treatment, hopefully it will be the same for your dog!

Finvarra:
My Milo had this when he was about twelve, he lived til sixteen and we managed the condition with medication. It's quite scary though, and with all else that,s going on in your life at the moment, sending you hugs and reassurance. Every problem seems more mountainous at the moment, your cocker friends are here at the end of the keyboard  :bigarmhug:

Lesley and Dylan

Sarah.H:
Thank you guys  :luv:

The vet doesn’t know the cause, bloods were good for her age and nothing obvious going on. She said her left ear was painful when she examined it and it looked gunky so a thin line of hope there.

phoenix:
It may only last a week or two. Marti, my springer had it and her head tilt didn’t quite go. Then she got it on the other side, so her head actually straightened. Poor dogs must feel so dizzy.
I found it helped to use a raised bowl, for food and water,  as she was swaying too much dipping her head.  I gave her wet food, because she couldn’t snaffle up kibble, or drink well.

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