Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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I am working so it is hard to post.
My brother just called, his 7 year old GSD can not walk,Shaky, vomiting, glassy eyes..He’s driving the dog around as the first vet suggested he be PTS without any testing!!!!! The vet he is at now is saying it’s vestibular disease, but he doesn’t have a head tilt, no shaky eye movements, and it’s not that he just isn’t standing, he appears to have no feeling. The dog has no medical history. Fine yesterday and early am, sudden onset.
Sorry this is so fast, I’ll stay logged in, but if anyone has any thoughts, I’d appreciate it.
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007
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Tammy, is there any chance this dog ate gum or something else with xylitol? This can cause a severe hypoglycemic reaction and eventual organ failure and worse. Any vet should be able to check for blood sugar level very easily.
If it were my dog, I would try to get some sugar water into him to see if it helps. It's not going to hurt him if he's not hypoglycemic...
My first thought was diabetes too, a blood sugar check? Spleen? Thyroid? Assuming that the symptoms lasted longer than a seizure? Will also send healing to you all...
Abdominal X-ray for obstruction/torsion? Glassy eyes = pain.
I wondered about that too. Also, pancreatitis can apparently cause some major pain and similar symptoms.
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What are the signs of pancreatitis?
The signs can vary from mild gastrointestinal upset to collapse and death. Most animals present with common gastrointestinal signs of upset, such as:
•Vomiting
•Not eating
•Painful abdomen, hunched appearance (more common in dogs
•Fever or below-normal body temperature
•Diarrhea
•Depression
•Dehydration, evaluated by noting sunken eyes, dry mouth, and increased skin turgor (skin tents when pinched)
Edited by Rob Abel (07/19/2010 10:49 AM)
Edit reason: added info
A dog has alot of friends because he wags his tail instead of his mouth.
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