Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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Theo had a pretty good night. They made him the water, chicken, banana as Connie suggested, and he was able to take it. If his head is upright for any length of time he gets shaky. He is able to flip himself from side to side, he got a little restless about 2 am, but he had to pee..that he did!
He does not appear to be experiencing any pain, hopefully he will continue to improve!
I thank all of you for your suggestions. My brother has never had any vet experiences outside of the state required vaccines, his previous dogs have passed due to age .
Kiersten Lippman Webboard User Reg: 09-28-2009
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I am so glad to hear he's doing well. I hope he continues to improve. If drinking is an issue at all, the vet should be able to provide your brother with the training and supplies to give fluids under the skin for hydration. I did this for my last dog, and it was pretty easy.
Mary McKeever Webboard User Reg: 02-19-2010
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Quote: Jennifer Lee
Just wanted to mention clear pedialyte, that has always been my go too choice for rehydration.
I was just going to suggest this. We did it for Finn yesterday. I know if my kids get Pedilite it works well, but be aware there could be a laxitive side affect because it happens sometimes with kids. I don't know about dogs though, since Finn has diarrhea already *slight smile*. Something to look into.
My little Drift had Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome as a pup. Most of the time she just walked around with a head tilt. But she had a few episodes where she couldn't find up. Those episodes never lasted long, but they were scary for everyone involved. Drift would tremble and cry and all I could do was hold her so she didn't hurt herself. When I read about Theo's behavior, vestibular was the first thing I thought of.
Drift grew out of her problem. I researched a LOT - just ask Connie, I think I bugged her like every day - and most dogs that I read about get over it fairly quickly. Some may end up with a head tilt for a while, but that's easy to live with. Drift never even seemed to notice anything was wrong when she was tilty. She's been tilt free for about 1 1/2 years now.
Nobody knows what causes it, and hopefully this was just a freak thing and Theo will be fine with no ill effects.
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007
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Tammy, do you know if the vet recommended giving benadryl to help with the vertigo? I just read something about this and it might be worth pursuing, to ease his symptoms a bit.
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