MikeD
Full time employment: Posting here.
On Monday morning I was awakened by my wife saying "Emily isn't acting right. Come downstairs right now."
Emily is our geriatric, 15 year old black Lab. She couldn't get up from lying flat on her side and her eyes were furiously darting back and forth from left to right and back again. Every time she'd raise her head 5 or 6 inches, she'd slam it back down again. We tried lifting her up to walk. (she's got the world's worst case of hip dysplasia and needs a rear end harness to walk to go outside to pee. We have to hold up her rear.) She'd instantly fall down and start the head thing again.
We thought she'd had a stroke and it was clearly the end of the road.
We went to the dog emergency room and were directed to a veterinary neurologist who diagnosed "Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome." "It'll go away by itself in less than 3 days." By the time we were done at the dog hospital (six hours) she was better but pulling slightly to the left when walked.
Today she is back to her old snack-eating self.
Total bill: $1,050.00. Worth it to have our dog still with us.
Mike D.
The harness:
Supportive, Easy, Comfortable Rear Pet Support Harness
Emily is our geriatric, 15 year old black Lab. She couldn't get up from lying flat on her side and her eyes were furiously darting back and forth from left to right and back again. Every time she'd raise her head 5 or 6 inches, she'd slam it back down again. We tried lifting her up to walk. (she's got the world's worst case of hip dysplasia and needs a rear end harness to walk to go outside to pee. We have to hold up her rear.) She'd instantly fall down and start the head thing again.
We thought she'd had a stroke and it was clearly the end of the road.
We went to the dog emergency room and were directed to a veterinary neurologist who diagnosed "Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome." "It'll go away by itself in less than 3 days." By the time we were done at the dog hospital (six hours) she was better but pulling slightly to the left when walked.
Today she is back to her old snack-eating self.
Total bill: $1,050.00. Worth it to have our dog still with us.
Mike D.
The harness:
Supportive, Easy, Comfortable Rear Pet Support Harness