How to help your dog through Vestibular Disease (acute or old dog)
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2019
- I couldn't find much info on how to help my dog through the recovery process, so I decided to share our journey in the hopes it might provide some comfort or guidance to anyone dealing with it currently.
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It's heartbreaking when your dog gets this. My 13 year old Jack Russell just got over this and the entire ordeal lasted over 7 weeks. I notice that he's not as coordinated as he was before. He's also not as confident when attempting to jump up onto a chair or the couch etc. I find that I have to help him more, but that's okay. I'm glad to support him. For the drinking, I found that putting crushed ice in the bowl with some water made a huge difference. He shunned most food, but the vet recommended some really smelly intensive care canned food and he did eat that fairly well after a couple of days. I also had some luck with scrambled eggs. Overall, he lost enough weight that I could see his backbone, but he has recovered nicely. I'm looking forward to a few more years with him. Don't give up on your pal.
Thank you, I am on day 2. It's neurological it appears. What I gave her was B1,b6,b12 she is 90 lbs and I can't carry her. Also the gums where looking a bit pale. A small pinch of baking soda and she she got better in about 6 hours enough to walk a bit. Iam on day 2 she is eating and drinking and I gave her vitamins the sublingual so easy to give her. I am NOT a Vetnarian. But, I have studied vitamins for over 22 years. The B vitamins are critical to the nervous system. I am sharing what is helping my baby. This is so tragic and painful. I am heartbroken. Thank you for sharing your story. It helped me alot.
My Dog had this yesterday... I thought it was the end of his world (and mine also). It broke my heart watching him keep falling and spinning .. and i can see he also stressed.
I hope he can get better like your dog 🙏
My dog too. What is the best medicine?
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Me too. I was in shock.. I did not know what to do it was so early in the morning took him to vet asap. He was diagnosed with the vestibular disease.. I felt hopeless.. slow is getting better
@@allanalado7595 Dramamine
Same thing happened to me the day after Christmas with my dog
Thanks for sharing. i just found out my dog has the vestibular disease. i knew something was wrong. thank god he is drinking and eating. I will include fish oil in his diet. Thanks, everyone.
Thanks. This is a great video. Given its 3 years later It would be great to have an update about on what happened 6, 12 and 24 months after this video to get an idea of reoccurrence or progression of this illness in your experience. Over the last few days my very healthy 13 year old Boston Terrier suddenly seemed a bit unsteady and stumbled a few times after standing up. This morning she did a typical dog head shake and promptly fell over. She looked as shocked and scared as I was and she immediately tried to get back into the house. My heart fell but I walked her for a dozen meters and she slowly became more steady and was able to pee and poo. Your video has given me both relevant advice and some hope.
I will as suggested take her to the vet as the first step. Ironically she passed her annual health check up with flying colours only 2 weeks ago. Only issue was very slow progression of heart murmur but as she runs and chases her ball like a two year old we had no real concerns.
Best wishes to everyone out there who values the joy and companionship their dog has given them over the years and can now help their beloved canine through their later years.
Yes. I have a 13 year old lab, we are at day 7. She is highly anxious anyway, so the less times she falls the better she does, so it is a lot of work. Everything you have mentioned worked for me also. I hand feed also, luckily she will drink on her own. Yes, I am exhausted. Thanks for sharing.
I hope things get better. My golden fully recovered from VD. It took a few weeks to months. Lots of work. She had no head tilt. But she only lived one more year because her hip dysplasia was too bad and her vestibular came back and was more severe. We didn’t want her in pain. She was 14 years and 8 months old.
My 13 yr old girl qas just diagnosed with this randomly woke up at 2am and my dog was standing there looking at me stumbling falling i grabbed her and gave her love took her to the vet the next day after test and bills they said she had this gave us meds to help nausea my dog refused to eat anything i put her meds in it took 3 to 4 days for my dog to finally eat she was drinking everyday in less then a wk shes improved alot eating alot smiling like she always does she does crash if she tries to shake her head my dog always loved hounds roll but wouldnt eat it she liked mince patties which wasnt a norm for her and temptation cat biscuits i noticed she ddnt like anything that had a strong smell
Thank you so much for your video 😔 For 3 days so far my girl has been having the head tilt and slipping while walking, and not eating much. Not wanting to go out to toilet. I have been so scared for her. She is 6 years old chihuahua and not her happy self. And I noticed she is barking at everyone who walks by, like she is scared. I will take her to the vet and watch what she eats and drinks. Your video has relaxed me abit. Hoping she gets better soon. 😕
Give the dog Cayenne Pepper and the attack of vestibular sill cease within 5 seconds. This works by opening blood vessels as there is a response to the Cayenne Pepper. I used it to cure my dog 2 years ago having attacks each day. The vet was completed useless as was the medication they gave. Just have a jar of Cayenne Pepper on hand. If the dog has an attack lick and dip your finger in it and put on their gum. Use about half a matchstick head amount in their food each day. Works a treat. Sounds unlikely but it works instantly and completely and it costs so little
Thank you I'm trying this immediately!!!
I know this is an older video but I hope this helps someone that may happen to come across it like I did. Fantastic video!!!
I have to say the first time this happened with my dog it terrified the crap out of me and I definitely thought I was losing him. I just wanted to offer up another thing that helped my dog is acupressure. I am very much into the holistic approach when at all possible. I too will say I am not a Vet and I am only stating what worked for me and my fur baby. So one acupoint is right between the ears on the top of the head. I didn't have much luck with this one but the second one worked instantly. Lift one of your dogs front legs. Where the paw bends, on the backside, feel for two large veins or arteries (not a vet lol) on the leg. Put pressure in between those two veins for 30 to 60 seconds. I believe this pressure point has something to do with the blood flow to the brain and it is a recommended pressure point on humans with Vertigo only on humans this pressure point is located on the inside of the arm where the wrist bends. I located the area on myself first so I knew what I was feeling for on my dog. Anyway I hope this might help someone out there. I can't promise anything but I'll be praying for you. I have gone through this a couple of times with my little guy and it seems it happens at the same time of year, during the summer when pollen count is high. This in turn flares up his allergies and trigger a slight ear infection which in turn led to this. I wish you all the best in you and your fur babies journey through this. You are not alone. oh one other thing is Gingko. Just type Gingko for dogs in the search bar for more info. Take care.
Boil peas and chicken in water or in a broth has almost no sodium. Use a syringe for fish oil and water and CBD Tinctures. Hold your hands to their side whenever they move. Literally follow their every step and catch their falls. Otherwise, the dog will get so hurt from falling, he will start to associate getting food with pain of falling. And he may not want to leave his bed at all at that point. This is a job for a someone with empathy, patience and fast reflexes.
The broth is a good idea. That way you can get hydration and protein in one go.
Thank you for posting your dog’s journey, mine is on day 11 and you have given me hope he will still recover.
Hang in there ❤️
I'm amazed at hearing recovery stories. I've seen 3 doctors and we've been fighting vestibular disease for 8 months and it's out gotten worse. They all say there is nothing that can be done. Its heart breaking watching her fall and tumble multiple times per day. She's getting hurt just by trying to go potty
Sorry to hear about your ongoing struggle. I think at a certain point you'll have a difficult decision to make. Wishing you strength through your difficult time ❤️
Great video! Thank you for documenting and spreading awareness. I'm currently going through my 2nd episode in 8 months with my 13 year old german shepherd. It is definitely terrifying to come home to when you have no knowledge of this syndrome!
My dog started acting like this just yesterday
This gives me hope thank you..
I wish you all the best with your dogs recovery.
@@HendrikusDeVaan
He fully recovered and is just being lazy now, thank you for everything
@@kenshirolucario2836 That's wonderful to hear ♥️
How old was your dog? And how long did it take to recover? Xx
OMG!!! Best video out there about this!! My Aussie is 14.6 years old and has had 3 episodes of this. You're advice is spot on and will definetly help others who's dos are going through this. Thanks so much for all of your info.
Thanks for the kind words.
How often were your episodes?
Y’all are wonderful parents❤️❤️
Excellent video. Thank you.
Happy your fur baby is doing well.
Bless you. Thanks for making this.
My dog is turning 4 this year and she has had this for 1 week now, some days she feels well and other days she’s down, thanks for sharing this!
Thank you so much for this video. My 13 and a half year old golden retriever started vomiting uncontrollably and unable to walk with an eye jerk last night. We thought it was a stroke and when taking her to the vet, we thought it was the end. She was diagnosed with this but is already showing improvement and has been eating and drinking after 5 hours of medication. We’re not out of the woods yet since they are scared it might be a brain tumor instead of vestibular, but the improvement already is leaning towards a fast recovery from vestibular and returning to her active life. :)
Wishing your fur baby a strong recovery.
My golden is the same right now, how did it go for you?
Good info. Going through this now. Happy your dog is back to himself.
Thank you for your video. My 13 year old yorkie had similiar symptoms and it broke my heart. We had some tests done and are waiting for the results. It is helpful to hear how other people deal with it. I hope your dog is doing okay now.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Im learning this is very common in older dogs. You both are very caring and that helps them feel better.
Extremely informative video, greatly appreciate the tips and insight Hendrikus. Thank you for posting this.
No problem, I'm glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for the video my dog just started going through this as of yesterday 1/25/22. We did take him to the vet. They said that his blood work was good. So we are just watching and giving him more attention and support as we can.
very reassuring 36 hrs in, thank you for posting this.
Hendrikus, you are a good guy for the great care you have given this animal. Be sure that G-D does recognize this great deed you have done.
This video was really great. Thank you so much. My dog is going through it. Your validation and tips were helpful.
I'm glad I could help :)
my 16 year old pitbull has been having these episodes for a couple of months now on and off.It's a terrible thing to see but you do what you need to for your best friend . I will never give kibble again as impretty sure this isn't good for older dogs to digest anyway. I just say be strong and be there for your dog at these worrying scary times for you both and feed your dog good food and lots of love 🙏💙
Thank you very much for your help. My dog has been the same as yours but is starting to get better.
Thank you. Your video really helped us with our dog
Really helpful, could relate to all of it . Thank you so much
Thanks for taking the time to post. I found this encouraging to read. I have a 14yo Golden Retriever who currently has vestibular disease for the second time. The fist time he was nursed through the first few days at the vet. This time having visited the vet he is being nursed at home with the addition of anti nausea medication. Your step by step description is identical to my experience, even to going off of all food with the expert ion of things like cooked chicken...or human food normally used as treats. I’m currently at day three, he is still being hand fed chicken, but can drink and go to the toilet by himself, albeit very wobbly. He has progressed from sleeping with his head vertical to now being able to lay down on his side.
As you say it’s a long road, but does recover, unfortunately it can return as in my dogs case, but it has taken 18 months to reoccur. Thanks again documenting and accurately describing the diseases progression and recovery.
I'm glad you can validate the advice. I kind of made this video on the off chance that someone might find it useful, but it seems to have transcended that at this point which is humbling. Glad I could give something back. Best of luck with your Golden Retriever. 14 is a pretty solid age for that breed of dog.
Thank you. I have a 17yr old Bishon, Buster who had his 1st episode almost 2yrs ago. I too thought he was having a stroke. He woke up suddenly, drooling, nauseous, his eyes moving fast, and lost his balance completely. He was diagnosed with vestibular. The vet gave anti nausea medication. In 3 days you would had never known all he went through. It did leave him with a few things he didn't have before the episode. His eyes were very sensitive to light and would at times have a twitch. Fast forward, almost 2 yrs, and he is starting to show signs of loss of balance, difficulty finding a comfortable position to sleep, and when he does, his tongue sticks out (that's new) b/c when he wakes up it's still sticking out. ;-( Thank you for your video, it helped.
Great video on vestibular diseases!!! Well done!
Glad it's been helpful for people ❤️
Thank you for sharing. My 13 year old dog had it come on fast and hard Tuesday. No warning. She was fine when I left for work & even when I got home for lunch she seemed fine except some vomit. Then she really went down hill in a matter of 20 minutes. Thursday she was doing better & eating, but today was a real set back. I hope to wake up to my dog still here in the morning.
thank you this is very helpful and we were able to get our dog to eat some chicken just now. he just had his first episode and it was scary. i'm feeling more hopeful now based on prognosis of recovery in 2 weeks and your info is reassuring too. what a sweet pup you have.
I'm so glad it could help! All the best over the coming weeks.
Thank you for making this.
Thanks for uploading your experience, Hendrikus! My dog was diagnosed with ataxia vestibular desease and I'm kind lost of what to do, but this video gave me direction on how to take care and proceed! Hope your dog is better by now, cheers
Thanks Marco, I'm glad the video gave you value. Patience and empathy are key, best of luck.
This is extremely helpful. Mine had the same episode 4 days ago and he is getting better every day. I have to play with the food and pretend I'm eating it and it seems it works, he started eating again like this. You just have to be there for them, carrying and love them and be patient as the will recover slowly. Thank you for the video and I'm happy your dog is better.
Exactly, care and patience. I wish you guys a steady recovery.
Thank you for the video. We were really worried and couldn't get an appointment with a vet till the third day. She just told us this can be the issue and is fairly common (my dog is now 13) sincerely glad that it seems to be something she can recover from
Wishing you steady success with the recovery!
THANK YOU so much from Ontario, Canada!!! I thought our 11 year old female Boxer "Ginger" had a stroke too. She was already prone to having seizures if she doesn't eat every 6 hours or so. So I thought that's what happened at first. My partner said she vomited too. But then there was the major balance issue, head tilt and one eye looking droopy or lower than the other. So, that night after getting home from work, I suddenly thought.... Stroke!!! So I made a Vet appointment the next morning and she diagnosed it as Vestibular disease. And she gave Ginger a shot of anti-nausea medication and sent me home with 4 days worth of anti-nausea medication in pill form. But I thank you so much because you described things that other Vet videos don't..... Especially about their losing their appetite. We normally give our dogs dry food with a little tuna for incentive. But she wasn't interested in it on the 2nd day. I had to put a little turkey lunch meat to get her to eat and she still didn't eat everything. It's now the 3rd day since this suddenly came on and she's doing a bit better. She didn't want to eat much of her food last night or this morning. Then she has/had diarrhea this morning. So I made up a batch of rice to help with that and her poop is still pretty pasty but at least it's not pure liquid like early this morning. Also, I had to pick her up to go down two sets of stairs on our two-tiered deck but as of the 2nd night, she is starting to go down and back up on her own. Also, your video makes me feel better because you say it was about a 3 week recovery period. My Vet said that if it is just peripheral Vestibular disease she should get her balance back in just 3 or 4 days! She said if she doesn't get better, it could be something worse like a brain tumor. But your video helps me by not getting too worried if her balance and eating isn't back to normal after just 3 or 4 days. So thank you very much. As always, the situation is closely guarded right now.
My 13 yr old boxer just had this for the first time it lasted 48 hours and the third day he was back to himself. Did your boxer have anymore episodes of the dizziness?
@@user-sj3bh5ti9l It took her a couple months to recover but she was never the same again. She developed a weird cough/hack during the Christmas holidays when we took her on a long drive from Ontario, Canada to Michigan. I knew we shouldn't have taken her. We ended up taking her to an emergency Vet in Kalamazoo, MI and he said he thought everything our Vet told us about the Vestibular disease was wrong. He believed she did have a tumor. He gave us this drug that stopped the coughing but it made her really spacey. Back in Canada they gave her Prednisone and that helped a bit and took away the spacey symptom but the cough never went away. Then after her Prednisone ran out a second time my partner decided not to renew it and had her put down on Feb. 24th. The Prednisone was just prolonging the inevitable. I was extremely hard on both of us but she is no longer suffering. She was 10 years and 5 months old which is pretty good for a Boxer. We now have a male Boxer that I own and he is almost 8 months old. His name is "Buddy." But Ginger will always be in our hearts!
Thanks for making the video. My miniature schnauzer is 13 and like so many other elderly dogs has just started struggling with this disease. She recently had two stroke like episodes a couple of days apart. I took her to the vet and we've verified the cause. She is currently taking an anti nausea med (4 days...on day 2), antibiotic (has struggled with ear infections prior to) & a pain medication. She has been very good with taking water but isn't interested in food. I'm going to try the chicken. She's able to basically stagger on the lawn & do her business. This is very early on for her so I'm very confident she will improve. I never heard of this disease prior to this experience so sharing with you and so many others is very helpful & encouraging.
I'm glad you found the video useful. I wish her a speedy recovery!
My 5 year old dog had surgery to remove bladder stones and he was fine. 2 nights later we woke up to him rolling on the floor and we dont know why. Our vet said it’s normal for older dogs but i see in the comments that the dogs are so much okder than mine. I hope my dog gets better soon
Thank you so much for your video, it was so helpful. We hope our dog progresses as well as yours. Her symptoms came on yesterday and have worsen overnight. I’m off to buy chicken this morning. It’s very frightening to watch our poor doggies suffer with this. 🐶
It's tough, for sure. Hang in there, they'll appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this I was up all night with my dog, She is 16, I thought she had a stroke and was seizing she’s been at the vet all day she’s pretty textbook from the videos I’ve seen with the symptoms of vestibular and that’s what my vet is saying thank you so much I feel hopeful Hearing someone else’s experience really has helped.
Glad it was useful. All the best.
Going through this with my 13 year old sheltie. Love him Dearly.
Thank u so much for ur help ur like the only one who tells u how to fix this in a way
Thank you for the video, it confirms my dog's symptoms. It does help to take notes of events, conditions, foods they're exposed to before the symptoms manifest. It has happened to me several times now. She is 14 yrs old and has dealt with liver disease, then last year kidney disease from a urine infection. Pain meds and sedatives make it worse. In the past what's helped is home subcutaneous fluids (lactated ringers mixed with b12 and reglan (metoclopramide). My vet was smart in that b12 helps with appetite and reglan helps with nausea. B vitamins help with neuropathies so perhaps it helps the neurons in her vestibular system as well. During her episodes she does have that disturbing head tilt, the back legs splay out. She appears to have trouble figuring out how to coordinate eating and drinking. I find her sleeping half out of her dog bed. It could easily be written off as dementia or stroke but it always gets better with time and supportive home care. I agree with another vet on you tube posting about this... please give your dog time and do not euthanize right away. Also agree to work with your dog in their home environment instead of leaving them at the vets which gets expensive and adds to the dog's disorientation and anxiety.
Great comment. Some good info in there! I'll pin it so others might read it when they watch this video.
Orangeprovoke2 thank you for your comment
Thank you for this video. Excellent information. Hope your pup is doing well.
Sadly Rover has since passed, seemingly unrelated. Brain stem inflammation. But I'm glad this video has in a way become his legacy.
Thank you, I am on day 2 of this, have been to the vet but this is super helpful and gives me hope.
Wishing you the best of luck ❤️
Thank you thank you thank you! To be honest, I've never experienced something so scary. My heart bleeds for her. At first I thought she hit her head and caused a head trauma. All of the symptoms you talked about are the same. Day 2 but my dog eats and drinks by herself. No issues with that
thanks for the video man, really appreciate it,
I'm glad it had some value for you.
Thank you. My dog is now day 11 and this really helped.
To stop fits of vestibular put Cayenne Pepper powder on the dogs gum. Before you count to 3 the fit will be over. Its causes vasodilation. A pinch in food daily is a good prevention. No side effects. Cheap. After a few months preventative dosing daily you can space it out and see if it goes without Cayenne Pepper. Its sounds too easy, try it and see for yourself
Thank you for sharing this! I have a 5-year-old dog (so he is quite young), but my dog also started to tilt his head and became off-balance when he had to stay over at our friend's place for a week. On the 6th day, my friend called and told me my dog stumbled and walked kind of like he was drunk. I wonder if the separation anxiety contributed to the disease, but thank you so much for sharing, I feel more confident to help my dog through his recovery!
Currently dealing with this..using a poultry baster to get her to drink little bits of water, really important to keep them hydrated. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I wish you luck. Yeah, hydration is the biggest thing. If they don't drink for more than a day or two you need to take them to the vet for IV fluid. You can keep an eye on the level of hydration by using the pinch and twist skin test, as well as feeling their gums.
My 13 year old springer was diagnosed with this 3 days ago. This video has been so helpful helping me understand the timescale of recovery and leaves me very hopeful for the future. Thank you for posting.
My setter is 13 and is in day 3 of this. Scary stuff. His eye jerks are less frantic now so I think he is getting better. Great video thanks.
Glad your pupper is recovering ❤️
Your video has been INCREDIBLY HELPFUL and I cannot THANK YOU ENOUGH. God Bless you and again THANK YOU SO MUCH. My pug thanks you to!! Lots of Love from Texas!!❤️❤️
Thanks for your comment. Really heartwarming to hear. Best of luck moving forward!
Good for you! Thank you for this video.
No problem, hope it was of value.
Its been a week since my poor papa has been dealing with this at age 7 coincidentally his birthday tomorrow the 18th. I was in such distress not knowing what was going on. took him to the vet, nothing with blood and urine samples. I'm just so blessed he will recover and I was able to rule out certain things like stroke. I also did many of things you did such as feeding him by hand/spoon and using a syringe/baster to give him water. boiled chicken worked for him as well and I started to eventually mix in either rice or his dry AND wet food to get him back to enjoying his regular food. thank you for the video and helping me help my pup
So glad it was helpful. Wishing you guys a steady recovery.
How did you rule out a stroke?
Thank you! That was very helpful.
Thank you
Thank you for posting this video. My 14.5 year old cockapoo has been diagnosed with vestibular disease when she had a very scary episode on Thursday night. I was so scared for her but she is actually recovery nicely. It was great to read your tips and to know We aren’t the only ones going through this. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful. Wishing your girl a speedy recovery!
Give the dog Cayenne Pepper and the attack of vestibular sill cease within 5 seconds. This works by opening blood vessels as there is a response to the Cayenne Pepper. I used it to cure my dog 2 years ago having attacks each day. The vet was completed useless as was the medication they gave. Just have a jar of Cayenne Pepper on hand. If the dog has an attack lick and dip your finger in it and put on their gum. Use about half a matchstick head amount in their food each day. Works a treat. Sounds unlikely but it works instantly and completely and it costs so little. The heat of it doesn't bother the dog much either and u will see an immediate improvement in the dog. I hope this helps ur dog
@@StreetDogTreatmentBali interesting.
@@HendrikusDeVaan It was really scary the first time she had the attack, we thought it was a stroke. Cayenne pepper immediately lowers blood pressure so i thought it might help the stroke although my mother and sister were insisting I didn't try it. However we were all amazed when it stopped immediately. The next time Daisy had an attack, about 2 weeks later i gave it to her and she was fine afterwards altho i still brought her to the vet. She then had frequent, pretty much daily attacks until we started putting cayenne pepper in her food. 2 years later she is as healthy as a 16 year old dog cud be and has just a very slight head tilt. I told the vet about cayenne pepper working and they were not interested. I guess its too cheap and effective a treatment.... I have checked this with pharmacists and doctors and the effect of cayenne pepper is very well known. I hope more pet owners will use this to help their dogs avoid unnecessary trauma as vestibular is awful for the dogs
Thank you for this. I also documented my dog’s symptoms for the vet visit (which is in three hours). I am praying that it is, in fact, vestibular disease caused by an ear infection and not something more serious like a tumor. The onset of my dog’s condition was very quick. At first, it manifested as a fear response to everything. Days earlier, I had just had have my other dog euthanized due to an unrelated illness so mistook the behavior to stress and mourning. The next day the imbalance and rapid eye movements manifested and got worse over the next 48 hours. The hardest part for me is that she is absolutely terrified all of the time. She’s always been a bit anxious and this has her so confused that she’s urinating from fear anytime she is approached. She was able to eat from my hand but, like yours, not drinking. She will not drink from my hands though. I have to use an eye dropper to administer an electrolyte solution as best as I can as she is reluctant to take in water even like this. Thank you for sharing your experience. Left this comment just as another testimony to hopefully help others as well. My dog is a chihuahua/jack Russell cross and is only 2 1/2 years old.
I'm so sorry to hear that, I know how heartbreaking it is. Best of luck with the vet, and fingers crossed.
Hi! Did your dog end up getting better after a couple of weeks?
It was so good listening to your journey with your dog and vestibular. I thought for sure my almost 15 yr old guy was dying. I did take him to the vet and got the diagnoses but he wouldn't eat or hardly drink anything. We are in day 6 and even though he has been on anti nausea meds I have started him on an appetite enhancer in the hopes he would show interest in food again. I have been able to hand feed him a bit of chicken based on your experience and have been able to give him his meds by putting them into pnut butter and putting in his mouth. I feel hopeful and very grateful for your post as it as me feeling much more confident that he'll get through this in time and with my help and yes my days have been just helping him along and I now feel there is light at the end. Thank you
Thank you soo much!
I made a liquid diet for our 3.5 lb Yorkie. Goat milk, one raw egg, 1 T peanut butter blenderized and fed with a syringe. Water the first day by syringe, but after that he could lap it up if we held it up to him. He had no control of his body.
Thank you for sharing… My dog was just diagnosed with vestibular disease today. It was heartbreaking to see my 5 year old frenchie fur baby dealing with this. It turned out that he had a bad ear infection in both of his ears to the point that it ruptured his ear drums.
I’m home with him and looking up all the drugs they gave to treat his infection, but was having issue with getting him to eat and drink water. No youtube videos on how to get your dog to do this. I was lucky to find your video and story. It helps out a lot. Again! Thank for creating this content.
My 5 year old frenchie just got vestibular and she is currently at the vet. Did she have to see a Derm? They are saying we should take her to a specialist just to see if her ear drum ruptured. Did they just give your doggie meds? Wishing your baby the best recovery
@@user-uh3nd4ek9r I ended up going to the emergency room rather than my veterinarian. The reason was due to my veterinarian advising me that if it was something they could not treat they would recommend going to emergency for further assistance. So I ended up going straight there. The cost was $1,200, which I ended up putting on my care credit card. That card I use for my dogs medical charges and give you 6 month to payoff charges no interest. My frenchie is doing way better. His ears are healing ❤️🩹 he still has a little droopy left side but the vet advised it will take a few months or a year for his nerves to repair. Overall he is doing really good. Hope your little one recovers. And let me know if you have questions. It’s a crazy healing process, both of you hang in there. Have a plan with your vet to see your fur baby every 7-10 to check on healing process until no further issues. Positive thoughts your way!
I ended up taking my frenchie to the emergency pet clinic where they had a specialist. They had to sedate him in order to clean out his ears and be able to see if ear drums intact. That’s where they advised they weren’t and recommend the prescription of meds to tackle the root cause followed by visits to my veterinarian 10 days after and further follow up visits with my veterinarian until she advised no further issues. Hope this helps and your baby has a speedy recovery. Keep a journal of how she is doing and struggles, it helped me not go crazy. It’s a slow recovery process and your vet should advise on steps needed.
Thank you for making this
You're very welcome. It's heartening to see how many people have engaged with it.
Thank you very much for posting this video friend.. very helpful.
Best wishes
Glad it was useful!
Within a week my Priscilla began showing signs of improvement ....... after 6 days she was able to ride in the car again, drink water on her own, jump up and down from car with minimal assistance ....... anti-nausea meds kept her from vomiting and rejecting food and water --- as well as prednisone for inflammation and warding off doggie depression ..... i expect recurrences, but knowing what to expect helps greatly
Incredible - My pup, Belle, is same breed, same age (also a rescue so not sure exactly we have her 13 years this month!) and same issue! We are on day 5, she is doing okay after severe persistent nausea/vertigo, confusion and disorientation on Monday night. Went to vet Tuesday morning to check for ear infection or other potential cause. She got an anti-nausea injection and medication for nausea, gastro and circulation. Very bad migraine during day, and vertigo but no vomiting on Tuesday night, restless, and awake all night. No appetite, actually nauseated by look at/smell of food, until Thursday evening. Finally eating a bit more since yesterday, roast chicken or wafer sliced roast beef, hand-fed only. No interest in ‘dog food’ only soft real meat. Same with water, which I found elevating and angling the bowl makes it easier for her to access with head tilt but again was mostly just licking water from hands. Only coming around to drinking from water bowl on her own since yesterday. I bought smart water from Boots (Ireland) for her hydration levels as she was not getting enough water all week - this has electrolytes which should help with hydration. Co-ordination is coming back slowly, eye flickering and facial twitching have improved. Sleeping a lot during day but she’s 14-15y/o so it’s not that totally unusual. Moving around more during day now i.e. one of two trips to back garden, which is good sign. Best case scenario is, as diagnosed, Idiopathic Vestibular Disease and she makes full recovery.. head tilt and awkward posture is worst of it now but it was initially very upsetting and worrying (for Belle too) to see such a robust, active and healthy dog suddenly become incapacitated and unable to walk properly, eat and drink. Thank you for the video, I have done a bit of research since this happened (most on Monday early hours as I wasn’t sleeping and figured old dog IVD was the issue) and I’m optimistic she will be over this soon with no lasting symptoms. Be sure to go to vet asap though as similar symptoms present with more serious life threatening issues such as parasitic infections, inner ear infections, Lymes disease and more. Though, IVD is most common cause of these symptoms in older dogs.
Thank you for sharing this. It shows how you love your dog. I have a rescue that i saved about 14 years ago and I love her too. she was about an hour b efore dying and now she has this Vestibular dysfunction. You have helped me sleep better and I hope she gets well. Again, thank you.
I'm really glad I could be of some help. You're very welcome.
Thank you x
Thank you so much xxxx
My dog Max , the emergency vet said that too, and gave me the meclazine and antibiotics, then called my vet and had him there one week later and she put him on another antibiotics and 50mg of prednisone and 3 days later you wouldn't know it happened. He is still on prednisone and doing well, but it frightened me so bad I thought I had a stroke. But thank God he is doing so much better!!!
It's scary for sure. Glad he's on the mend!
Thanks I’m a retired FF my dog had what I thought was a stroke, rushed him to er vet and gave diagnosis of of this on day two he’s eating poop but not drinking I’m going to my reg vet first think Monday er vet said should make full recovery but was definitely scary ordeal Brutus is half Boston half cattle dog adoption unknown age maybe 8 but hope he recovers has tilt head er vet gave tramadol and couple other meds for nausea and dizziness
Best of luck with the recovery
Thank you for this so much. My mini pin Edgar is 15 and has stage 4 heart failure. He also suffers minor seizures from dehydration or loss of sugars from daily water pills prescribed for him (for prevention of fluids around the heart). When he started shaking and rapid eye movements we had thought it was a seizure but he was sitting up not lying on his side as he does with his seizures. I called my vet and she immediately told me to relax that sounds like "old dog disease" or what humans feel is vertigo. She recommended waiting 24hrs since he was sitting up and trying to stand occasionally. I found your videos because I was concerned about food and fluids for him and this helped me tremendously! I thought it was the end for him and at 15 im not prepared at all. I'm glad i can help him through this and hopefully give him a few more happy years!
Wishing your buddy a steady recovery.
what happened with this if you don't mind me asking? I am now going through this as of yesterday with my 14 year old girl
@@Formelyknownasnone this was written 2 months ago, and unfortunately Edgar's lungs were filing with fluid very quickly and even with the largest dose possible for his heart and the water pill he just wasn't improving anymore. After about a week and a half of watching him severely cough and try to catch his breath just from simply jumping down off the couch, unable to walk a half block, and not even able to drink without severe coughing, we couldn't bear to see him suffer. On April 3rd we decided to free him from his suffering. We had a private cremation for him so now he will be with us forever.
@@patriciazernone-wood5423 sorry for your loss ♥️
Patricia Zernone-Wood I’m sorry to hear this. We are currently dealing with this and we are hopeful
I did exactly what u did. my 17 year old is going thru it now. I was so devastated when I saw him..he is not there yet but he is eating and drinking water.
Bro you did great for you dog. My dog has ataxia bad and he is slowly slowly getting better.
We've two shitzus almost 17years old both, one of them had stroke halfa year ago, the other one had no issues ubtil last night. He got soo wobbly and frightened. Hope he'll be better soon cause my heart is about to break. I was 13 when we got them, now im almost 30... Hope your fella is feeling much better now.! Thanks for the info
Hi, 17 is very old, do the best you can - but do mentally prepare yourself for the possibility of end of life stuff. It's hard, I know, we've since had to have Rover put down due to brain stem inflammation. Broke our hearts. I wish you strength, and the best of luck!
@@HendrikusDeVaan how long did it take him to get back to normal and then was it good quality or not good quality of life until you had to do this? my dog just developed this yesterday? she is approaching 14 with history of other health problems.
@@Formelyknownasnone about a month, and after that he was pretty happy again. We're not sure if the brain stem inflammation was related, as he's had some neurological issues in his past.
I definitely think if this is your dogs first bout of VD that it's worth seeing it through. The chance of it happening again is reasonably slim from what I understand.
Hendrikus De Vaan thank you for all of your information and support
@@Formelyknownasnone No worries. I kind of just put this video up on a whim, but it's really heartening to see everyone helping each other out in the comments.
Thanks you have helped us
Very welcome, good luck.
My dog has it at the moment. The vet described a condition that is stroke but said it wasn't a stroke. It sounds a bit like what in humans would be called a cerrebelum stroke. So a small bleed in the part of the brain that controls balance. I know about this 'cos my wife had that. The dog is exhibiting unsteadiness on her legs, the head is leaned to one side and will typically fall to the same side every now and again. The eyes move from side to side suggesting a spinning sensation. The dog was nervous at first but is adjusting and still wagging her tail. The second day she showed slight signs of beginning to improve. The vet gave an anti-sickness injection and a steroid injection to reduce inflammation. With some help she can go out to pee. She is off food but drinking herself. She is sleeping quite a bit and seems reasonably content. The vet indicated most dogs improve after a week. My wife and I are giving her plenty of love and our other dog is grooming her so she is revelling in attention! We are hopeful she will steadily improve. She's 14.5 so an old girl but her heart is good according to the vet.
My miniature poodle started these imbalance symptoms at age 2 years 3 months and had 10 incidents over the next 2 years, the first 9 only lasting a few minutes to maybe 10 minutes of imbalance following by up to 15 minutes to a couple hours of resting after each time and all 9 incidents happened when suddenly jumping off a couch to run excitedly to the door or to greet a family member coming into the house. But it took the 10th incident which happened while swimming in the water after an hour of play on the beach to get her diagnosed by the Vet College at University of Saskatchewan on August 6, 2021 for me to further research vestibular disease intensively and for me to put together that prior to her first incident in Sept of 2019 that she had had one external ear infection treated by drops inside that one ear. I had not known that poodles in particular grow hair inside their ear canal and had not been pulling it out and cleaning her ears regularly up to that time. I am now researching that this problem is now an inner ear issue that likely began with that first ear infection over 2 years ago and likely spread to her middle ear and has never been fully resolved and is likely from getting water into her ears during a bath or a swim previous to all 10 attacks. I will keep posted as I intend on asking for up to a 2 month course of antibiotics to clinically treat it as a middle ear inflammation. CT scans and a team at U. of S. was quoted at $3000 to $4000 to definitively diagnose it as a middle ear issue and I am more willing to try the antibiotic without all that expense. How many other dogs out there could be experiencing this imbalance from an ear infection/inflammation? A human with a middle ear infection will experience the same symptoms.
TY. It seems that your boy took a longer time to recover than most. Mine has been at the to the vet 4 times in the past 5 weeks. At first it was an eye infection, along w/ an occasional yelp. An antibiotic & steriod were injected & prescribed. About 1 wk later, returned to the vet because my dog was coughing, vomiting & constantly gagging, still occasionally yelping. Left w/ a cough suppressant & was told to give him "Bufferin". About a week later I was back at the vet, my boy was falling over, still yelping occasionally, constantly trembling, vomiting. & slight eye infection - from where this nightmare began. Vet says it could be vestibular syndrome, and he is still on the Prednisone & Meclazine. Now we are going onto the 3rd week since this vestibular began. I have seen only slight improvement overall. I hope welcome "Day 20" later in this week, with the same gratitude as you.
My dog (15 yrs old) is currently experiencing this for the first time and since this has never happened to her, I had no idea what was wrong and took her to the vet. I tried to do reasech based on her symptoms and did see vestibular disease and the vet also confirmed it was idiopathic vestibular disease. I'm on day 2 with her and she's clearly very stressed and miserable and it's literally made me cry multiple times because as much as I do everything to make her comfortable, get her to her bed, bring her the food and water, she's not responding as she normally does which is because of what she's feeling. Her eyes are darting left to right pretty quickly. I've tried to carry her but she absolutely hates it now and it's more than likely because she's so disoriented. I'm really hoping she gets better since the vet gave me meclizine for her nausea and dizziness but I don't see it helping very much. I'm just praying and hoping she gets better because with her barely eating and drinking water, I don't want any further health complications to arise.
thank you very much...this is tough but do-able....all the best!
Unfortunately Rover recovered only for a short time. He had a brain stem inflammation and ended up just collapsing into a floppy mess one day. We sadly had little choice but to put him down.
@@HendrikusDeVaan Oh, I am so sorry to hear that....I know how heart breaking it is....you did all you could though, and he had a great life with you. My sincere condolences. Be well always.
@@SandraGarratt thanks for the kind words. It was heartbreaking for sure. It took a long time to feel ok again. Better to have loved and lost though.
@@HendrikusDeVaan Very true...I read an article about how hard it is when you loose a beloved dog, and some people just can't go through the heartbreak again but they said, the fact that they don't have long lives means that we can have even more wonderful loving relationships ...which helped me when I lost my beloved Fast Coat Retriever Sabbath to bone cancer ......what a great blessing he was in my life and what a joy to know and care for him. Thanks again for the tips....last Sunday my English Setter Abby entered the VD door....at 13 yo I know time is passing so maintaining good quality of life for as long as possible is my focus. Thanks again!
@@SandraGarratt I wish your dog a successful recovery. But always keep quality of life, both the dogs, but also your own in mind. Good luck on your journey.
My 13 year old black lab named penny just randomly became wobbly with no ability to balance. She has dealt with ear infections her entire life resulting from what she eats (so we get her speacial food to prevent this) It was a complete shock, emotional roller coaster for the first day, we went for a 8km walk August 13th, then my mom went for a couple hikes not to long, until Sunday morning (August 30th) when she went for a little walk around the block and she became super wobbly, can’t take 4-5 steps with toppling over. We went to the vet Monday and was diagnosed with vestibular disease, which is good cause now we know what is happening and can have a course of action to make her feel better and get her back to normal. I haven’t been able to see her yet but I’ve seen the videos my mom sent and it’s scary and sad. She is currently resting most of the day, on the positive she has been eating food and drinking water, going out to the bathroom. It is super scary at first, I was an emotional wreck first 24 hours cause I had no information regarding what was gonna happen, or if it even was vestibular disease (I had done some research Sunday evening since I knew my dog had issues with ear infections and knowing the ears controlled balance I cross searched that and brought it up to my mom) but now with the diagnosis and seeing that a huge majority of dogs recover I am a lot more calm and level headed. I thought I was gonna have to say my final goodbyes to my childhood best friend, my emotional support. But now it’s a lot more calm and patient outlook on the whole situation. In this case time can and will tell. I am writing this on the 31st of August 2020, day 1 into recovery. I hope for people dealing with the stresses and anxiety of this can get a clear mind from doing research, cause science has come along way! If this was 20 years ago, my dog would have been most likely put down so I’m really happy that their is some sort of treatment available. But please remember it can happen to any animal, including humans (known as vertigo) much love to all of you and I hope your dog has a safe and full recovery!
Thanks for sharing your story! Wishing your furbaby a speedy recovery.
I work in emergency Healthcare, and tonight my doggo presented very acutely with an abnormal gait, brief vomiting episode, some confusion... I've never been so worried about him. The sx that he's presenting with are all really alarming (if they are seen in humans). I've got a suspicion that it's probably acute vestibular... hope it's not encephalitis, or something really or quickly fatal. God damn. I hope my guys alright.
Thanks for the video Manno. Helping
My dog liked liver and boiled eggs , and some chicken but liver was her favorite. Same as you had to hand feed and dedicate a lot of time.
It is extremely scary to witness this. My little beagle is into day 6 of this and she is recovering quite quickly. My dog is a rescue from South Korea so I am not sure how old she is (estimated 6 years) which seems a little young for this. She is now eating and drinking on her own but it is far slower than before this happened. The head tilt seems like it will be forever and she walks like a "drunken sailer" but she seems to be overcoming this illness. She is deaf and has some serious lung issues so even though I cannot prove that these other issues may play a part in this, I wonder if these underlying health issues could be a reason for her IVS. Thank you very much for telling your story. It certainly helps to see that this happens more often than not.
Anne, I’m so glad your beagle is recovering quickly. I have had a couple of dogs who have been through episodes of VD and it is very scary and incredibly amazing how they often make a complete and total recovery within 3-4 weeks. It can happen again in the future but it’s easier to navigate once u have been through the experience before and know what u r dealing with and what the end result will likely be (a full recovery 🥰).
Thank you for this video my dog is in the first 24hours of this, she is 15 year old Yorkie and it is very distressing to watch her suffer
How’s your yorkie now? Mine is currently going through this
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So our dog Buzz at 14 started to go thru this . Falling down panting eyes darting but after a few days it did subside and after a week he was ok . But what you really need to pay attention to is your dogs breath . We all know it can be bad but when there Kidneys start to fail there breath gets a chemical type smell . If your going to do some treatment or supplement like kidney restore do wait until they stop eating . When a vet can diagnose kidney failure in a dog it’s already 70% gone and that’s the earliest it can be detected. So a tip take care of there kidneys it’s the most important and brush there teeth animals can get blood infections from bad teeth .
My dog has pretty much all symptoms of old dog vestibular disease, except for the eye movement, his eyes are still as could be. , he got diagnosed by a vet after I rushed him to ER. Ever since he lost his ability to balance & walk 24 hours ago, he's had 6 very odd episodes that I haven't seen anything similar elsewhere.
His eyes will suddenly go wide, he becomes none responsive, then he'll arche his head up very agressively, I have to hold him still otherwise he'll start tossing his body all over the place. He has the most maddening look I've ever seen and he starts screaching and crying like he's in pain.
I literally can't leave him for a SECOND. I'll Work hard to get him to be still for like 5 minutes, I sprint to turn the light switch on and sprint back in two seconds, only to see that he is smashing his face into ground on repeat.
Currently still dealing with this for my Schnauzer... Thank you for sharing so I don't think we're going so slow in recovery. Sounds identical to what I've been doing, hand feeding, with Covid I was home except for pt work so 24/7 care for a week. We're on week 3 and appetite is full back, thankfully. Had 3 IV fluid trips the first week. Still really off balance and the head tilt is probably forever. Really didn't know if she was going to fight, to eventually eat. Now she wants to get in a hurry and fall over... If she'll stop thinking she's 2, and slow down 😊. She 14...
Really heartwarming to hear. The first week is definitely the hardest.
My 14 year old Aussie has been at the vet since Thursday. This is starting day 5. He looks like himself and his head tilt is gone. He still has a little trouble when you put food in front of him to locate it but once he sniffs he find it’s. He still is offf balance when they try and walk him. That’s really been my main concern. He’s eating really well and drinking on his own. Going to the bathroom still. But when they take him at the vet he just seems off balance and has trouble walking. I was wondering if that’s normal and maybe he is just taking a little longer to balance himself up
@@parker82nd I think it's normal. From what I understand, it can take 1-2 months for recovery. Again, I'm not a vet though.
Hendrikus De Vaan thanks for your response! Like I said he’s going through the motions of walking but is hesitant to actually do it.
My schnauzer is 16 and he’s going through this right now. I haven’t taken him to the vet yet but I’m very sure this is what he has. I’m on day 3. I made homemade ginger tea for his nausea which seemed to as worked great, I gave him to via syringe, ginger tea was just chopped up ginger steeped. Boiled chicken and gave him the broth via syringe as he won’t eat. He did eat a little bit of a sardine .
He’s drinking which is good. But yeah very stressful . His vertigo seems to be improving. And the eyes are settling down but if he doesn’t continue to improve I’ll take him to the vet a 2 days. Fingers crossed, I can get him over the line without too much stress involved as he hates vets.
Great video. Here in Australia vets are so keen to hospitalise dogs with this to put them on a drip. I understand the concern, but our Border Collie has high anxiety so I think that home based nursing is a better option. We were aware dehydration was the the biggest risk - lots of great tips in the comments for dealing with getting fluids into them. Wish I knew about the sealegs ($160 for an anti-nausea injection from the vet here). We didn't realise about the hand-feeding at first - we thought he wasn't eating because he felt sick, but turns out he just couldn't work out how to with how he was feeling.
Yeah, Rover had really bad anxiety. Some time after this we had to have him put down due to a brain stem inflammation, and they said we could keep him at the vets with steroids and IV fluids, but chance of recovery was slim. When I mentioned the anxiety they said they could give him opioids. We decided to let him go with dignity instead.
Damn it, I'm tearing up writing this now. But it has been a pretty warming experience to see that this video has been of use to people, and that the comments section has taken on a life of its own with tips etc.
@@HendrikusDeVaan What a wonderful, loving connection you and Rover must have had! And, what a beautiful legacy he's inspired you to leave behind! My 13 y/o (+/-) 85 lb, rescued and beloved Siberian Husky/Alaskan Malamute (and his family) are 1 week into this very frightening disease. Improvement is, thank God, being made! However, my heart prompts me to take it one day at a time as we currently fight with/alongside him. He's drinking water on his own but still barely, if at all, eating. Tomorrow, per his vet's advice, we'll likely start him on Entice in order to encourage eating again. Prior to this syndrome, "King" Othello was a chow-hound. Much gratitude to you!
@@phyllisholland149 I kind of put this video up on a whim, but it's heart warming to see how many people it's helping.
I wish you all the best with your pupper. I know how hard it must be. Just give him lots of love, and do what you can. It's all you can do.
Hendrikus De Vaan Thank you for your encouragement and your inspiring commitment to your Rover, which inspires me to do my best for King! 😌
@@phyllisholland149 absolutely, best of luck ♥️