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« on: January 27, 2011, 05:44:00 PM » |
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Our dear little Lucy is in trouble!! On Monday I noticed that she was acting a little odd...just not herself, and seemed to be listing to the left. She was seeing our Vet on Tuesday for bloodwork (for dental surgery she was supposed to be having tomorrow), so we mentioned it, and she checked her ears, and legs, and found nothing wrong. Yesterday her head started leaning to the left, and she had trouble with stairs, and jumping on and off furniture. We took her back to the Vet's this evening, and it looks like she probably has Vestibular although she is rather young for it. We take her to a neurologist at the VEC on Tuesday morning. It's the same one that we saw last month with our cat, Annie, and considering how that worked out, I'm really scared!
Please keep our sweet girl in your prayers!!
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 05:46:24 PM » |
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Thinking of you and Lucy. Sending positive thoughts for the little one.
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 06:02:18 PM » |
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Sending all our thoughts and prayers your way! Hugs to you all Nancy-Jean, I can just imagine how you must be feeling.
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Anna; Mom to Pug Darwin (5), and cats Maggie (11) & Petra (11), and hairless honorary pug Isaac (2 year old toddler terror)
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"If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs, you probably haven't checked with your answering service."
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 06:24:20 PM » |
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Lucy.
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 07:28:56 PM » |
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We will be thinking of you and Lucy tomorrow and hoping for the best possible outcome. Good luck tomorrow.
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2011, 07:30:47 PM » |
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NJ,
London Gang is sending our very best healing wishes to our
little Diva Pal, Lucy!
We are hoping for the best possible outcome from the specialist visit!
all our love,
Lori, Pugsley, Bubba and Abi too!
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2011, 07:33:06 PM » |
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So very sorry, thinking of you and Lucy. Positives thoughts for you all..
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2011, 07:40:47 PM » |
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Oh poor Lucy and you. Good thoughts for Lucy from Maude and I.
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2011, 07:44:59 PM » |
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Nancy-Jean, my best thoughts are coming your dear Lucy's way.
I know this must be trying for you and David, hugs to you all.
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Nancy-Jean
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2011, 08:20:42 PM » |
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Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. I've been reading up on Vestibular on the net, and I'm not sure if it's been helping me or not. It's scaring me more than anything. It's four, long days until we see the neurologist next Tuesday morning, and that's going to be hard. I just want to know that something can be done for her......
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2011, 08:42:58 PM » |
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Nancy Jean:
While you don't want a diagnosis of vestibular, in most cases, dogs do improve over time and generally it doesn't cause them distress.
Most often there isn't anything medically you can do about it unless there is a specific cause for it. If all the possible reasons for the behaviour are ruled out, then a diagnosis of idiopathic vestibular is usually made. There is a little fawn girl named Munchy who comes to Pugalugs from time to time and she has vestibular. She has a slight head tilt, but otherwise does fine.
So don't despair--hard as that is not to do.
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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2011, 06:11:50 AM » |
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Thinking of you and Lucy. We have had a few dogs with vestibular; it is quite possible that our last foster, Wee Ceasar, had it. It can be a bit unnerving if they have an "episode" but, after a good nap, they are usually fine. Nothing to do but keep them calm.
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2011, 06:44:02 AM » |
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I'll be thinking of you and Lucy, NJ, wishing and hoping for a good outcome on Tuesday. I also wish for the time until the appointment to go quickly.
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2011, 09:39:18 AM » |
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Have the vet rule out fluid/debris in the ear first. Sending positive thoughts.
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Nancy-Jean
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2011, 10:33:54 AM » |
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Have the vet rule out fluid/debris in the ear first. Sending positive thoughts.
When we took her to our vet last evening, she checked out her ears...couldn't see anything that could be causing a problem. My biggest fear at the moment is that it is a brain tumor, and having just lost our cat to one a month ago, it really bothers me. She is not presenting with all the symptoms of vestibular, such as loss of appetite, vomiting or falling over or rolling, but I have no idea if that is a good sign or not. She can still walk fairly straight with a slight curve to the left, and can run also. She seems to be moving her head out of the head tilt a little more often today, but again I have no idea whether that is a good sign or not, or if I'm just imagining it. I intend to just keep praying that it isn't a brain tumor that is causing this, and we will see what the neurologist has to say on Tuesday morning. |
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