Vestibular Syndrome

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Got up yesterday morning to a very poorly dog unable to stand , rapid eye movement, head tilt lots of vomit and urine around the kitchen thought stroke straight away and took her to the vets. Apparently dogs do not get stokes according to my equine vet and is called vestibular. She is at home drinking and eating a little chicken has anyone else had this with their dogs and any advice or recovery time. Thank you and lots of vibes for recovery for my beautiful little Ellie.
 
she is approx 9yrs but not definite as we rescued her 7yrs ago and at the time was aged about 2. Ellie is a cross breed dog.
 
I've seen a few cases of vestibular syndrome while seeing practice with vets. The most common type is idiopathic vestibular syndrome, which occurs in middle aged/old dogs, and so if your dog is suffering from VS it is probably this type. Idiopathic VS has a good prognosis and is self-limiting, so hopefully Ellie should start showing signs of improvement within a couple of days, and alot of dogs make a complete recovery within weeks. Some dogs can be left with a slight head tilt, but her balance should improve and that in turn will stop the vomiting - at the moment, she basically has continuous motion sickness hence the vomiting. Some vets prescribe anti-vomiting drugs so it might be worth asking about that just to make her feel better while she recovers, but some dogs don't need this.

Vibes for Ellie's quick recovery, hope she doesn't feel like **** for too long.
 
I have known a couple of GSDs who have suffered VS in later years, both made good recoveries although as M88 says were left with a slight head tilt (please note I'm agreeing with my daughter :D). As I remember they were much improved within a few days. Hope your girl soons starts to feel better.
 
I had an rescue borzoi some years ago who at 7 yrs of age suffered from VS. Our vet at the time prescribed vivitonin and the effects were noticeable within a few days. Poor guy had been unable to walk in a straight line, stand without wobbling, etc. He lived to 11.5 yrs of age without a repeat episode, the vivitonin was only prescribed for a few months, but the nickname "wobbles" stick with him for the rest of his life
 
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