Loss of Balance/Twitching with My Dog?

[JustMe]

Hmmm...I would have wanted her to take him to the vet as planned. He may seem fine, but anything could be happening (or have happened) internally. I'd at least want to speak to a professional about it. Maybe I'm a little quick to get to the vet, though. I need to be pretty bad off to go to the doctor, but buddy takes the trip for just about anything...better safe than sorry, and since he can't take himself I think I owe him the drive.

Hope everything is fine! Keep us updated.

[Special-t]

Keep us updated. I'm glad he's fine, but the symptoms were alarming. My 4 year old dog has something called border collie collapse syndrome (she's not a border collie btw). She has twice seemed drunk for a few minutes. It's a neurological disorder where the body thinks its overheating even though the body temp is normal. I would suggest taking your dog in for a check up and baseline bloodwork.

[John Lee]

Google vestibular disease Ms. I. My dog had it a few months ago... it's balance issue, related to inner ear. It was a scary situation no doubt, but she's come back strong.

Originally Posted by Caesar753

If it's a stroke, neurological problem, or a seizure, the sooner you get him to the vet, the better.

Be careful with stroke symptoms all. Vestibular disease has the symptoms of stroke: sudden, eyes glossed over, unable to stand, let alone walk... when I saw her that morning, I thought this could be it. But I've read stories about folks who had their dog put down because they were told their dog had a stroke, who in hindsight believe they had the symptoms of "just" vestibular disease. That would be terrible to consider (that you killed your own dog).

[Caesar753]

I'm not a vet, so I'll leave it to the experts.

I didn't say that it WAS a stroke. I said that it could have been, or any number of other things, and that's based on what I've seen in my own dog. My point was not to diagnose but to stress the importance of a visit to the vet for a complete medical exam.

[Irishdave]

Originally Posted by Caesar753

...stress the importance of a visit to the vet for a complete medical exam.

I agree

[Ms. I]

Thanks again guys, I'll keep you posted! I'm off for the next 3 days, so I'll be keeping a close eye on him for sure!