Worried about dog

LCD

My dog (no idea of exact age, but 10years +/- & is a mix breed, no Crufts lineage!) started being really unsteady on his feet yesterday evening. Was a bit choosy with his dinner & even took a bit of coaxing when offered some of my wife's chicken. However was excited as usual for his walks yesterday.

After that he just seemed to be really unsteady on his feet, struggling to jump up onto the couch. During the night I heard a noise down stairs & ran downstairs to him, he had jumped down from the couch & crashed onto the ground. He was then acting wired, when out the back, did his pee & then just sat in the plants & had to be coaxed back in.
Woke up this morning & he had puked in the hall (never done this before). He went up the stairs & lost his balance sliding down a few of them. Took him out for his walk & he seemed excited about it but again unstable, only went a fraction of our normal distance.
Vets appointment this evening, hopefully nothing major.

sillysmiles

Best of luck with the appointment, it will be interesting to hear what the vet says.

Graces7

Hoping all goes well with thee and dog

abff

Hopefully it's just something he ate or some kind of bug that will clear up quickly.

If he picked something up off the ground when out walking, that could be the cause. When we were walking our dog (now departed, alas) it used to drive me mad when I saw the type of stuff that people just threw away. Saw an entire turkey carcass once.

sillysmiles

abff wrote: »

Hopefully it's just something he ate or some kind of bug that will clear up quickly.

If he picked something up off the ground when out walking, that could be the cause. When we were walking our dog (now departed, alas) it used to drive me mad when I saw the type of stuff that people just threw away. Saw an entire turkey carcass once.

Things our dog has found/eaten on his walks. A whole ham bone (taken off him) chips, bread and human poo. Yes. In our rural area people poo frequently in a gateway we walk past.

Hopefully your fella has just pick up a bug OP.

volchitsa

Any news, OP?

jimf

hi op

like the rest im waiting for good news as well


bit unsteady on his feet and vomiting would be a worry for any of us hopefully you have good news

loup

LCD wrote: »

My dog (no idea of exact age, but 10years +/- & is a mix breed, no Crufts lineage!) started being really unsteady on his feet yesterday evening. Was a bit choosy with his dinner & even took a bit of coaxing when offered some of my wife's chicken. However was excited as usual for his walks yesterday.

After that he just seemed to be really unsteady on his feet, struggling to jump up onto the couch. During the night I heard a noise down stairs & ran downstairs to him, he had jumped down from the couch & crashed onto the ground. He was then acting wired, when out the back, did his pee & then just sat in the plants & had to be coaxed back in.
Woke up this morning & he had puked in the hall (never done this before). He went up the stairs & lost his balance sliding down a few of them. Took him out for his walk & he seemed excited about it but again unstable, only went a fraction of our normal distance.
Vets appointment this evening, hopefully nothing major.

Hoping all is OK!

LCD

Vet thinks it is most likely a stroke. He got an injection yesterday evening & started on some tablets this morning (What a wrestling match that was).

He ate a bit of beef last night, wouldn't touch his own food or his usual treat a can of sardines.

Happy to go for his walk & normal bowel movements this morning, still very unsteady though. Didn't eat anything or take a drink this morning.

See how it goes over the course of the medication, 7 days

abff

Sorry to hear that. I hope he makes a full recovery.

Tauriel

Sorry to hear that Op. Hopefully the medication will kick in quickly and he'll make a full recovery.

alan partridge aha

Hope he gets better soon op, we get very attached to our dogs.

jimf

I was afraid this is what you would come back with

especially with the vomiting


but its good that he hasn't suffered any head tilt which can be very difficult to deal with as it makes eating and drinking so awkward


had a dog years ago that suffered a stroke and he made a great recovery and lived a good quality life for years after so keep positive


stroke in dogs can cause a form of vertigo which affects the stomach thus the vomiting once this settles hopefully he will be a lot more comfortable

TG1

Sorry to hear, but dogs can recover very well from strokes. Our little man had one, and recovered to almost 100% for another couple of years.

If you have wooden or tiled floors we found that putting down rugs and mats (heavy enough or else with the grips stuck on to the underneath) really helped with his getting up and lying down in the first few weeks after it. His poor feet wouldn't cooperate with him on the bare floors!

boomerang

Our dog had a stroke three months ago. Worried the life out of us at the time but she made a full recovery, OP.

LCD

OP here

Just over a week from the visit to the vets & he seems to be doing better. Almost finished his medication (I got bitten twice until my wife pointed out the obvious of putting it into some meat).

Definitely better than he was but probably will never be the same dog. Still slightly shaky on his feet. He got a lot of chicken & beef to get his meds in but now refuses to eat his normal dog nuts. He is starving but just won't touch his nuts or dental sticks.

On a side note is lovely to see how my 1year old daughter has become interested him in, she regularly climbs into his bed with him (wish she wouldn't) & shares her snacks with him

Graces7

LCD wrote: »

OP here

Just over a week from the visit to the vets & he seems to be doing better. Almost finished his medication (I got bitten twice until my wife pointed out the obvious of putting it into some meat).

Definitely better than he was but probably will never be the same dog. Still slightly shaky on his feet. He got a lot of chicken & beef to get his meds in but now refuses to eat his normal dog nuts. He is starving but just won't touch his nuts or dental sticks.

On a side note is lovely to see how my 1year old daughter has become interested him in, she regularly climbs into his bed with him (wish she wouldn't) & shares her snacks with him

Good news indeed. Old age carries privileges like being choosy re food, and early days for recovery yet. Each day a little progress

DBB

LCD wrote: »

He got a lot of chicken & beef to get his meds in but now refuses to eat his normal dog nuts. He is starving but just won't touch his nuts or dental sticks.

Lots of older dogs go off nuts and harder foods. Their jaws aren't as strong as they once were, and they may have teeth niggling at them. I'm a big fan of giving older dogs a good bit of latitude on their preferences.
Perhaps consider buying really good quality, high-meat tinned food? This stuff is a firm favourite here: https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/canned_dog_food/rocco

On a side note is lovely to see how my 1year old daughter has become interested him in, she regularly climbs into his bed with him (wish she wouldn't)

I'm really sorry and don't want to come across as preachy, but please, please, please stop your little one from being able to do this, as it is very risky even with the gentlest dog in the full of his health. If it means using a crate, a playpen, or a baby gate so that your elderly and now neurologically-impaired dog can rest in absolute comfort, then do it. The chances of an unpleasant incident should this continue is significant op, trust me on this

jimf

good to hear of a little improvement

but I have to agree 100% with dbb little fingers in the wrong place can end with a snap as a warning

maybe he will take the nuts from your daughter under your strict supervision

tinned cat food is rarely refused with my crew if off their own food and doesn't seem to cause any stomach issues