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08-13-2008, 01:38 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Any insight would be so greatly appreciated Hi Everyone, I'm so glad to have found this forum and have been on here all day trying to find some answers to my little guys problems. I have a 6 month old and he started to have these episodes of "drunkenness" it would only would happen late at night until the other day when it happened in the afternoon. All blood work has come back inconclusive. He seems healthy at all other times, plays, eats well. He's never had a fever or diarrhea and his heart is healthy. He will throw up sometimes when he is having these episodes. The vet has ruled out low blood sugar and liver shunts. He had a consultation with the neurologist that said he didn't see anything wrong. I have uploaded two videos on youtube and would appreciate any insight that anyone might have. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and hopefully looking at these videos. |
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08-13-2008, 04:22 PM | #2 |
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| I can't help but I'll gladly bump this up for you so maybe someone else can. |
08-13-2008, 04:23 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wichita, KS
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| Hi, and welcome to YT! I'm afraid I can't offer any help other than to say that the only times I've seen our little guys behave in a similar manner were when they were either having a bout of hypoglycemia when they were very small, or when they were falling asleep standing up. When Errol was 3 months old, he started wobbling around and walking like that, but it stopped shortly after we gave him some Enercal, and it never happened again. Fang falls asleep standing up and topples over about once a week, but he's never walking around when that happens. From your video, it looks like it might be a neurological problem, but I'm no expert. Did your neurologist see these videos when you had the consult with him? The only other thing I can think of is if he has some sort of balance problem. Do dogs have inner ear balancing systems like people do? Maybe he has some sort of ear infection that's making him dizzy and that's causing him to feel sick and throw up? Again, I have no idea how dogs balancing systems work, so it's just a thought. Hopefully someone else will chime in with some better advice. Your pup is really, really cute, btw!
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08-13-2008, 04:35 PM | #4 |
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| SOmething is going on... show the neuro the videos. I felt very bad for your dog. He did seem like he's struggling to stay on his feet.
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08-13-2008, 05:53 PM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | First, WELCOME! I'm SO GLAD you found YT! There is a lot of support here . Your little man is so adorable. What comes to mind is either partial seizures or an ear problem. Did the neurologist talk about seizures with partial involvment? It's odd bc at times during the videos, he seems completely aware - other times, he doesn't seem completely aware - so this also makes me think of some seizure involvement. Did the neuro. discuss trying an epileptic medication to see if it would help? It may be worth a try. An inner ear disturbance/infection/foreign object would be another thought - this would interfere with balance and could cause nauseousness - did they explore the ear pretty well? I'm going to give this some more thought - but that's what comes to mind. My heart sure goes out to you, as this must be pretty scary to see your baby like this. Hang in there.
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08-13-2008, 06:03 PM | #6 |
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| I'm no Dr. but it's either a neuro or Labyrinthitis. Labyrinthitis won't show up on any MRI CAT scan or X-ray. It's a virus that attaches to the inner ear. There is no cure and it just comes and goes. Let us know what happens with your baby. He is just the cutest little thing!!
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08-13-2008, 07:55 PM | #7 |
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| Bumping this up and sending our prayers your way.
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08-13-2008, 08:58 PM | #8 |
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| One of the symptoms of GME is a drunken gait. It's a very difficult disease to diagnose and strikes toy breed dogs. Here is some information: Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis gme |
08-13-2008, 09:27 PM | #9 |
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| I had a yorkie that had seizures, and some of the behavior looks similar. However her eyes would glaze over, and her stomach would get very hard, but there was no convulsing. Definitely show these videos to your neurologist. Best wishes finding a solution. Oh, and my yorkie grew out of the seizures. No treatment given or recommended by our vet.
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08-14-2008, 02:56 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baton Rouge La
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| Sorry to say This looks familiar. Your pup needs to be seen by a neurologist. There are two forms of GME . One is viral , the other is Sterile. They are treated similar . We live in Louisiana and had to go to the University of Georgia for help. Vet's know very little on this disease . Yearly shots add fuel to the fire. Its crazy. We will never give ours shots again. My email is kjb353@aol.com if you have any questions feel free to contact us. Believe me I spent hours reading and happened to meet someone on this site from Georgia who was a tremendous help. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. |
08-14-2008, 07:03 AM | #11 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | You've gotten some really great suggestions to bring to your vet here - I do hope you come back and are able to see these. Wishing you ALL the best.
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08-14-2008, 07:23 AM | #12 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Sent the videos to the neurologist Thank you all so much for the support. I will start to research all the suggestions sent so far. I have sent the videos to the neurologist and I'm just waiting to hear something back. Che has been to the vet 3 times now and to the emerge to see the specialists twice. The neurologist said he didn't see anything wrong. Through all the tests and visits, no one has mentioned anything about it possibly being an inner ear problem. That will be something I look into and definitely ask the vet about. Thanks again for all the support, it means so much to me to have found YT. I will keep you posted.- Tricia |
08-14-2008, 08:11 AM | #13 | |
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I just went back and reread Sassy's story, the little Maltese from another forum who battled GME a couple of years ago at only 18 months old. This is what Susan's first post entitled "Something is Wrong with Sassy" said: "I am noticing that she seems pretty unsteady on her feet, but once she gets going she doesn't seem to favor a leg. (The vet had her walk around and didn't notice a problem either) The thing that really worries me is that she isn't getting better. Something is very wrong. She trembles and stands there like she is in a trance. Then she kind of falls over. The Sassy of a week ago was always ready to play. She was like a mountain goat, climbing all over us. She fought me combing her hair. The Sassy today doesn't play at all. She lets me comb her without a fuss. I feel like screaming because this is so NOT normal. I am terrified. She is 18 months old. She just looks up at me with those big eyes like she is asking me to help her." Oddly enough, Sassy and her mom are from the same area you are. They ended up taking Sassy to LSU for diagnosis and treatment since she stumped all the local vets. GME is very difficult to diagnose. | |
08-14-2008, 08:33 AM | #14 |
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| Oh bless your heart and your baby boy. I hope you get the answer you need to help him. You're in our prayers.
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