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08-12-2011, 08:31 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker | New yorkie puppy doing weird head shake (videos) ok so i got my new puppy roxy a little over a month ago. She plays, eats well, has had her first set of shots, etc. Every once and a while i would notice her doing this weird head shaking thing...it never usually lasts more then a few seconds...she did it off and on for the first couple of weeks but as time goes on i noticed she seems to do it more often now...she has an appointment with her vet next week, but i was wondering if you guys had any opinion...it doesn't seem to bother her, but she sometimes lays down after it starts happening like she maybe doesn't like it....she's 3 1/2 months old....i want to get her checked for diabetes cause i do also notice she drinks and pees alot...i managed to catch her doing it a few times tonight on video...i want to show you guys and the vet as well... in this video you can see her doing it at 27 second mark IMG 0035 - YouTube this video you can see her twice, the first one is stronger then another once she lays down first one is at the 48 second mark and the other is at the 2.15 mark IMG 0036 - YouTube |
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08-13-2011, 03:13 AM | #2 |
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| The head shaking looks like seizures to me. I would get your baby to the doctor asap, and I would go straight to the neurologist.
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08-13-2011, 03:51 PM | #3 |
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| Does she happen to have any fleas? They can get in their ears and make them shake heads. Also, ear infections, mites, etc. Your vet can check for that.
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08-13-2011, 03:56 PM | #4 |
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| Not a clue.... She is adorable! Take the videos with you when you go to the vet!
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08-13-2011, 06:10 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Good thinking getting it on video, it will help with her diagnosis. Her shaking looks similiar to what we went through with Scarlett before she was diagnosed with something called "little white shakers". Good luck. I hope you can get some answers soon.
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08-13-2011, 06:36 PM | #6 |
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| My apologies for jumping straight to neuro problems. I agree with everyone, could be so many different things. Take the video to the vet. I hope you can get an answer soon. Keep us updated.
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08-13-2011, 06:44 PM | #7 |
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| and she is not hicupping? thats what it looks like to me?????
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08-13-2011, 06:50 PM | #8 |
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| It also looks like she does this right before she's going to move. Like on the second video she did it, then got up, moved, and then laid down. And the video before that she yawned afterwards. Good job getting the videos, almost looks like she's making that head movement and swallowing. But call the vet and take the vids with you...Very cute baby though!
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08-13-2011, 06:54 PM | #9 |
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| I watched both your videos several times and conclude that this looks EXACTLY like what my dog, Max started doing when he was 10 weeks old. It looks like either head bobbing or focal seizures, which is what my dog was diagnosed with (idiopathic head bobbing/idiopathic epilepsy). At 10 weeks old he did this one time and I thought nothing of it. His head would "bobble" just like Roxy and would last anywhere from 2-10 seconds. He was coherent during these episodes but could not stop himself, although I felt at times like I could snap him out of it. They became more and more frequent until they started occurring about every 1/2 hour. Max would go and lay down every time after an episode. The vet did blood work and everything came back normal. Not having a clue what was going on, we went to a specialist where they redid the blood work, did an MRI and a spinal tap. Everything came back about completely normal except for a very tiny altered part in Max's brain that showed minimal seizure activity. I have heard that some dogs have idiopathic (for no known reason) head bobbing and sometimes grow out of it. Max has been on medicine for almost a year now and is doing great. I have many videos of my boy having his episodes which helped my vets tremendously. Your videos really look familiar to me.
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08-13-2011, 09:18 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker | Thanks for your opinions. As I said I noticed it every once and a great while but it seems to be more frequent lately. In fact today she was playing and I was standing above her. I called her to get her attention. When she looked up at me she had one of this shakes and kinda stumbled to the side briefly. She does seem to stare into space when she's having them. See I really don't know much of her background. I only ever saw her mom. From what I gather her mom and dad came from an abusive home and my next door neighbor rescued her mom only to find out she was pregnant. I really don't know how reliable the original ownership of the mother was but there's a slight chance her parents could've been siblings cause as I said the previous owners didn't give a damn about the dogs they had so my guess it could be a very well possibility. Well I know genetic problems could be a very strong chance if they were. Her siblings and mother still live next door and as far ad I know they are all healthy active pups. I'm gunna get her a full workup at the vet ASAP. Other then that she's very active. Eats and drinks plenty. She is flea free I know some asked that. If she is indeed sick im glad I got her cause I will make sure she gets all the help I can give her. I'll let you guys know what the vet has to say. She's due for her second round of shots now. I guess that would be ok right? |
08-13-2011, 09:20 PM | #11 | |
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But I am curious, what medication did your vet put your Yorkie on? I wasn't aware that there was a medication for this. | |
08-13-2011, 09:27 PM | #12 |
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| His diagnosis was idiopathic head bobbing/ idiopathic epilepsy. He is taking phenobarbital. I was debating weening him off the meds at one year however he had some sort of episode a few months ago. That, plus I don't really want to take anti seizure meds away from a seizure pup. Of course I also don't want to medicate a dog that doesn't need it. I watched max's videos again tonight and it sure does look similar to the OP's video. Poor baby.
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08-14-2011, 06:57 AM | #13 | |
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It was really good you noticed the issue and got it checked out and have him on treatment. It does surprise me how many vets don't recognize the syndrom as an issue. Some dogs do a fast head bobbing or shaking and a Vet would remark gee this puppy is nervous. LOL And definitely the procedure they did was right to rule out other possible causes. This is great information, thank you so much for posting it. I have seen it in Yorkies and Poms not sure what other breeds are that might have the issue. | |
08-14-2011, 10:34 AM | #14 | |
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08-14-2011, 07:03 PM | #15 |
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| Please post an update and let us know. Prayers for your baby. I am so glad you took her into your heart and home. |
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