My heart goes out to you, really it does. My dog Lucky also has MVD (diagnosed about 2 years ago) and a neurological problem that we recently discovered. We attributed his shaking fits to the MVD at first, but after changing his diet and putting him on meds for the MVD, his shaking fits returned again and progressively got worse. A few months ago it got so bad that he shook for almost 2 hours off and on and even lost control of his eyes for a few minutes. I was terrified to death that I was going to lose him. I took him to the hospital and they determined that the shaking wasn't due to the MVD (that was under control) but that it was due to a neurological problem of some sort. The doctor said he would have to preform an MRI and other invasive tests to determine exactly what the problem was but that the odds of finding out exactly what it was was very slim since Lucky was not exhibitting any symptoms that fit classical neurological problems. After hearing this, the doctor and I decided to try avoiding any invasive procedures and to start Lucky off with anticonvulsants and see if that helps his condition. He has been on the anticonvulsant for a few months now and is doing wonderfully. He has only had a few minor shaking incidents since then and his appetite is huge. He's back to his fun loving self. Sorry, i don't know much about hydrocephalus but maybe anticonvulsants can be helpful in Lily's case as well? Best of luck to you and your Lily! |