Has your dog recently had any shots?
Did your vet do any neurological tests on her? They can do simple balance tests to se if there is neurological damage however it does seem that if her legs are crossing there might be.
Talk to the neurologist about your concerns on the anesthesia, see if there is something they suggest in the meantime until she is stronger. I would worry about the encephalitis that affects yorkies. I mention this only because it is pretty rare for a young dog to get vestibular disease without an ear infection.
I had a similar experience tho not as severe with my yorkie, she ended up having an ear infection that was not treated with the proper antibiotics. She was (like you said) a very sick girl, slept all the time for weeks. I worried about encephalitis but the vets never seemed to think she had it. She is fine now although she circles here and there still. They say it is because of damage to her vestibular bone.
I never felt as if I got a definitive answer and it haunts me but whatever it was she has been ok for months and recently broke her leg and did get through her surgery just fine. I feel for you, it was the absolute scariest thing I have ever gone through with a dog and I pray that your little girl gets better soon.
There is a yahoo group called GME dogs that has so much good information, if I were you I would join and ask them what they think and/or suggest. Not because she has it but because they have had tons of experience with the disease and you can never have too much information. |