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Originally Posted by jerryboo  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.
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So you thought of GME, too? That's what I suggested last night.
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.