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Deputy Sheriff · 06-29-2010, 01:41 PM

I was wondering if another fellow Yorkie owner has had a similar case to mine.

The night of June 11th, my beloved Yorkie, Deputy, tried to jump over a small cement wall that separates sand from sidewalk at a kids park. He missed and hit his chest. He showed no signs of pain until the next morning. He held his head straight up, nose pointing in the air, and would cry if he was touched or moved. He wouldnt stand up on his own, and flopped around, and held his head at a tilt. He stopped eating and drinking on his own, and eventually started peeing himself. Long story short he didnt show any signs of progress over the weekend and by Monday we had to rush him to the Emergency Vet Clinic.

Heres the Vets summary "Deputy presented to the VSH emergency service for lethargy and abnormal gait. On neurological exam he was found to have two different sized pupils, he was very dull/quiet, and he was falling and circling to the left. Things that could be causing Deputy's brain disease include inflammatory encephalitis (auto-immune disease), a congenital malformation, or less likely a stroke or brain tumor. Young Yorkies do get an immune inflammatory brain condition called Yorkie Encephalomalacia. Although he hit his chest the day before his signs started, it usually takes more force, such as being hit by a car, to cause signs of head trauma. It is more likely that he fell because his brain disease was affecting his balance, as opposed to the trauma casing his brain disease. A lateral x-ray of Deputy's neck showed no evidence of fractures or dislocations."

The vet also told me that he wouldnt make it through the night, and that they wanted to keep him to run tests on him. I refused and took my baby home. They put him on steroids and tramadol. I nursed my Deputy back to health, and by Wensday he was back to himself. He gained all his balance back, and didnt have a head tilt anymore. I was certain we where out of the woods, so I stopped giving him his steroids. He has been doing spectacualar, until this morning June 29th. He woke me up around 7am, crying and holding his head straight up again. I gave him steroids and a tramadol, and now he seems to be doing better..

Im so heart broken.. I dont understand how this could have happend to such a healthy smart dog. Im so confused and I dont want to believe that my dog has a brain disease... He's only a year old.

06-29-2010, 01:41 PM	#1
Deputy Sheriff YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8 Blog Entries: 1	Yorkie Encephalomalacia I was wondering if another fellow Yorkie owner has had a similar case to mine. The night of June 11th, my beloved Yorkie, Deputy, tried to jump over a small cement wall that separates sand from sidewalk at a kids park. He missed and hit his chest. He showed no signs of pain until the next morning. He held his head straight up, nose pointing in the air, and would cry if he was touched or moved. He wouldnt stand up on his own, and flopped around, and held his head at a tilt. He stopped eating and drinking on his own, and eventually started peeing himself. Long story short he didnt show any signs of progress over the weekend and by Monday we had to rush him to the Emergency Vet Clinic. Heres the Vets summary "Deputy presented to the VSH emergency service for lethargy and abnormal gait. On neurological exam he was found to have two different sized pupils, he was very dull/quiet, and he was falling and circling to the left. Things that could be causing Deputy's brain disease include inflammatory encephalitis (auto-immune disease), a congenital malformation, or less likely a stroke or brain tumor. Young Yorkies do get an immune inflammatory brain condition called Yorkie Encephalomalacia. Although he hit his chest the day before his signs started, it usually takes more force, such as being hit by a car, to cause signs of head trauma. It is more likely that he fell because his brain disease was affecting his balance, as opposed to the trauma casing his brain disease. A lateral x-ray of Deputy's neck showed no evidence of fractures or dislocations." The vet also told me that he wouldnt make it through the night, and that they wanted to keep him to run tests on him. I refused and took my baby home. They put him on steroids and tramadol. I nursed my Deputy back to health, and by Wensday he was back to himself. He gained all his balance back, and didnt have a head tilt anymore. I was certain we where out of the woods, so I stopped giving him his steroids. He has been doing spectacualar, until this morning June 29th. He woke me up around 7am, crying and holding his head straight up again. I gave him steroids and a tramadol, and now he seems to be doing better.. Im so heart broken.. I dont understand how this could have happend to such a healthy smart dog. Im so confused and I dont want to believe that my dog has a brain disease... He's only a year old.