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Originally Posted by bedfordmarkus  my dog winston is a toy yorkshire... he is two and a half years old, and he weighs 2-3lbs (depending on how much he has ate). we were trying to breed him with a female that we have, and the poor little guys blood pressure shot up so high that he damaged the retinas in his eyes permanently making him blind. he was hypogycemic when he was a pup. he was just fine being blind for the first two months but after that he started stiffening his rear legs up, then his front legs didnt seem to work well for him either. i think it could be a possibility that he could be partially paralyzed because he seems to have strokes.... he has only been blind for about 6 months now and for the last month he has seemed to curl up really bad to the right side, he cant get around to feed himself or drink himself so i have to feed him and drink him by hand... and it also seems to me that under all this stress the poor little guy is going thru, he is losing his fat layer but im trying my hardest for him. whenever he lays on his right side he has his head and neck pointed in a funny direction on the ground but now he doesnt walk anywhere. i took him to a vet a week ago and the vet said it was a neurological disorder, i just dont know what to do with the poor guy anymore because he has been progressivley getting worse since he went blind. somebody help me! |
If your vet thinks it is a neurological disorder, then the vet should refer you to a neurologist who can give you more detailed info. He sounds like his quality of life is not that great
