[Chrisdeelynn]

Hi everyone. I have never posted on here but i have read a lot before and since I got my Biewer Yorkie, Merlin. A little information on what we're dealing with here. I adopted Merlin about 3 months ago from a breeder. He has been a happy active pup since I got him. He had some issues with ear mites the first couple of visits to the vet. I received some Ivermectin and put them in his ears. We had to do another treatment because in his right ear there were still earmites after the first treatment. I went to the vet for his last set of shots last Friday and the vet said he had some yeast in his ear and to clean it out with ear cleanse & to put him on grain free puppy food, which he is now on. I should also mention that Merlin is only 2.6 lbs and he drinks a TON of water. The vet told me that he should only be drinking 2-3 ounces of water a day. He drinks like 10 ounces a day. I wasn't giving this a ton of thought because I live in Orlando, FL and it's super hot here. I was told to bring a urine sample in to the vet office first thing the following week to see if there's anything up with that.
Since 9:30 PM Sunday,two days after his last set of shots he has been spinning in circles. I'm talking constantly spinning around counter clockwise, unless he is being distracted by a treat, or if we are playing with him and keeping him engaged. He tried to stay up all night the first night doing it. I had to physically hold him in the bed with me until he finally gave up and went to sleep. My boyfriend woke up at 3:00 AM and he was in the kitchen spinning in circles. I immediately took him to the vet in the morning. Three veterinarians (our regular vet wasn't there that day) looked at him and said that its probably due to his ear because he has an ear infection. (which we were never told before) The new vet also said that she couldn't see his eardrum and it may be perforated. (I need to get more clarity on that when i go back next week, I don't know if she meant that there was so much gunky buildup that she couldn't see it or that it was gone.) He is now on antibiotics Clavamox and an antifungal Ketoconazole(both oral.) I am praying to God every night that it is just the ear issues, but now I've been reading so many things online that a dog circling could correlate with liver shunts, canine vestibular disease, etc. I'm starting to really worry. If anyone can give me any ideas or experiences as to what it might be I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Christie