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Originally Posted by crzy4dogsxx21  She is currently at an emergency vet's office and has been there for the past few days and is seeing the neurologist there and is started on some meds already. I am looking for someone who went through this with their yorkie and how they were treated and how they responded to the medicines. |
Very good. Medications depend on what the cause is. Encephalitis is a bucket term for 'swelling in the brain', which can be from injury, birth defect, over production of cerebral spinal fluid, and others. Common drugs used are prednisone to reduce the swelling, omeprazole reduces the amount of CSF produced, and if caused by over vaccination or vaccine allergy, chemotherapy. Usually MRIs and Spinal Taps are done prior to starting meds.
Hepatic Encephalitis is similar but different drugs are used as it results from a liver issue.