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shibes219 · 03-24-2014, 10:51 AM

Hi Everyone,

I have a 9-month old yorkie girl, Bijou, who all of the sudden can't seem to stand / walk well! I read everything I could find on this forum but nothing seems to quite describe it.

I took her for a walk today - she was playing and running around like a crazy puppy, she was the same yesterday and most of the last two weeks. She was spayed about 3 weeks ago and took a bit longer to recover than normal, but we were finally rejoicing that she seemed totally back to normal.

After her walk today, she ran around a bit more (so I don't think anything happened on the walk) and then took a nap on the couch. About two hours ago, I went to the kitchen and heard sounds coming from the hallway - normally she runs in when I'm cooking, and she was just sitting there. When I called her she kind of ran a step or two then sat down. She tired a couple times but couldn't really walk and kept sitting and them seemed to get a bit scared. Other behaviors - she was biting her back right foot earlier, and she's been scratching with it / twitching it a bit more today as well. AFter the first "episode" I took her out and when she peed the back leg flailed around like she was scratching.

After reading the forums here, I'm pretty sure she didn't have a seizure because this has now been going on for 2 hours. She seems pretty alert - like she wants to follow me around but can't.

I gave her several syringes of sugar water which she readily lapped up. She's always been a bit of a picky eater but she did eat breakfast and I also gave her, about an hour ago, some dry food mixed with wet. She picked around a lot of the dry but probably ate a full meal of mostly wet (it was a special care can left over from her spay surgery). So - I feel like I've done the treatment protocol for possible hypoglycemia but she wouldn't even stand to eat her food. She's currently sleeping - and it's almost 8pm here so vet really isn't an option until tomorrow morning (no emergency vet here and if I drive to another town to find one they won't speak English).

I have no idea what could have happened! She was completely fine and then just woke up and can't seem to stand / walk. On her last attempt the first leg shook too so I don't think it's an issue with just one leg. She was wobbly in general. I also would have heard her yelp if she somehow managed to hurt herself in the 15 steps from my home office to the kitchen.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? What can I do? Hoping the time difference with the US will work in my favor with getting some responses. Also hoping she just wakes up again and is fine!

Thanks!

03-24-2014, 10:51 AM	#1
shibes219 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Switzerland Posts: 12	Help! Healthy puppy suddenly having trouble walking & standing Hi Everyone, I have a 9-month old yorkie girl, Bijou, who all of the sudden can't seem to stand / walk well! I read everything I could find on this forum but nothing seems to quite describe it. I took her for a walk today - she was playing and running around like a crazy puppy, she was the same yesterday and most of the last two weeks. She was spayed about 3 weeks ago and took a bit longer to recover than normal, but we were finally rejoicing that she seemed totally back to normal. After her walk today, she ran around a bit more (so I don't think anything happened on the walk) and then took a nap on the couch. About two hours ago, I went to the kitchen and heard sounds coming from the hallway - normally she runs in when I'm cooking, and she was just sitting there. When I called her she kind of ran a step or two then sat down. She tired a couple times but couldn't really walk and kept sitting and them seemed to get a bit scared. Other behaviors - she was biting her back right foot earlier, and she's been scratching with it / twitching it a bit more today as well. AFter the first "episode" I took her out and when she peed the back leg flailed around like she was scratching. After reading the forums here, I'm pretty sure she didn't have a seizure because this has now been going on for 2 hours. She seems pretty alert - like she wants to follow me around but can't. I gave her several syringes of sugar water which she readily lapped up. She's always been a bit of a picky eater but she did eat breakfast and I also gave her, about an hour ago, some dry food mixed with wet. She picked around a lot of the dry but probably ate a full meal of mostly wet (it was a special care can left over from her spay surgery). So - I feel like I've done the treatment protocol for possible hypoglycemia but she wouldn't even stand to eat her food. She's currently sleeping - and it's almost 8pm here so vet really isn't an option until tomorrow morning (no emergency vet here and if I drive to another town to find one they won't speak English). I have no idea what could have happened! She was completely fine and then just woke up and can't seem to stand / walk. On her last attempt the first leg shook too so I don't think it's an issue with just one leg. She was wobbly in general. I also would have heard her yelp if she somehow managed to hurt herself in the 15 steps from my home office to the kitchen. Has anyone experienced anything like this? What can I do? Hoping the time difference with the US will work in my favor with getting some responses. Also hoping she just wakes up again and is fine! Thanks!