My li'l Ava suddenly collapsed and tilted over - need help Just this morning, my li'l Ava had an incident while playing with her dogmate Zoe. She just suddenly collapsed and tilted over while making this high pitched crying sound. At first i thought she injured her foot while playing because it seemed like she lost her balance and tilted over. I immediately picked her up and examined her legs and they were fine. So I put her up back again and she lost her balance for the 2nd time and appears like tilting again so I picked her up, calmed her down. I was so worried with the incident that i immediately went to our vet to have her examined. After the vet physically examinined her and got her blood for cbc and blood chem, everything went normal. The vet just advised us to vigilantly observe Ava for the next 2 days and immediately send her back when the same incident happened. The vet just prescribed Ava with vitamin b complex to be given to her twice a day. To anyone here in the forums who might have experienced this with their yorkie or to anyone who may have the knowledge or idea of what just happened to Ava, please share your thoughts with me as I'm very much worried with what happened to my li'l Ava. Thanks you very much in advance. |
It sounds like a possible neck or spine injury a possible disc out. I would deff keep them separated & it would be a good idea to crate or Xpen rest her for a few wks. |
I've seen something similar in a black lab who had a heart condition. Hope you find the answer soon. |
I mean absolutely no disrespect but I don't understand what kind of vet, given the symptoms you described gives you a vitamin B supplement and sends you home. Now given what you have described I think your vet should have done a complete blood panel, everything. Something is not right with your pup and if this happens again I would go immediately to the Emergency Vet in your area. How old is this pup? How long have you had her? How much does she weigh? There are many things that present with these symptoms from harmless to not so harmless. So answering you would be kind of like sounding an alarm without more information, I mean you can google this and come up with liver shunt, seizures, legge's perthes, cardiac issues, pulled muscle, hypoglycemia, torn acl, neurological diseases etc., and even the rare "emotional" a.k.a. drama queen syndrome! My grandfathers dog would literally faint when she was upset or super excited, Cookie was well cared for and lived to be just over 17 years old. |
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I hope your little one feels better soon! |
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I think you need a specialist's advice here if your vet doesn't know what's wrong. I would take her to an internist for a thorough check-up just to be on the safe side. My first Yorkie, Scotty, did something like this, though he didn't yelp out - just went down suddenly in the den floor so, thinking disc rupture or something awful, I immediately called and rushed him to the vet who had to come in on a Sunday afternoon to see Scotty for an emergency check-up and it proved to only be gas pains - though he totally would not stand and wasn't able or willing to walk at home - yet he stood right up as soon as I placed him on the vet exam table, happy and friendly to greet the vet on his only day off! The vet did find he had a gassy, slightly distended tummy and gave him something for the gas. And Scotty lived on for years after that episode as a healthy, happy dog. I think I read somewhere online a while back that the number one reason for owners bringing their dogs for emergency care is GI-related. But your dog could have a very serious situation that needs diagnosis and treatment - it's the lack of any findings or a diagnosis by your vet that would worry me. |
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Didn't say what was inclusive in the blood panel done, glad your just guessing....so am I. One thing for sure though vitamin B, unless this pup is deficient is not going to cure whatever the problem is, I'm not guessing.... |
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The vet first examined her spine and told me that her spine was okay. Then the vet examined if she can walk properly - it was also okay. Then CBC and blood chem was done, the results were again okay. The vet informed me that it found nothing wrong with Ava instead advised me to monitor the situation vigilantly for the next 2 days and bring her back immediately if this happens again. After that, she prescribed Ava with Vitamin B complex as supplement for nerves. Yeah you're right. It can be anything from seizures, liver shunt etc. Even thought that Ava can be a drama queen at times, I'm quite sure though that what I saw was genuine since she collapsed and tilted the 2nd time around after I got her up. |
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My vet said it wasn't a common reaction but he had seen more than one Yorkie with belly pain refuse to stand or walk and I tended to believe him as he did have a big toy dog practice. Don't know if that was really true or he just said it to tamp down my panic that Scotty had something horrible going on but thankfully, he was fine after that dramatic episode. I hope your little one has no more problems like that! |
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Was she uncouncious? My maltese would do that fall over and scream but her eyes was closed and then she would jump up like nothing happened. At first I was told it was a seizure and then realized it was because she had a collapsed trachea. She was 8 when it happened. |
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