update on annie
 

well things have got worse:( for those of you that dont know a month ago annie was fine one day then the next she had a head tilt, balance problems, was unsteady on her feet and her eyes were flickering up and down, i took her to the vet and he said it might be a stroke and gave her meds and said come back in a month. well after 3 days she was nearly back to normal she just had a bit of a head tilt so we thought oh good shes getting better. well that was untill about last wednesday when she cried when her head? neck? ear? or face was touched, we are not sure where it was that hurt her, well then her head tilt got worse, she kept falling over, she wont hold her head up, her eyes are flickering again and she not a happy girl. we took her back to the vets on friday and he said it may be a trapped nerve in her neck, he then found a bad tooth at the very back of her mouth and said it could be an infection pressing on her ear thats making her like this so next friday im to take her back for him to take out the tooth and give her an xray. well he gave her antibotics and on friday night after having them she went all floppy and hot so i had to wet her down all night, then the next night she did the same so i took her back to the vet and he said she was having a reaction to the pills so changed them , he also did a test on her eyes and one of her eyes she is now blind in:( im so worried about her shes just not right:( she is now turning her head to one side to eat and it keeps falling out her mouth bless her. she is having problems going to the loo as well as she keeps going around and around then falling over, then when she does wee its only a little bit and she hasnt done a poo for about 4 days , the last time she tryed to go she fell back and now shes not even trying. i cant even change vets as im not working so i go to the pdsa where all i have to pay is a little bit, im sure she needs a mri scan but they dont do them.:( please send get well wishes her way cos she needs them bless her. also if anyone has seen these symptoms before then please let me know? here is a pic of her when she seemed to be all better:(

Get well wishes and special prayers to Annie .

:hands: :hands: :hands: :hands: :hands: :hands: :hands:

I am sending a ton of well wishes and thoughts to you and Annie. I am so sorry you have to go through this, I can't imagine. Hugs to you~

thankyou both:) its horrible seeing her like it, i just want to make her better:( i may of only had her since april but shes my baby, tye and zac are proper boys and brandi is a tomboy but annie is just like a baby and loves cuddles. i just hope its something that can be sorted and not what im dreading (brain tumor):( it seems so strange that she was fine for nearly a month then went down hill again:(

i am so sorry sweet little Annie isn't feeling well. Sending many prayers for her recovery and great big hugs for both of you.

Poor sweet little Annie! Me and my crew send hugs and healing yorkie kisses your way. I'll be praying for you both.

Prayers for Annie and mom... I have done my best to keep up with little Annie and to read this breaks my heart..... God bless you Annie

aw poor annie very good luck hun and lots of hugs and well wishes her way hope she gets better and u find out what is wrong that has to be scarey....

Annie will be in my prayers. Poor baby and so hard on you to see her sick.

Hi I am very sorry to hear of what is going on with Anne. When you go back to the vets please ask them about Atlontoaxial Instablility. This is a genitic disorder in some small breeds. I have a yorkie with it. We were told a number of times that he had a pinched nerve in his neck. That was not true. He also was fine until he was injured badly because of the disease. There is surgery that can correct it. And it can be diagnost by an x-ray of the neck. Atlontoaxial Instablitity is when the c-1 and c-2 are compressing the spinal core in which it will cause your furbaby to have a tilted head and complain if touch in the neck area. They will lose balance and could be paralyzed like my little guy. We have had surgery done to correct this. He is now learning to walk again. But please ask because this is a disease that is overly misdiagnost. If you would like more info on this you can go to www.petplace.com and put Atlontoaxial Instablility in the search engine and it will give you all the info you should need. If you need to ask more questions please feel free to PM me and I will help as much as possible.
Val and Babybear

Sending special hugs and kisses to little Annie. She will be in our prayers. So sorry for this difficult time. Hope she gets better very soon.

OH I forgot to mention. I am with a group that helps everyone out that is having problems congenital problems with there furbabies. You might find some good info there also. It is Congenitaldogs@yahoo.com. But please ask your vet asap about AAI( short for the long word.)lol.
I hope your baby is feeling better tonight. And if she isn't try and keep her quite this will help if it is AAI.
Val

Awwww, I'm so sorry about your baby being in that shape. I hope you can find out exactly what is wrong with her.

I'd call your vet and ask about the illness mybaby4me was talking about. Worth a shot anyway. Certainly sounds a lot like what you were describing.

So sorry to hear that Annie isn't doing better. We will keep her in our prayers! Thank you for the update.

That's heartbreaking and the only thing that comes to mind is something neurological and that is plain scary....:( :( ....I'm so sorry ...I hope you find some answers for her

I'm so sorry about Annie:(

I am so sorry to hear that Annie is not feeling well at all. My prayers are with you. I know what it is like to have a sick furbaby. I hope they find what is exactly wrong and help her with the pain.. You stay strong for Annie, Gucci and I send kissess oxoxo

hi val thankyou, i already know about this as tigsaa1 told me about it and i have joined the group:aimeeyork

hi everyone thankyou all so much:) we took annie to another vet today and shes not sure what it is ether, could be she as a absess behind her tooth pushing on her eardrum and eye, could be a stroke, could be head injury old or new, could be a infection that got in her brain or could be a tumor in her ear or brain:( the vet said only way to tell is a mri scan but thats about 1000 to 2000 pounds for it to be done then if they find a tumor she maybe could have radio to give her a bit longer but that would be about 1000 pound:( im just hoping its something that she will get better from. she seems a bit brighter today, been trying to play, and she went mad barking when she heard my dad at are frontdoor as he always brings the dog some chicken lol. she looks so sweet laying on her side sticking her arm in the air for me to scratch her armpit:rolleyes: .

I am so very sorry to hear your Annie is going through such hard times.
Poor baby. May I ask why the bad tooth has not been removed? How can
something so small take such pain? Good luck to both of you. I hope you get the answer and cure for her condition. Prayer's coming for both of you.
Carol & Buddy

I am glad to hear Annie is feeling a little better today. And I am also glad that Nell got a hold of you also. She is a sweet woman. I hope all goes well with Annie and I hope they finally find what is happening to her to make her so sick. We will keep you in our thoughts.
Val and Babybear

PS: I will be watching for you in group.

thankyou. the tooth will be removed on friday, ive only had annie since april and as its the very last top one i couldnt see it, mind you the vet said it doesnt look that bad on the outside but he thinks its on the inside of the root that there is an infection. the funny thing is she has only cried 3 times, twice when somewhere on her head was touched and when the vet stuck the light in her ear, she doesnt seem to be in pain. i just hope she gets better with each day.:(

thankyou. i havent had time today as ive got annie hanging over my arm all day but i will post on there tomorrow:)

Prayers for you & Annie
 

Please keep us up to date. I pray the removal of the tooth will solve the problem.:)

I am keeping Annie in my prayers

prayers to you baby annie girl..... get well.....

Please keep us up to date. I pray the removal of the tooth will solve the problem.
__________________

I hope so too. A toothache and earache have to be the worst pain for both human and animals. I pray that with the removal of the tooth she gets back
to being your loving healthy pet. Carol & Buddy

thankyou everyone:) annie is a bit better today, shes sitting up on her own and wagging her little stump when i make duck sounds at her (dont ask lol its something she thinks is funny, things we do for are furbabies lol) ive put her harness on and taking her in the garden for a wee is easyer as i can help her walk, she fell over today as she was having a wee:rolleyes: so i just said oh dear dear dear in a funny voice and she thought it was funny and waggled her tail. its like having a baby, she cant walk on her own without falling over, she cant eat without my partner holding the bowl while i hold her head so she doesnt stick her nose in it, she crys when shes hungry, wants a drink, needs a wee and when she wants a cuddle. :aimeeyork

God bless her!

thankyou:) annie not any better today, i just want friday over and done with now even though im worring about it, i cant not do it as it coud be the reason shes ill:( ive found a trust in the uk that helps pay towards vet bills so ive emailed them and asked if they would help with the cost of a mri scan, its the only way to know for sure whats wrong if its not the tooth. if i had something worth selling id sell it to pay for the scan:( what makes me mad:mad: is a mri scan for me would be about £350 but for annie its about £1500, how come? cos some vets are greedy:mad: