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05-21-2010, 05:12 PM | #1 |
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| encephalitis Hi my name is Tonia. I need some help or any information you can give me. My mom's Yorkie started having problems. Walking into furniture, going in circles, head tilt, not being able to walk good, and falling over. She took her to the vet this morning and was told she has encephalitis. She was given prednisone for the Pebbles. She is a very small dog. A year old and weighs 3lb. She is eating and drink some, but can barely walk. She just wants to be held. My question is will she die from this? My mom is so heartbroken, I just wish there was something I could do to help her. It just seems like Pebbles is getting worse. The vet wants to see her again in five days, but we are afraid she won't make it that long. Has anyone had any experience with this? Is it curable? Thanks, Tonia |
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05-21-2010, 05:21 PM | #2 |
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| Hold on - some other members that know about this should be coming on very soon.
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05-21-2010, 05:22 PM | #3 |
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| How did this vet come to the conclusion that it is encephalitis? What tests were done?
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05-21-2010, 05:30 PM | #4 |
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| Yes, he did testing on her blood and spinal tap. |
05-21-2010, 05:35 PM | #5 |
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| Is she under the care of a neurologist? I am thinking so as vets usually do not do spinal taps that i am aware of. Encephalitis is a by product of alot of things - it basically is swelling on the brain can you post everything that has been done - was an mri done? there are alot of things like chiari aai gme liver shunt all of these things can cause encephalitis did they give you a firm diagnosis? The steroids will help keep the swelling on the brain down which is what the dog needs |
05-21-2010, 05:37 PM | #6 |
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| Did any of this occur within 2 months of a vaccination? when did you notice this all occuring? Did they do any bile acid testing blood work? Did she act different after eating food? |
05-21-2010, 05:43 PM | #7 |
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| there is a very good possibility they can be referring to this Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis (GME) if so please join this group as they are sharp on this stuff as all of them have had spinal taps and mri done on their dogs and can help you understand what may be going on and what the newest treatment is and no it does not have to be a death sentence as long as your dog gets the right diagnosis and treatment immediately as that is key with neurology NewGMEDogs : NewGMEDogs Last edited by dwerten; 05-21-2010 at 05:44 PM. |
05-21-2010, 05:56 PM | #8 |
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| there is a TON of information on this thread about neurological issues check it out http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...d-help-17.html |
05-21-2010, 06:10 PM | #9 |
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| I called my mom and she is going to get back with me in a few minutes, about all the test he did. I know he did spinal and some blood, but I don't know what else. She has the paper work and is going to tell me. |
05-21-2010, 06:31 PM | #10 |
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05-21-2010, 07:23 PM | #11 |
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| Okay she said he did a CBC Complete count, and Blood chem. |
05-21-2010, 07:31 PM | #12 |
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05-21-2010, 07:33 PM | #13 |
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| On the paper it says 1.00? |
05-21-2010, 07:34 PM | #14 |
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| Oh I thought he did a spinal tap but I guess he didn't. I thought she told me he did. He also did not do an mri. |
05-21-2010, 09:12 PM | #15 |
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| It is hard to say it is encephalitis unless there is a spinal tap, but the symptoms really sound like it. I know in humans there are viral and bacterial types, with Viral being the worst. I had it so I speak first hand. The mortality rate is high in humans for certain types. I hope the little dog is under the care of a specialist. Many times if it is caught early, they can make a complete recovery. Never count the little dog out. Best of luck. |
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