vestibular syndrome

[budro westmoreland]

My Decker Giat rat terrier had an episope last night. Eyes darting rapidly, she lost her balance like she was drunk. Vomited and then she was fine, lasted about ten minutes. I am calling the Vet this morning. Anyone had any experiance with this? thanks Budro

[Vikki]

Creepy...I would've shown up on my vet's door step in the middle of the night.

Sounds almost like an inner ear issue, (at least it would in humans). I have no experience with this, sorry. Hope your pup is alright.

[MsCedarSwampRetrievers]

Could have been anything, epileptic seizure would be my first suspicion if she was fine after a few minutes. Not a vet, but from the quick research of VS, seen mostly in older dogs and doesn't have immediate recovery. Most times internet dx are not a good way to dx and can cause more confusion than needed. Your vet is your best resourse for dx, then research his/her dx for more info and look for sites that are vet/university based as there is a lot of misinformation out there. I'm not saying that a vet can't make a mistake, but they are better informed of the diseases than most

[Chap]

Our lab had those issues about 9 months ago. Vestibular Syndrome.

[MsCedarSwampRetrievers]

PS hoping for the best with your little girl