[Dailydrool] Stroke or vestibular disease

[Helen and Earl Hocking]

Someone in one of the recent drools asked how you can tell the difference
between the two.  Our Buck had vestibular disease.  When we rushed him the
first time to the vet thinking maybe stroke, the vet shone a flashlight into
his eyes.  One of the signs of vestibular disease is that apparently the eye
(pupil?) darts back and forth really fast, and you can only usually see that
by illuminating the eye.  As soon as he saw this, he gave him a heavy duty
shot of antivertigo medicine and we put him on meclazine (sp) tablets
(generic seasickness Bonine pills, NOT Dramamine!).  Within a few days his
"wobbly" ness was gone.  From that point on for a few years, every times he
started to get the wobbles or looked confused, we would immediately put him
back on the meclazine for a few days and he'd be good.  This particular vet
was young, pretty newly out of vet school and they had covered it, but Buck
was the first time he actually saw it--but he was dead spot on the
diagnosis.  I would ask your vet about the possibility that this could be
it...can't hurt!
 
Helen, momslave to Columbo, Bob, Buck and Patches ATB, and fosters Andi and
temporarily, Sam
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