Sake is Seeing Stars....The Blood work is back!
Today I am nervous.
Sake was acting very funny last night. When we first got her she would sometimes act like she was seeing stars, head tilted to one side, looking up, etc. We took her to the vet and they found that she had a mild ear infection and gave us medicine to help clear it up.
Well last night this happened again, but it was for about a minute and then Sake got really scared and headed to her place under the bed. She was panting and drinking LOTS of water, she always drinks a good amount of water but last night it seemed like more. She was going pee normally. She seemed pretty sleepy the rest of the night and just wanted to rest. She slept throught the entire night without even a slight movement which is strange since she is usually all over the bed when she sleeps.
When I woke up this morning she seemed fine, but being the worrying mother I am she is going to the vet for bloodwork and everything else at 1pm EST today.
Think good thoughts for her...
Sake was acting very funny last night. When we first got her she would sometimes act like she was seeing stars, head tilted to one side, looking up, etc. We took her to the vet and they found that she had a mild ear infection and gave us medicine to help clear it up.
Well last night this happened again, but it was for about a minute and then Sake got really scared and headed to her place under the bed. She was panting and drinking LOTS of water, she always drinks a good amount of water but last night it seemed like more. She was going pee normally. She seemed pretty sleepy the rest of the night and just wanted to rest. She slept throught the entire night without even a slight movement which is strange since she is usually all over the bed when she sleeps.
When I woke up this morning she seemed fine, but being the worrying mother I am she is going to the vet for bloodwork and everything else at 1pm EST today.
Think good thoughts for her...
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Our Tsuki is really sensitive to change or the unknown as well, she gets visibly bothered by things she doesn't understand - like when we alter our pack by adding or adopting out a dog, the sound of the radiator, when she was spayed, when she had a tooth extracted, when I was really sick recently, all these things made her act very.... pathetic? That's the only word I can think to use right now.
Hopefully the blood work helps answer the mysteries of her behavior!
The reason I ask is because I have known a couple of dogs (usually elderly dogs) that have balance "seeing stars" issues when there is a major change in atmospheric pressure. Since Sake has an ear infection, she may be extra sensitive to these changes. I forget what it is called, but the dog is usually lathargic, has trouble keeping balance, tilts head, may exibit vomiting, diarreah, or excessive thirst.
Just a thought... But either way, I hope Sake feels better and the blood work does not show anything bad.
We are hoping it's just another ear infection that we didn't notice. PRAY PRAY PRAY. She has been eating fine, pooping and peeing normal (no diaharea) and has been playful. It was just after her "seeing stars" episode she got funny and tired. She was playing with Miso all night up until that point.
Shelby my boyfriends family's dog has seizures. Before she has the seizure she acts very goofy and dumb, she wants to be as close to us as possible and is very restless. Then she has a grand mal seizure (the serious very noticeable and scary kind). Afterward she runs around the house in a frenzy panting and heaving, she tries to hide from every one and drinks a TON of water. After about 20 minutes she calms down and goes to bed. For the rest of the day she seems kinda slow and goofy.
I know that there are different kinds of seizures and some dogs just go into a trance like state for a moment or two and others convulse.
I hope Im wrong, but some of what Sake does sounds like what Shelby does when she has a seizure. Just bring it up to the vet next time you see him.
So the doctor did a good once over of Sake and everything seems okay. She does have a mild ear infection and we are hoping that plus the pressure is what caused her behavior. The doctor took blood to check all her functions and we will know the results from that tomorrow. Everything else looked fine though. No temperature, clean stool and urine samp, great heart and lung sounds. So I am just taking a deep breath now!
The doctor did a mini-neurological exam and said she was reacting to everything normal. She didn't think it was a seizure because she would snap out of it when I talked to her or offered her a treat. She said most of the time seizures can't be "interrupted" since the dog doesn't have control over them.
So for now we will treat her ears and watch her. I will let everyone know what the bloodwork shows tomorrow.
Did they have any idea why she keeps getting ear infections?
Do let us know how the blood work turns out!
Sabrina - She might just have sensitive ears. But I agree if it becomes a regular thing, she should be checked for an underlying cause.
Hugs from all of us here at Casa Anderson! Feel better Sake!
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FYI ..... Ear Infections
Poor babe! Hopefully she feels better soon! ~
As another data point, my sister had ear infections constantly as a child. She was even put on antibiotics for an entire year (I think, I was still pretty young). She grew out of them, so hopefully little miss Sake will too.
Get well soon!
I am glad everything sounds very treatable.
Sidenote: Smoking bothers little shiba ears?! That's unsettling, though not wholly unexpected that they would be affected.
My sister and I both had chronic ear infections because of our parents smoking (as well as asthma, and a number of other health issues).
You can also give your dog all the same cancers you can get from smoking by smoking around them.
So smokers...QUIT!!!
(I used to smoke 3 packs a day, if I can do it , 10 years and counting, anyone can)
Still no word on the blood work...I will let everyone know as soon as I hear.
Last night when we put Sake's medicine in her ear she had the same "seeing stars" reaction so we are pretty convinced it is her ears. After about 10 minutes of the medicine being in she went back to normal and had no problems the rest of the night, although she would act like the sound from the TV was bothering her...but that could be because we were watching American Idol and it was all the BAD singers! LOL, Sake is the new AI Judge. :P