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OT Vets: Dog had temporary paralysis
Posted on 2/5/15 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 11:30 pm
Tonight my nearly 7 year old beagle was laying on the couch. She stood up, urinated a bit (which she never does in the house) and then struggled to get off the couch. When she finally was able to get to the floor her back legs were completely useless. She scrambled with her front legs as fast as she could to the bedroom as I tried to get to her and stop her before she hurt herself further. Once I got to her, I touched all over her rear legs and she never reacted, seemingly having no feeling. Less than 3 minutes after getting off the couch, she vomited twice and then stood up normally on all 4 legs and walked to her bed. She has never seemed in pain although she has a slight tremble now. I called a 24 hour animal hospital but they were understandably not able to provide much advice.
I intend to take her to the vet first thing in the morning, but I would be grateful if anyone could provide any information about things to be aware of or any tidbits of information. She has not eaten anything outside of her normal dog food. Thank you in advance.
I intend to take her to the vet first thing in the morning, but I would be grateful if anyone could provide any information about things to be aware of or any tidbits of information. She has not eaten anything outside of her normal dog food. Thank you in advance.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 11:37 pm
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Posted on 2/5/15 at 11:37 pm to Alandial
Just watch it. I wouldn't go to the vet. It's going to be a lot of speculation and "well it might be this, but since she shows this then it might be this also". I'd just keep an eye on it this weekend. From this sound of it there was no pain, your dog is normal now, and it was something you've never seen before in the past
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 11:38 pm to Alandial
I've seen this before a three times over the past 15 years and all three times ended with the same result (getting put to sleep eventually). It was a steady progression of muscle atrophy until the dog was unable to really move around at all. My dad made a thing with wheels for his dog to scoot around on and it lived a good 4+ years like that. A co-worker's dog progressed to immobility really fast and even spread to the dog's front legs all within a year.
The vets were unable to do anything for them other than to offer to put them to sleep.
Hopefully this was just a fluke, but just in case it is not.. I'm sorry.
The vets were unable to do anything for them other than to offer to put them to sleep.
Hopefully this was just a fluke, but just in case it is not.. I'm sorry.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 11:43 pm to Alandial
This happened to my french bulldog. She couldn't walk 2 feet to get her fav treat. I took her to a 24hr vet. They did scans, x-rays, and labs. All came back normal. They prescribed her steroids and a mild pain med. Day 2, she was more mobile. Day 3, she was almost back to normal. Best of luck to you and your pup!
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:15 am to PelicansBruh
Had a dachshund that slipped a disc or something and lost back legs. He got a shot and we kept him in a crate for a while, and he slowly regained use of the legs over several weeks. Lived many more years with no issues. I've seen others that were not so fortunate. The vet told me that you just had to wait and see.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:17 am to PelicansBruh
Thanks everyone for the quick replies. It is making it a bit less stressful. She seems to be sleeping comfortably right now. I will update after the vet.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 12:40 am to Alandial
Very possible it could be IVDD (aka "slipped disk"), however, doesn't really explain the vomiting unless she is profoundly painful, I'm guessing. These things can actually be well managed for the most part with meds (steroids, pain meds, muscle relaxants, etc), but REST is just as important!
Make sure to rest that lil lady very well. No on/off the furniture or running. If you have to put her in a doggie crate to rest her, do it. Most of these dogs don't want to move around anyhow. Severe cases can sometimes require a huge surgery if signs get bad enough.
All this advice is really only valid if IVDD is diagnosed by a vet on physical exam tho.
Good luck
Make sure to rest that lil lady very well. No on/off the furniture or running. If you have to put her in a doggie crate to rest her, do it. Most of these dogs don't want to move around anyhow. Severe cases can sometimes require a huge surgery if signs get bad enough.
All this advice is really only valid if IVDD is diagnosed by a vet on physical exam tho.
Good luck
Posted on 2/6/15 at 1:29 am to Alandial
Our lab had something very similar happen (minus the vomiting part). She couldn't stand on her hind legs so we took her to the pet emergency clinic (you know the one, the place where they rape you in their pricing w/ no lube).
Anyway, the vet there did some jedi-mind trick about 4" above her tail and voila - she started walking and running around like nothing happened! I was amazed and she's never had the same problem since. Apparently it was a muscle issue where her back muscles seized up.
Hoping your beagle heals up soon
Anyway, the vet there did some jedi-mind trick about 4" above her tail and voila - she started walking and running around like nothing happened! I was amazed and she's never had the same problem since. Apparently it was a muscle issue where her back muscles seized up.
Hoping your beagle heals up soon
Posted on 2/6/15 at 1:44 am to Alandial
It could be several things, but my dog had a couple episodes similar to that (the vet called them seizures) after I gave him trifexis. Once I stopped giving it to him they stopped.
Since then, I've seen a ton of things on the Internet about the negative effects of trifexis. Our bet stopped giving it out a few months back.
Since then, I've seen a ton of things on the Internet about the negative effects of trifexis. Our bet stopped giving it out a few months back.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 1:46 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 2:18 am to TheChosenOne
I've seen mine do the same thing but it's been like twice in 4 years. She is always fine after and it's been about 2 years since it last happened.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 5:09 am to Alandial
Had very similar thing happen to our dog. Heard her whimpering in middle of one night spitting up and pissing in her bed. She couldn't really walk, dragging around, her back legs appeared nearly paralyzed. She looked like she was drunk, listing to one side and would tumble over. I thought seizure of some sort. Rushed to emergency vet who suspected poisoning of some type.
About an hour later vet opens the door to the waiting room and out comes our dog looking absolutely normal. Vet said she had no idea. Very strange.
About an hour later vet opens the door to the waiting room and out comes our dog looking absolutely normal. Vet said she had no idea. Very strange.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 5:45 am to rlp
Same thing happened to my dog two months ago. Rushed him to the vet. Was a seizure the dog is fine.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 6:26 am to rlp
That was probably idiopathic vestibular. My beagle had a problem with this about a week ago. She's much better now but still has her head tilted to the side. It causes them to be unbalanced walking like a drunk. Some will throw up because it's almost like being seasick. Another symptom is rapid eye movement. Usually goes away in a week or so. There are some youtube videos and some dogs with severe cases that can't get up and will drag themselves.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 6:51 am to Alandial
Sound like she had a seizure, very similar to what my dog had about 3 years ago. I'd def go to the vet & have them check her out. If it makes you feel better, my dog hasn't had another episode since then. (Knock on wood)
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 6:56 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 7:08 am to Alandial
I have an 8 year old coon hound/mutt. He has similar episodes that are seizures (no vomiting though). He can't stand up, he pees, he shakes, his jaw locks up and he drools. It usually lasts about 5 minutes, then he wants to go run around. We have had all kinds of tests but they say it's normal for some dogs. It was scary at first but he just Wants to be held when it happens so we do (and get peed on sometimes). He gets them every couple months. Hope it's not they frequent for you. Good luck to you and your pup.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 7:11 am to Alandial
Look for a tick in the vicinity of it's spine.
ETA: nvm, should have read your whole post before responding
ETA: nvm, should have read your whole post before responding
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 7:13 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 7:36 am to Alandial
Oh man.
We just put our 16 year old dachshund down. One of the tell tale signs he was fading was that he started having this exact problems. Temporary paralysis, uncontrollable urunating, fatigue, etc.
I don't want to scare you, but it took us 4 returns to the vet for then to finally find the cancer that had spread to his spine. How they overlooked it so many times is beyond me.
My advice? Bring him to the vet. Now.
We just put our 16 year old dachshund down. One of the tell tale signs he was fading was that he started having this exact problems. Temporary paralysis, uncontrollable urunating, fatigue, etc.
I don't want to scare you, but it took us 4 returns to the vet for then to finally find the cancer that had spread to his spine. How they overlooked it so many times is beyond me.
My advice? Bring him to the vet. Now.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 7:38 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 7:39 am to unbeWEAVEable
my dog does similar.. seizure. cant walk, pee is uncontrolled. And a few mins later boom back to normal. Could be that, could be poision of some sort, could be slipped disk, could be some inflamation on brain or spine. Many factors, i would bet on seizure. And nothing ya can do if that unless having them every couple hrs then put on meds.
forgot to mention, could be parasite also. Make sure no ticks on spine
forgot to mention, could be parasite also. Make sure no ticks on spine
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 8:06 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 7:40 am to oleyeller
Yea it's so weird how they are just completely normal right after.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 8:30 am to Alandial
I had a dog that had an unexplained seizure when he was about 1 year old. Eyes rolled, fell over, legs kicking. Vet had no idea. All tests were good. He's 7 and it's never happened again.
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