QI Prayers requested, please

Larisa,

My prayers to you all for DeAnna to recover. I have been down that path and know exactly how you all feel.

Di Vic Aust "off kilter snipped-for-privacy@somwherequiet.net" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

Awww Larisa, I know how it feels. I'll keep you and yours in thoughts and prayers. May your pup be well.

Sunny

Poor pup, and poor you. A few prayers aren't too much to ask. Consider it done.

Mel

Prayers and good wishes are on their way for the entire family, both two- and four-legged.

Larisa, A friend of mine recently went through this with her elderly pooch (lab). Was definitely vestibular disease. Antibiotics and time and she's doing VERY well now. Very scary nonetheless. We'll keep all fingers & tails crossed appropriately.

Kim in NJ

Hugs, prayers (and positive healing thoughts and belly rubs for DeAnna) are on their way -

Larissa, so sorry to hear about your sweet QI. Prayers on their way...for everybody. Keep us posted.

-Irene

I wanted to thank those of you who have sent me private emails. I'm a little out of sorts still and am not really responding to any emails, but thought i should post an update to the group. Right now I'm just tyring to figure out how to place 1 foot in front of the other, be strong for the kiddos, and what to do with all of her stuff when the time comes

Larisa

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Please take a deep breath..... I'm still hurting from taking my dear pup Treasure to her trip to the Rainbow bridge almost a year ago. She was such a special dog. The kids will be fine. They adapt so much better than adults do. There will be upset at first but they will be thru this much faster than you will.

Take care of yourself.

All the best Prayers will be coming your way for DeAnna and you.

Marilyn in Alberta, Canada

My Kaz had vestibular disease last year. He was perfectly fine one minute, then walking in circles, drooling, falling over and, in general, quite sad the next. I rushed him to the vet, who took one look at him and pronounced vestibular disease. She likened it to a human spending hours on a Tilt-a-Whirl. It means extreme dizziness. She said it would take about two to three weeks to get over, but he might always walk with a slight tilt to his head, She was right.

Kaz weighed almost 100 lbs and had always run upstairs to sleep with us at night, but he was not able to do that for a while. In order for him to "go" outside, we had to put a belt around his waist and carry him out like a suitcase. I would hold his collar, DH would hold his belt and we would guide him out the door. When he started to walk on his own again, he could walk upstairs, but was never able to go down by himself again. It was a very trying time, but he recuperated fairly well after that.

He was a large dog, Lab/Australian Shepherd cross, and 14 years old at the time. He also had the beginning of doggy dementia, forgetting where he was, walking aimlessly around the house, seemingly lost, then he developed other complications and we lost him a few months later.

We didn't lose him to the vestibular disease, but old age. The vet said it is quite common and they do get over it. During the worst of it, we kept him in a more enclosed area, sun porch, which we padded with lots of blankets and rugs in case he fell. He would just lie there, drooling, with his head down, it was very upsetting. Imagine how you would feel if you were unbelievably dizzy 24/7.

You'll have your hands full for a couple of weeks, but improvement was fairly rapid. Good luck, and please feel free to e-mail me for any other info I can give you.

Denise

"off kilter snipped-for-privacy@somwherequiet.net" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:

Larisa , i am sorry to hear about these problems with your pup.. Now i don't know if this is the same thing but about 2 weeks ago my Kyra fell over while we were going for a stroll.. i did put her back on her feet again but about 2 meters further she fell over again.. i could see she was disoriëntated and every time she tried to walk she would fall over.. she didn't want to eat anymore.. so i took her to the vet and they checked her over.. she had no problems with her ears but obviously seemed very dizzy.. The vet said it was a neurologic problem and gave her a Cortisone shot.. after that she walked straight out of the vets office to the car and when we got home she headed for her dinner.. she ate.. took a nap and when she woke up she wanted to go out for a little walk, which i did and she was fine.. no more falling over.. but she is a diabetic and Cortisone makes the bloodsugar to go all over the place.. so i expected her to be ill from that for a couple of days.. but it never happend.. no problem what so ever! So to make a looooong story short.. could cortisone be the answer for your pup?? perhaps something to ask your vet about? Ohh the costs were about 40 euro's ( between 55- 60 dollars) all in.. so that was money well spend huh? That reminds me.. about a year ago she had a stroke.. she had a cortisone shot then too that was on a saterday night.. when i went back on monday for a checkup she was fine, nothing to show she had a stroke on saterday night.. Yes, i call her a wonderdog! The light of my life! Anyway..just my 2 cents worth.. Lots of good fibes coming your way for your little pup from me and my Kyra!

So glad that your dog is eating again. Hopefully her new diet will help her improve. And yes, do remember that these are the best years of her life becauue she is being loved and taken care of properly. Barbara in FL

Getting her to eat chicken and rice is perfectly fine. Often when dogs are off their feed we recommend that very ting to get them eating. You're doing great with her and I'm so glad to hear she's responding!