Hi - im new! thought id join as i would really like some experience on this!
Our lovely 5 month old cav has been diagnosed with these CM/EFS (via MRI early jan//spinal tap/bloods etc).
She has had circling episodes last week of december 23, and 3 weeks ago the episodic falling syndrome episode where she "collapsed" on my bed and her body was basically having a fit but concious.
last saturday (so end of jan), shes been yelping in pain on and off for an hour, air snapped three times which she has never done before. She unfortunately caught my finger the 2nd time and the 1st narrowly missed my young childs face (he was then removed and told to stay away from the dog) NOT her fault or his!! Third time she snapped then wanting cuddles from me.
After this, she was completely out of it, her eyes rolling so obviously and i couldnt bring her round.
i had already phoned the vet, passed to emergancy one etc. After these episodes she was "fine", jumped off the sofa, wagged her tail and carried on as normal. Vet advised monitor and come the sunday as she was back to "normal", Was about an hour in total this lasted - the last vet said just film them and call us, get stuff that we can see and know what it is up with her.
This dog has never shown a hint of aggression so i'm certain its pain only related on sat..
She will literally sleep probably 20-22 hours a day has from day one. Only wants small walks and then wants to go home, dosent enjoy exercise but LOVES dogs. Will chase a toy for 5-10 minutes then sleeps for hours, she does get very excited with this but again 5-10 mins then shes done.
Shes under the specialists anyhow, back tuesday. On sunday when i took her in, she got given painkillers from the vet - gabapentin, omeprazole and loxicom (had to stop the last due to diarrhoea)
Has anyone dealt with this before? What sort of life has their dog had?
Shes back at the specialists next week due to this saturday episode. Shes very funny about her neck being touched, very stiff in her neck but not had any more yelping episodes. Shes clearly still not right and as the vet said, medication is able to go up as shes on the "middle" dose for her weight
Our lovely 5 month old cav has been diagnosed with these CM/EFS (via MRI early jan//spinal tap/bloods etc).
She has had circling episodes last week of december 23, and 3 weeks ago the episodic falling syndrome episode where she "collapsed" on my bed and her body was basically having a fit but concious.
last saturday (so end of jan), shes been yelping in pain on and off for an hour, air snapped three times which she has never done before. She unfortunately caught my finger the 2nd time and the 1st narrowly missed my young childs face (he was then removed and told to stay away from the dog) NOT her fault or his!! Third time she snapped then wanting cuddles from me.
After this, she was completely out of it, her eyes rolling so obviously and i couldnt bring her round.
i had already phoned the vet, passed to emergancy one etc. After these episodes she was "fine", jumped off the sofa, wagged her tail and carried on as normal. Vet advised monitor and come the sunday as she was back to "normal", Was about an hour in total this lasted - the last vet said just film them and call us, get stuff that we can see and know what it is up with her.
This dog has never shown a hint of aggression so i'm certain its pain only related on sat..
She will literally sleep probably 20-22 hours a day has from day one. Only wants small walks and then wants to go home, dosent enjoy exercise but LOVES dogs. Will chase a toy for 5-10 minutes then sleeps for hours, she does get very excited with this but again 5-10 mins then shes done.
Shes under the specialists anyhow, back tuesday. On sunday when i took her in, she got given painkillers from the vet - gabapentin, omeprazole and loxicom (had to stop the last due to diarrhoea)
Has anyone dealt with this before? What sort of life has their dog had?
Shes back at the specialists next week due to this saturday episode. Shes very funny about her neck being touched, very stiff in her neck but not had any more yelping episodes. Shes clearly still not right and as the vet said, medication is able to go up as shes on the "middle" dose for her weight