GemmaMerlin
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My 6 year old cavalier has recently had a bad attack of Vestibular Disease. He had all the symptoms, drunken swaying, flickering eyes, unbalanced, dizzy, sickness etc. After 3 weeks he has improved a lot, but still is very unbalanced when he moves or gets up too quick.
However following this, we noticed his right side of face drooping, his right ear drooping and that his right eyelid wasnt blinking or moving. We've had numerous visits to the vets, and on Monday he had a MRI at the local vet hospital.
They concluded that he has got fluid/mucus in his middle ear, which shouldnt be there. They said this is probably PSOM (Primary secretory otitis media) Depending on how he progresses in the next week, they will decide if Antibiotics are working or he may need surgery to drain the mucus away fully.
But my concern is his facial paralysis, the neuroligist said this will probaly never be cured, and on top of this he is limping very bad, air scratching, sometimes bunny hops, scratches at his ears and rubs his head a lot on the floor, the obvious cause of this was Syringomyelia, however he was tested for this whilst unde the MRI and it was all negative, which we was thankful for. However why is he experiencing these symptoms? Is this what the PSOM does to cavaliers?
I'm totally at a loose end, as no one I know has had any experience with this illness and i've read so much conflicting information on the internet, i'm now totally confused.
Any help would be appreciated.
Best wishes
Gemma and Merlin (Tri Colour Cavalier)
However following this, we noticed his right side of face drooping, his right ear drooping and that his right eyelid wasnt blinking or moving. We've had numerous visits to the vets, and on Monday he had a MRI at the local vet hospital.
They concluded that he has got fluid/mucus in his middle ear, which shouldnt be there. They said this is probably PSOM (Primary secretory otitis media) Depending on how he progresses in the next week, they will decide if Antibiotics are working or he may need surgery to drain the mucus away fully.
But my concern is his facial paralysis, the neuroligist said this will probaly never be cured, and on top of this he is limping very bad, air scratching, sometimes bunny hops, scratches at his ears and rubs his head a lot on the floor, the obvious cause of this was Syringomyelia, however he was tested for this whilst unde the MRI and it was all negative, which we was thankful for. However why is he experiencing these symptoms? Is this what the PSOM does to cavaliers?
I'm totally at a loose end, as no one I know has had any experience with this illness and i've read so much conflicting information on the internet, i'm now totally confused.
Any help would be appreciated.
Best wishes
Gemma and Merlin (Tri Colour Cavalier)