hollyandmel
Well-known member
hi all,
Not posted on here for a while. Never really thought about SM before if i'm honest, read about it on here but never thought it would ever happen to Holly.
Last night Holly screamed for over minute. She was asleep on the sofa when it happened and ran an hid under the table, trembling with fear and seemed to loose vision? Took her to the emergency vets who did x-rays and blood tests and felt it was a back problem...possible coroded disc?
Also mentioned SM and this is where my mind goes into overdrive....i start thinking about all the things Holly does and am now really worried.
Vet also found enlarged heart and possible murmor (my own vet cannot find this murmor)
holly does these regulary...
1.Excessive head rubbing on the floor, this is getting more frequent
2.scratching of ears and neck and rubbing on the floor, sometimes 15 minutes plus (i feel so bad as i just thought this was happiness and all dogs do it)
3.licking - front paws only, duvet, carpet, toys....i've used the word obsessional in the past
4.hypersensitivity to grooming esp her ears (again i just thought it was her being a wuss and not liking it) she will scream if touch her ears
5.sometimes yelps if i pick her up
6.i've had her 3 years now and has always slept alot
7.increased scooting even though anal glands are clear
8. won't let me touch her back paws and screams if i try and clip her claws, its distressing to hear.
9.lip smacking, swallowing when asleep, she's always done this and sounds like she's sucking on a dummy (again just thought she was dreaming)
10. Scratching of the carpet and cushions
11. circle walking, can spend 10 minutes doing this before she has a wee....but then i just thought this was the way she went to the toilet.
I'm feeling so bad sat here thinking that she might have this and been in all that pain and i didn't realise...i've watched the videos of SM cavs and she's exactly the same.
Took her back to the vets this am and talked about this but going to go down the disc route first...she has been given metacam
asked him too look in her ears (not thinking SM) saying shes scratching more etc he mentioned SM....going to treat her ears first with anti-infam drops and see if it's any better...
i feel so sorry for her and so guilty i never thought of this sooner??
Not posted on here for a while. Never really thought about SM before if i'm honest, read about it on here but never thought it would ever happen to Holly.
Last night Holly screamed for over minute. She was asleep on the sofa when it happened and ran an hid under the table, trembling with fear and seemed to loose vision? Took her to the emergency vets who did x-rays and blood tests and felt it was a back problem...possible coroded disc?
Also mentioned SM and this is where my mind goes into overdrive....i start thinking about all the things Holly does and am now really worried.
Vet also found enlarged heart and possible murmor (my own vet cannot find this murmor)
holly does these regulary...
1.Excessive head rubbing on the floor, this is getting more frequent
2.scratching of ears and neck and rubbing on the floor, sometimes 15 minutes plus (i feel so bad as i just thought this was happiness and all dogs do it)
3.licking - front paws only, duvet, carpet, toys....i've used the word obsessional in the past
4.hypersensitivity to grooming esp her ears (again i just thought it was her being a wuss and not liking it) she will scream if touch her ears
5.sometimes yelps if i pick her up
6.i've had her 3 years now and has always slept alot
7.increased scooting even though anal glands are clear
8. won't let me touch her back paws and screams if i try and clip her claws, its distressing to hear.
9.lip smacking, swallowing when asleep, she's always done this and sounds like she's sucking on a dummy (again just thought she was dreaming)
10. Scratching of the carpet and cushions
11. circle walking, can spend 10 minutes doing this before she has a wee....but then i just thought this was the way she went to the toilet.
I'm feeling so bad sat here thinking that she might have this and been in all that pain and i didn't realise...i've watched the videos of SM cavs and she's exactly the same.
Took her back to the vets this am and talked about this but going to go down the disc route first...she has been given metacam
asked him too look in her ears (not thinking SM) saying shes scratching more etc he mentioned SM....going to treat her ears first with anti-infam drops and see if it's any better...
i feel so sorry for her and so guilty i never thought of this sooner??