Strokes question

[henry d]

My ESS has just had a stroke, over 1 hr of lack of motor function, eyes moving side to side and drooling. She has had minor episodes like this that have lasted just a minute or two, but in this case we went to the vets and he sedated her and gave her something for the stroke. Vet seems to think she may be able to shrug it off but we have to phone in the morning.

She is now home and seems to be resting.

 

Has anyone had this with there dogs, she is 15 BTW, and what if any was the prognosis ?

[apache]

Varies from dog to dog. The way your dog responds is the important thing. Sadly once they've had 1 episode it is much more likely to happen again (but doesn't always).

 

Some dogs recover completely, some are left with a permanent head tilt or weakness and some don't respond to treatment.

 

It's not a stroke as in people (ie a bleed into the brain) it's a problem with balance 'vestibulitis'.

 

I put a 12y/o ESS down this morning for this very condition - 2nd event in a week.

 

I hope things go ok for you, but prepare yourself for the worst.

 

[henry d]

I`m ready for that as she is 15, she seems to be still sedated well and still staggers and has droopy eyes, the side to side has stopped. Will have to see what this mornings prognosis is when the vets open.

[pegleg31]

i had my springer put down in may this year he was 13.It was his 3rd stroke his first was five years ago and although the vet was telling me he would'nt recover he did .he was as sharp as he used to be but who cares but in may he had another the vet pescribed a course of steroids and it looked as though he was going to recoer but he had another 3 weeks later and enough was enough.i hope yours will be ok

[henry d]

GOOD NEWS !!

 

Last night we took her again and she seemed to be only slightly better, at 2am she was like her old self, with a slight weakness in her legs. She seems to be much better and has had a short walk, due to the snow depth more than anything, and is or appears to be much better. I think that the sedative had a lot to do with her demeanour yesterday.

 

I had spoken to a woman at work who had a dog put down due to it having a stroke as they thought it cruel to let it"suffer" the syptoms for what the vet said could last 4 days to a week. I am now glad that the vets at our practice are so adamant that dogs can recover in many cases.

I now also understand what a "STROKE" is in dogs, basically a balance thing rather than a human stroke which is generally a cranial bleed/clot.

 

I know she is still ill and not out of the woods yet, however I will listen Always carefully when the vet gives advice

[plinker]

h, my old dog had 2 strokes the first stroke at 12 and another at 13 she was 16 when she died from a totally unrealated illness,like you said dont compare it with a human stroke i is much milder in a dog ,mine was effected on her left side and she was a bit one sided for a while but after a couple of months she was back to her old self.

[henry d]

Cheers plinker, she is even more perky this evening

[Traztaz]

Best of luck kiddo with your dog, knowing how much I am enjoying my young dog makes me feel for you with an older dog and the knowlege that the end will come to all of them.A gun dog is not just a pet it is a partner and a companion in the one thing we love deaqrly in our way of life.Best of luck and I really truely hope all goes well.

[henry d]

UPDATE - She is approx. 99% of her old self and is just a little weak in her back legs.

[docholiday]

good news Henry, fingers crossed

doc