Re: Some info on Vestibular disease in dogs Very interesting article Roz as I could be wrong but I don't think vestibular is well known about and that can include vets. ??? My old Labrador had vestibular when he was 14. I assumed he'd had a stroke. He fitted all the symptoms in the article which also are the symptoms of a stroke. A young vet and nurse came out to us, no way I could get him in the car. When they saw the nystagmus they thought stroke and gave him a massive shot of steroid. Not the best thing for him as he was being treated for liver failure which he'd been making a good recovery from. Later that evening he got much worse. I called the vet but luckily they don't do home visits after hours because I thought he needed to be put to sleep. I even had my cousin digging a hole in the garden. :-\ All night I was hoping Murphy wouldn't wake up in the morning. The next day you wouldn't have known there'd been anything wrong with him !!!! He was just a little bit unsteady on his legs. I googled looking after a dog after a stroke and found vestibular. I had to go and pick up some medication from the vet and asked to speak to one. I got the boss who asked how Murphy was getting on. I told him and without me saying anything about vestibular he said that's what it was as a dog wouldn't have made such a quick or good recovery from a stoke. That was the start of me losing confidence in that vets especially when the boss vet explained that a stroke isn't common in dogs whereas vestibular is more common. Too many young newly qualified vets taken on for their first 12 months without enough experience. I know they need to get their experience somewhere and I don't know the practical solution but they need the support of an experienced vet. My dog made an excellent recovery and was back retrieving a ball in a couple of weeks. He'd wanted to sooner but I wouldn't let him. ;D
