Dizzy Dogs?

[mattylad]

Are her kidneys and liver ok? We had an older border collie that was having fits, and that was the issue with her.

This is what I was asking about flea meds for.
Apparently they are responsible for the death of lots of dogs in the US by taking the main brand anti flea meds. (I no longer have the link to this though).
With things like convulsions being one of the exhibiting factors.

I really hope that she gets the correct diagnosis and treatment so that she comes through this, it's heartbreaking to hear of dogs in pain.

 

[motorbiking]

I can only go on what they said, but the blood /toxicology should have found that.

This morning she cannot walk or stand, went out for a pee and collapsed on the frozen grass. Whippets do not like being cold. So this is not heading in the right direction.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

sh*t that does sound similar. sorry for your loss. its very hard when they are so young.

I do hope not! It hurt more, because she was such a very, very clever dog.

How did the vet diagnose tumour? MRI? bloods?

There was no MRI available back then for animals. I cannot remember how it was diagnosed, my head was in a spin at the time..

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

This is what I was asking about flea meds for.
Apparently they are responsible for the death of lots of dogs in the US by taking the main brand anti flea meds. (I no longer have the link to this though).

We've never much bothered with flea meds, we've never had a problem with fleas. They've picked up the odd tick, on holiday, when in fields used by livestock.

 

[mattylad]

I use coconut oil, a teaspoon given daily as a treat the dogs love it, the fleas hate it.
Makes their coat look good too

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I use coconut oil, a teaspoon given daily as a treat the dogs love it, the fleas hate it.
Makes their coat look good too

There was some in the pantry, so we tried her with a teaspoonful. Yep she loves it, thanks for the suggestion, I'll see how it goes.

The coconut oil was bought for her, to mix with glycerine and water, to detangle/declump her fur. It worked, but not that well. What ended working best, was simple conditioner.

 

[Deleted member 142255]

@motorbiking how is your dog going on?

I hope she is improving.

 

[motorbiking]

Sadly she died.

 

[Deleted member 142255]

Sadly she died.

So very sorry to hear that.

 

[THFC]

Me too

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

and me as well!

 

[fillyboy]

Sadly she died.

Very sorry to hear that, you did all you could, at least she's not suffering any more.

 

[mattylad]

Damn, sorry to hear that.

 

[motorbiking]

Thanks for all the support and kindness.

 

[motorbiking]

Just an update, we planned to wait 6 months to a year before getting another dog. We decided, that when they bring you so much joy, why wait.