Posted on 07/18/2010 7:28:05 AM PDT by mlizzy
Don’t Border Collies bite frequently??? Oh wait, is that some other dog I read about on FR frequently...Its all a blur.Ha! I read recently on this informative site about turtles, that "anything with a mouth can bite." But I'm not sure about Border Collies, if that's a usual trait. We have a bc-mix, and she never bites (unless you get your hand mixed in with her pull toy).
We had a scare with our Mindy tonight. She had another bout with K-9 Vestibular Disease that she had last year. She recovered after a couple of weeks of me taking her out and letting her lean up against me to keep from falling over the last time. The vet gave her a steroid shot and said we just had to wait.
She will be 15 years old in October.
Anyway she fell down and could not get up. The same thing happened last year. The vet gave her a steroid shot and wants us to bring her back in the morning for a second shot. The vet said that it is a disease that vets thought was a stroke for many years but now vets know that it is dog vestibular disease. She’s back home now and resting in her bed.
Vestibular Disease in Dogs
By: PetPlace Veterinarians
Section: Overview
The vestibular system is primarily responsible for keeping the head and body in the correct orientation with respect to gravity.
This system will alert the brain if we are standing, sitting, lying down, falling, spinning in circles, and keeps the body balanced. The vestibular system is comprised of nerves that start in the brain and continue to the inner ear. The sensors in the inner ear are responsible for informing the brain about any movement. Vestibular disease affects the ability of the brain to recognize abnormal body positions and also affects the brain’s ability to correct these abnormalities.
Disorders of the vestibular system are divided into central vestibular disease and peripheral vestibular disease.
Central vestibular disease occurs due to an abnormality within the brain. Peripheral vestibular disease occurs due to an abnormality within the nerves of the inner ear
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