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It wasn't a stroke

One morning our 15-1/2 year old dog Ani couldn't walk straight. We

thought it was a stroke. The Vet diagnosed her with a

disorder called Canine Peripheral Vestibular Syndrome, an

inflammation in the nerves connecting the inner ear to the

cerebellum. "The dog feels like it's just gotten off a spinning merry-go-round", said our dear Doctor Kelly, "It will go away in a few days." Ani was put on Antibiotics.

Our sweet dog recovered. If your dog is ever falling over like she's a drunk, and her eyes twitch back and forth, MAYBE it's NOT a stroke, it could be CPVS.

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Uploaded on December 4, 2007
Taken on August 25, 2006