Something's Wrong - Page 2

 Hello again gsdlvr2,

I agree that it does not sound emergent at this time. I too was concerned about a focal type seizure. I have a dog here whose owner never noticed it and while here he has had three. At first I did not see the start so I was concerned but the floor was wet so I considered perhaps he was just not getting good footing. The next episode again was only partially seen by me, but the third I saw from start to finish. And this was exactly the kind of trouble he had.....just suddenly could not stand. 

Hopefully this is nothing. It sounds like you have it under control and hopefully your vet will have something to offer tomorrow. Just watching him for now seems like a reasonable plan of action.

Keep us posted. We will be thinking good thoughts.

Doesnt sound like pano.  I have had a many a pup or growing dog with pano...they limp and dont want to walk   they just lay down and act lazy....they kind of walk like a ballet dancer that is having a hard time putting her feet down......because their legs hurt...

Make sure he drinks plenty of water tonight and goes potty   check his poop and pee....vet will ask ..condition of it...look at his tongue color and his gum color....pale or good and pink?????

If  you have a harness, for the trip to vet ,use it so he wont fall and hurt himself.....

Is there any chance this could be the early stages of DM?I hope not cause i had a previous dog with that and it was not good. I guess the good thing is that there is meds for it.My dog responded well to Medicam and accupuncture.Hope all turns out well.

 To answer some questions. I tested him today with flipping his feet over. He did flip it back on the right hind leg. It seemed to bother him. What does that mean? or what does that show?  His pupils are fine.

What is DM?

He is still not walking correctly but did not fall again. I am watching him closely.

The first thing that comes to my mind when a young dog is lame is to have his hips xrayed and go from there.

BTW, DM is degenerative myelopathy, a disease common to the GSD. Your dog is probably too young for that. Google it and you can find a number of articles to read.

the dog collapsed.  Young healthy dog that was "fine" and now is suddenly collapsing, falling, not walking normally - something is wrong.  It's not a gradual problem or joint-pain problem like Pano or DM.  It's an acute problem such as poisoning (what does "belly tucked" have to do with poisoning or not?) - seizure activity, stroke, heart problems, kidney failure - could be many things but none of them "ok to wait and see" IMO you should take him to the vet immediately if you value his life.  Some things (poisoning for instance) can be treated sooner but not later.

molly

 belly tucked means closely supervised, that's how it relates to not having access to poison. I'm still trying to reach my vet.

 OK, I finally found another vet who can see him in a few hours. I'll let you know what they say.

Good.  Probably nothing more than a pulled groin muscle, but ingestion of a toxic substance has to be immediately ruled out.  Voice some concerns while there.....such as tick bite or inner ear problem to CES.  The more you question during the visit, the more you can see the competency of your vet. Even if you have a well-placed faith in him, it can't hurt to keep him open-minded and on his toes.  Pretty sure he'll start with x-rays, as mentioned by Blitzen.

Know your frightened.  Hope you get a definitive answer that's easy to hear.  Take a very deep breath and let it out slowly.