Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) some friends of mine have a litter of greyhound puppies and one seems to be partially paralysed. He appeared to be a perfectly healthy puppy until about 10 days ago. Initially they thought he might have had an injury, he wasn't walking properly. They took him to the vet, he's had lots of spinal xrays and the vet cannot find anything. They've kept him separated from the other puppies and kept him quiet but it's getting worse. He's now to the point of losing awareness of what his hind feet are doing. They're very worried and I said I'd do some asking here. I've had a brief look at Wobbler syndrome but it seems to be in older dogs and also causes neck pain. They dont think the puppy is in any pain. I think the pup is around 12 weeks old now. Does anyone have any idea what it might be? Edited May 28, 2013 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Ticks? Or tick bite sites? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm 100% sure it's not a tick. We dont have paralysis ticks here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 My kelpie became partially paralysed after she ate something she shouldn't have. The vet and us still don't know what she ate, the only suggestion the vet could make was maybe she has eaten a dead bird that was VERY far gone or something along those lines and there was a nasty bacteria that poisoned her system maybe. She recovered on her own after a few days and some time spent on a drip(and about $800 gone out of our bank account LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I've been reading and botulism crossed my mind but I think the puppy hasn't appeared to be sick. He's just getting more and more unsteady. I'm wondering if he has a lesion growing on his spine, although I would have hoped the xrays would pick something like that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 She never appeared unwell, just unable to stand, we though she might have been bitten by a snake as we were in Vic too so no ticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 ceroid lipofuscinosis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I think, although not sure if it was poisoning it wouldn't have gone on for so long, and none of the other puppies are affected. It's very puzzling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Maybe not, just a thought as it was a very puzzling situation for us at the time too. I'd lso be worried about lesions and things, XRay wonn't necessarily pick up all soft tissue stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 botulism was my first reaction.... poor little guy , whatever it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 ceroid lipofuscinosis? just had a very brief scan for this, blindness seems to be one of the sypmtoms, he's not blind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 She never appeared unwell, just unable to stand, we though she might have been bitten by a snake as we were in Vic too so no ticks. Any chance she ate macadamias? Moose has had back leg paralysis twice from eating them but recovered in a day. Hope they find a cause Krislin, it sounds very strange . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) She never appeared unwell, just unable to stand, we though she might have been bitten by a snake as we were in Vic too so no ticks. Any chance she ate macadamias? Moose has had back leg paralysis twice from eating them but recovered in a day. Hope they find a cause Krislin, it sounds very strange . No, I dont think so. There's no trees here and the owners are pretty strict about what they feed. They dont feed anything unusal. If it was my dogs it would be a different story, they eat anything they can. Edited May 28, 2013 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Sorry Krislin, I meant kelpiecuddles dog. Has the greyhound pup had a blood screening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 No, my mum is deathly allergic to macadamias so I usually avoid anything with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Sorry Krislin, I meant kelpiecuddles dog. Has the greyhound pup had a blood screening? I dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temperamentfirst Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 ceroid lipofuscinosis? just had a very brief scan for this, blindness seems to be one of the sypmtoms, he's not blind. I don't think CL would show up at such a young age - in most of the breeds who suffer from it it shows up around 12 months at the earliest. I did wonder about TNS or another autoimmune problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I dont know what TNS is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temperamentfirst Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome. Neutrophils are trapped in the bone marrow instead of being released to fight infections. It is genetic in Border Collies, but I have no idea if it is present in Greyhounds. I just wondered if it could be something like that as it can badly affect the joints and the pup cannot fight off infections due to the lack of neutrophils. Border Collies now have a DNA test for it:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 do the sypmtoms match it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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