BustaGirl Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hi, my long haired 7 year old Weimaraner looks like he may have 'Wobbler Syndrome'. Has anyone here had experience with this? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yes, in a 7 year old Dobermann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustaGirl Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yes, in a 7 year old Dobermann. Hi Stitch, how did you manage it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Once it was noticeable I took her to the specialist vet but there was nothing that could be done. Some dogs are very stoic and in her case the spinal deterioration was too progressed. She was PTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 If you check out some Doberman forums there is a lot of information about wobblers around with treatment options and how successful they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) Ive only just heard about this condition in dogs ! One of our Cavs has been wobbling when he walks, and i started googling as you do, and Wobblers Syndrome came up and I was sure thats what he had ! Anyway took him the vets, and told her what i thought it was and she said no he hasnt got that (hes just got bad arthritis instead) which can make some dogs appear wobbly when they walk. She said its mostly in bigger breeds and in a couple breeds in particular. She had not seen it in a small breed of dog yet. Doesn't sound too good Edited August 6, 2013 by Jules❤3Cavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustaGirl Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) Thanks Stitch, what do you mean by "PTS" ? Can I ask what happened to your Dobe? Thanks DiscoDobe I will check it out. Yes JuleslovesCavs it looks like only large breeds get it, how is your cav going now with the arthritis? Edited August 6, 2013 by BustaGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 PTS meants put to sleep aka euthanised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustaGirl Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 PTS meants put to sleep aka euthanised. I'm so so so sorry for your loss my heart goes out to you. My boy "Cash" has 3 mid seizures where he is wobbly afterwards, we spoke to his breeder and she said that along some of his lines some of the dogs has had this. We sent a video of him having one of these seizures to the neuro vet and he does not seem convinced it wobblers syndrome so we have to do some more test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 If he is wobbly after a seizure only, then , to me , it doesn't sound like wobbler syndrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Wobblers is also seen in Danes. This is a useful article: http://www.greatdanelady.com/articles/wobblers_syndrome_by_dr_wittles.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I have had it in a Dobe who died from Dilated Cardio Myopathy before it could cause much more of an issue and she also had spinal spondylosis so that didn't help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 We have always had a Dobe as well as our other showdogs. I am always very careful when it comes to feeding etc. especially in a large dog to ensure the correct nutrition etc. Neither dog was subjected to rough handling on their vertebrae but both dogs did a lot of running and were very active. The last Dobe boy we had to be PTS at 5 years from Cardiomyopathy and the Dobe girl we had before him had to be PTS at 7 years old because of sudden onset Wobblers. Both dogs were bought from 'reputable breeders' and I followed the breeders feeding instructions in both cases. I will never get another Dobe again even though I love the breed. BustaGirl your dog does not sound like he has Wobblers so it will be interesting to see the results of the tests. Wobblers is basically a spinal problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustaGirl Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Thanks guys for your responses and help, so sorry to hear of how this has effected some of your dogs. Cashie my boy is being hooked up to a ECG tomorrow at the vets to monitor his heart to see how that is. I will update how I go. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustaGirl Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 Just an update, Cash got hooked up o an ECG on Friday to check his heart and the report is bing sent to a cardiologist in Melbourne at the moment to review but the vet seemed to think it looked ok. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Fingers crossed his results are good ones and you get to the bottom of his issues quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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