Odin-Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi, our 13 year old Genie got up on Sunday morning and seemed a bit unstable. By mid morning she was seriously wobbly so we rushed her to emergency in ARH. Since she has nasal cancer they were concerned the tumour may have invaded the brain and they put her on seizure watch. By evening her condition hadn’t worsened so we brought her home and slept next to her so we could be aware of any changes. Next morning ( yesterday) we took her back to the hospital for a full CT and MRI, as well as blood panel check. Everything came back normal. The only thing out of the ordinary was that the night before her ataxia attack we had given her Nexgard. Now, she has been on Nexgard for about 5 years without any side effects. But we feel her reduced immunity due to chemo may have caused the reaction. The vet thinks that it could be idiopathic vestibular disease (no discernible cause) or the Nexgard, but there is no way to confirm. They did flush out her kidneys though. Today Genie is much better though still a bit wobbly. Has anyone here had a similar experience? I think it’s too much of a coincidence that it happened the day after she got Nexgard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I've had an old dog with suspected idiopathic vestibular disease. He recovered quite quickly and it didn't happen again. He was on Bravecto but I can't remember if the dose was recent or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Those attacks can be very sudden but I agree with Snook I wouldn’t be given meds without truly weighing up the pros and cons Edited May 4, 2021 by Dogsfevr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I had an older dog who had an episode of idiopathic vestibular disease. One of the main giveaways is the eye flicking. A vet should have been able to pick that up. My boy took a few weeks to recover but there was no real treatment. I'm with Snook, unless really needed I'd be backing off the chemicals especially the all in one's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin-Genie Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Thank you all. Very helpful advice. Yes, we are going to stop giving Nexgard and will ensure she doesn’t go near bushy areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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