Our 2yr old dog has something severly wrong.

[-Cp]

And we (nor the Vet) have a clue..

She's a 2yr old Aussie-shepherd mix...

About a week ago we noticed her lower jaw would shake a bit while she was panting/breathing - just thought perhaps she had a sliver in her tongue or maybe bit a bee...

Fast forward a few days and that shaking has now overtaken all of her - whenever she moves ANY muscle, she starts shaking..

Needless to say, it's frustrating NOT having a freakin clue as to what's wrong w/ her - all her blood tests / etc from the vet came back clean..

The vet thinks she may have Epilepsy? I have my doubts...

Anyone?

[Missileman]

http://www.nzymes.com/Articles/seizures_or_epilepsy_in_dogs_cats.htm?gclid=CL_x6K eMr5oCFRJxxwodXSezcw

Check out the "Seizure Causes" tab.

[AFbombloader]

I hope you find out and everything turns out ok. Keep us informed.

[-Cp]

we're gonna take her tomorrow to see a Nurology Specialist
whenever she moves ANY muscle in her body, she starts shaking

http://maltesedogs.com/white_shaker_dog_syndrome.htm
or one doc thought it could be Myasthenia gravis
http://dogs.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Canine_Myasthenia_Gravis

[darin]

No 'siezure' there:

Classic signs of CMG include:

* Muscle weakness in the legs, face, eyes and throat
* Normal activity causes almost immediate fatigue
* Enlargement of the esophagus (megaesophagus)
o Difficulty swallowing
o Frequent regurgitation of food
o Distinct change in bark/voice
o Weight loss

[-Cp]

No 'siezure' there:

Classic signs of CMG include:

* Muscle weakness in the legs, face, eyes and throat
* Normal activity causes almost immediate fatigue
* Enlargement of the esophagus (megaesophagus)
o Difficulty swallowing
o Frequent regurgitation of food
o Distinct change in bark/voice
o Weight loss

I know, that's why I think it's prolly CMG...

[emmett]

CP.....

Wish I would have seen this earlier.


Had a Chihuahua with similar disorder about 10 years ago. Made it extremely hard to diagnose because as you know they shake anyway. After vets (3 or 4) could not help it got a lot worse until she could not stand. Then they said it was parvo. Wrong!

Turned out to be a form of Epilepsy. It affects dogs much much differently than humans. As opposed to seizures that are rather sporadic as thought of generally a dog can seem to experience a combo of incremented effect it seems where they can still basically function but appear affected as well to different degfrees at different times. Sometimes the shaking was overwhelming and left "Booger" unable to do anything but then at other times she would appear almost normal with small quivers etc,... It was a form of Dog Epilepsy.

Eventually she was prescribed medication by a neurologist who was successful in getting the "seizures" (for lack of a better term) under control.

If and when this is determined to be the problem, I of course do not know, the dogs diet will be very important. Some things in dog foods affected the potentcy of the medication. Just for the record Booger lived a normal life after that with some small vartiances in what she ate. Starch becomes good for some reason. I would feed Booger rice made in spring water that had no chlorine. I know this sounds crazy but reading your thread hit me like a brick.

Boogers problems got real bad before they were diagnosed. Like I said Chihuahuas, shake a lot to begin due to their small size. Changes in atmosphere, room temps etc,.. just effect them more and much quicker. I noticed the jaw quivering thing however myself and that is how I got started on it.

Hope the neurologist locates the problem and you get your dog the care it needs Good Luck.

[-Cp]

Got a 3rd opinion today - doc thinks its:

Corticosteroid responsive tremor syndrome

[cat slave]

And we (nor the Vet) have a clue..

She's a 2yr old Aussie-shepherd mix...

About a week ago we noticed her lower jaw would shake a bit while she was panting/breathing - just thought perhaps she had a sliver in her tongue or maybe bit a bee...

Fast forward a few days and that shaking has now overtaken all of her - whenever she moves ANY muscle, she starts shaking..

Needless to say, it's frustrating NOT having a freakin clue as to what's wrong w/ her - all her blood tests / etc from the vet came back clean..

The vet thinks she may have Epilepsy? I have my doubts...

Anyone?

Seizure sounds logical to me. Seizures dont always manifest themselves
in a typical manner.

Hope your buddy is better.

[emmett]

Got a 3rd opinion today - doc thinks its:

Corticosteroid responsive tremor syndrome


Can you elaborate a bit. What will be further ramifications of this disorder? Medications, ...etc,...

I'm just curious in case I run into anyone else who encounters this and thanks for sharing this with us by the way.

[cat slave]

Id like to know too.

[-Cp]

She's better now - the docs put her on a few diff steroids..

It turned out to be: white shaker dog syndrome..

http://maltesedogs.com/white_shaker_dog_syndrome.htm

[Creek]

She's better now - the docs put her on a few diff steroids..

It turned out to be: white shaker dog syndrome..

http://maltesedogs.com/white_shaker_dog_syndrome.htm

Glad she's better...From reading your post,and the replies I didn't think there would be a good out-come on this..It's sad to see them suffer.After all they are part of the family.

[cat slave]

Yes, they are part of the family!!

Glad the little baby is doing better.