Hi, While walking my boy earlier today, all was fine when a Golden retriever came bounding over usually this wouldn't bother him, but he got quite funny with him, as we walked on for a bit  his back legs went funny, wobbly, it was like he was drunk from the waist down, he was panting heavily looked quite stressed about it all....we sat down on the grass for for a few mins, then got back up again his back legs swaying and wobbling like he had no control, sat down again 20 mins later he was fine!! maybe a bit clingy but fine.

This is the second time.. last time a year ago was at home in the garden it seemed worst.(but panicked, this time i was calmer so i could watch him)

I took him to the vets last time, who said he could of had a fit or it could be epilepsy...... but he is aware of whats going on although he acts strange???
He did awhile ago have severe pain in of one his hips, we got him xrayed, just inflammation was picked up, was told hips looked ok, and wasn't hip dysplasia, he was given RIMADYL, and no problems since until now. :(

Will take him back to the vets to get to the bottom of it, just some advice or has anyone had anything similar?

Thanks
Hayley

Think this may be a lack of blood flow to the head caused by one or two problems most encountered in late to old age, often called a "dog stroke". Could be your dog should be on a tablet called Vivitonin and I think you should speak to your vet about this. Did he hold his head to one side did you notice?

He has just turned five, i can't recall him holding his head to the side, i am the only one that has seen him do it as well..... what causes this??
He was charging round like a mad man just before it happened, it's like he's completely disoriented but aware of whats going on!! it's horrible to watch :(

Thanks
Hayley

I had something similar once when one of my bitches literally staggered and nearly fell over. She had had a bad tummy that day. I rushed her to the Vets and she swayed into the Vets. When the Vet checked her gums they had gone almost white. Panic!!!  Anyway she completely checked her over, did a scan and even put a needle into her tummy to see if there was any fluid in there (blood etc). Whilst this was all going on I kept checking her gums and the colour started coming back into them. My Vet sent her home with me, telling me to ensure she was hydrated and to keep her quiet. Now, the Vet believed that she had had a bad tummy cramp and that that had put her body into shock (hence the white gums). I wonder if your boy had hurt his hip by running around madly and being in pain had put his body into shock. Hopefully it won't happen again, but if so it might be worth checking his gums as that could indicate pain and that he had hurt himself. Hope he is fine now and hope that this is of some interest and possible reason for what happened.

I have a friend who's dog does this, she is only 4.  She has been thoroughly checked out by the vet who found nothing wrong.  It tends to happen in hot weather mainly and if she has been over exercised.  So she just has to watch she doesn't over run, especially in hot weather.

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/exercise-collapse.html

Have you heard about exercise induced collapse syndrome??

Roni

Thats the trouble isn,t it ? oh
if only they could talk.
If we are feeling off colour we usually say something and decide to have a day of work or not go to the gym or whatever but because we don,t know how our dogs are actually feeling we just expect them to always feel the same.
So we may set of for a walk or of to training class or travel to a show just thinking everything is fine and the poor dog just accepts he is coming with us,and dogs being the heroes they are just do anything they can to please us owners.
Maybe your dog was just feeling out of sorts and without a trip to the vets and a lot of worry and expense you may never find out.
I always think thats the advantage doctors have over veta a patient that can answer the questions they ask.
Hope your dog is okay again now
Sharon.

i had a boxer years back who did this , was told by the vet it was caled fainting puppy syndrome? i might mean something then again might not ..sands

Have you heard of Vestibular Syndrome? My dog had this followed by panic as the motion sickness if awful, he was so frightened. He is now exercise intolerant and on Vivitonin but he is an older lad now. But he was about 8 when he had VS.