My one year old Rat terrier has been  diagnosed with central vestibular disease.  With this she is having seizures and has a left head tilt. Our vet has put her on Phenobarbitol and Doxycycline.   I don't really know much about it and was wondering if anyone has ever had a dog that has had this? And did they get better over time?  I would appreciate all of the help you could give me about this.

cayla,when i saw vestibular i had to reply.my guinea pig had vestibular syndrome, sounds as is may be a similiar conditon she laid on her side and struggled to get up if she could manage it she`ed go round in circles she was treated with something but i can`t remember wot  i will ask vets next time im in, but she did make a full recovery.
s baxter

Thanks for the reassurance.  I wasn't for sure if she would be ok.  But if you don't mind please ask what it was they gave your guniea pigand let me know.

                  Thanks a million,
                       Cayla
        

yeh sure cayla,i`ll give them a call tomorrow and let u know i thought my little guinea was on it`s last legs she looked soooo ill i`d only had her from the rspca for 3 months.but she did make a fantastic recovery and that was 15 months ago i`ll pray your dog does the same it may take i while with dogs thinking of you both.sue

cayla my guinea pig had daily injectsions of DEXADRESON and 3x a day orally BATRIL.  for 3 or 4 days. sue baxter

Our Damson (9 year old) is just recovering from a vestibular problem - it transpired that her ear-drum is perforated (too much gun work???) and the vet had been telling us to keep putting in ear drops, which was making the whole thing worse.   Our vets are nomally excellent, but this was a whoops!!

Your prognosis should be good

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats