neurological?

Re: neurological?

David Mills — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:51:50 GMT

Mark, thanks kindly for your input. The dog improved over the last 24 hours, not normal re panting/odd in kennel behaviour but with a lack of convincing external signs we elected to send home to enjoy its Easter holiday. Due back next week for check

Arlo - videos off a colleague's iPhone, shot in portrait, subsequently downloaded onto old crappy PC and attached from there, so no idea re reason for strangeness.

Re: neurological?

Mark Lowrie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:40:53 GMT

Much better! Although I'm afraid I have nothing further to add. The dog appears neurologically normal from the video and so I cannot be of much more help and I'd be cautious in interpretation of proprioceptive deificts in a dog with a relatively normal gait. Mycotoxins (or any toxin) are possible as Utlendigur says, although tremors are a common sign with this intoxication - though their absence doesn't rule it out completely. I'd hospitalise the dog and just observe. It will hopefully improve in time for its Easter holiday.

Re: neurological?

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:23:01 GMT

[quote user="David Mills"]Thanks for the replies thus far Mark, videos are below:[/quote]

David - that's worked much better than the first time you posted the videos. I think the reason is that your videos are in a very strange format. Like a portrait photo, when videos are always shot in landscape, if you see what I mean. So when you first uploaded them to vetsurgeon, it thought they were a standard shape and stretched them to fit, causing them to be very distorted.

Much better now they are on youtube, still I am curious as to why they are in the unconventional format. Was someone holding the video camera at 90 degrees, or some other reason!

Re: neurological?

Utlendigur — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:46:37 GMT

May be clutching at straws but a colleague had a case over a weekend a couple of years ago that looked similar - just constant panting, anorexia, odd gait and (initially as far as I remember a slight tremor). VPIS wondered about mycotoxins as the dog had raided the kitchen bin and eaten some mouldy yoghurt. The dog recovered over 2-3days

Re: neurological?

David Mills — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:19:32 GMT

Thanks for the replies thus far Mark, videos are below:

www.youtube.com/watch

Re: neurological?

Mark Lowrie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:24:49 GMT

Hi David, nothing on the video 'screams' neurological to me. The dog does not appear weak or ataxic. However, if you can follow Arlo's top tip it may allow for a better assessment.

Re: neurological?

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:26:54 GMT

Technical tip: David, you might find you get better quality results by uploading videos to youtube first (you can set privacy options to restrict who can watch it), and then embed your youtube video on vetsurgeon. You use the same button on VS as you used to upload your video here, but instead select the 'from url' tab, and pasting in the web address of the youtube video you have uploaded. Hope that makes sense!

Re: neurological?

David Mills — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:22:21 GMT

Yes, apologies, technological mishap. It's below.

www.vetsurgeon.org/.../7271.IMG_5F00_1321.MOV

Re: neurological?

Mark Lowrie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:04:37 GMT

Hi David, could you post the video you mention of the dog's gait? You mention the gait in your post but can't seem to find one. The posted videos don't give any information as to whether the dog is neurological or not.