intermittent weakness in a young miniature crossbreed

RE: intermittent weakness in a young miniature crossbreed

David Mills — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 22:31:42 GMT

Yes looks like Spikes disease or canine episodic cramping. Not seizure as the dog is fully conscious and normal after.

Gluten free diet is the tx of choice if its frequent.

RE: intermittent weakness in a young miniature crossbreed

Emily Rainbow — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:57:29 GMT

Wifi too slow for video atm - could also be episodic cramping syndrome? (Not just border terriers)

RE: intermittent weakness in a young miniature crossbreed

Julie Innes — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:59:05 GMT

Interesting one! I had a myasthenia gravis years ago, but the collapse he had was far more dramatic than shown here, he couldn't even lift his head, whereas your wee guy looks kind of stiff and jerky, but his head is up and seems alert. Do you have a neurologist locally? We often send videos like this to the lovely vet who does our neurology referrals and get his take- there are so many weird and wonderful conditions out there! Be interesting to see how the BAST comes back though. Could it be focal seizures??