RE: [pyrnet] Strokes and heart attacks.

["Sariena" <s.foley@sympatico.ca>]

Hi My Sheppard Pepsi (3 months shy of 15 now) had a stroke (or that's what
the vet called it) three years ago. It was horrible! For a few days, if she
tried to get up and move she would almost do circles, and walk sideways. She
did recover rather quickly, but She ended up not having full use over her
back end (for lack of a better way to explain it). Since then she has had
several more mini ones, each time losing more mobility in her rear. She sort
of walks from side to side, rather than actually bending her legs forward.
Her tail is always cocked to the left side now. And sometimes she cannot
stand to eat, as her back legs won't stay under her, and start sliding into
the splits. She's not in any pain, and just looks really confused at her
butt, not understanding why it's not doing what she wants it to<G>
My vet said this was all caused by the strokes. But she's happy, has a great
appetite, and never whines in pain, so he did not think that I should let
her go.
Sariena


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Linda Weisser
> Sent: 9-Feb-02 18:37
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Strokes and heart attacks.
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barb Bowes" <bamb@monmouth.com>
>
> Evidently the brain is
> different etc so they cannot have strokes? >>
>
> I had a dog that died of a stroke.  She died of an embolism in the brain
> which is a sort of stroke. I know several others who had milder
> strokes and
> remained affected at least mildly all their lives.  What dogs do
> not have is
> heart attacks as we humans think of heart attacks.  They do not have
> myocardial infarctions.  When dogs die of heart problems it is most always
> due to some sort of disease or, more commonly, a heart defect.
>
> Linda
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