Trying to work out what is wrong with Sylvie...
Our two year old Syrian has been on meds for an ear infection recently after a vet visit following the onset of a head tilt. At the appointment, the vet couldn't see anything in her ear and informed us that it was quite possibly something else but to treat her for this just in case.
Skip forward two weeks and the meds haven't helped - Sylvie is barely mobile now and her tilt has worsened. We have adapted her cage to her needs as she stumbles and falls constantly, even on flat ground. It's horrible seeing her like this but she is still walking on her wheel in short bursts, chewing, grooming and eating, and so still appears to be at least semi happy in her condition.
At first we thought it was a stroke, not an ear infection, but everything I'm reading says if they survive a stroke they should improve eventually or at least stay the same, not deteriorate. As it is her ability to walk has gotten progressively worse at a fairly rapid pace.
We keep thinking she's going to pass but then she just keeps soldiering on. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? We're unsure of whether another vet visit would be worth it as she's going through enough as it is right now and he implied that anything more severe would be untreatable. Our thoughts are mainly turning to making the end of her life comfortable, but we just wish we had answers.
|