European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF IDIOPATHIC VESTIBULAR SYNDROME IN A GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG

Subhash Chandra B*., Selvi. D., Abiramy @Prabavathy A., Vijayalakshmi P., Rajkumar K. and Subramanian B.

ABSTRACT

A six-year-old male German Shepherd dog was presented to Small Animal Medicine Unit, TVCC, RIVER with reduced feed intake, left sided head tilt, frequent vomiting and abnormal eye movement and gait for the past 2 days. Upon clinical examination, the dog had asymmetric ataxia with left sided circling. Nystagmus was also noticed. No abnormal changes were noticed on haemogram except for reduction in thrombocytic count. The condition was diagnosed as Idiopathic Vestibular Disease and was treated symptomatically. The animal recovered within 3 days’ post treatment and regained appetite, balance and activity completely. Vestibular system in the inner ear is responsible for maintaining orientation and balance of the animal with response to external stimuli (Parnes et al, 2003). Any cause of dysfunction in the vestibular system is responsible for the symptoms like incoordination, loss of equilibrium, circling or falling, nystagmus, nausea and vomiting (Kraeling, 2014). A clinical case of such Idiopathic or Geriatric Vestibular Disease observed in a German Shepherd dog is placed on record.

Keywords: Nystagmus, haemogram, thrombocytic.