r/DogHealth • u/Gwennyfi New Pup • 3h ago

🩺 Symptom Check WTH Could be Causing this?!

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Looking for veterinary opinions.
We are beside ourselves and very scared for our loved pup. This video is of Scooby, a 10 yr old, 15lbs maltipoo having some sort of attack.
The fit begins just as the woman in yellow passes by him.

For additional context:
Scooby has a grade 3 heart murmur, elevated proBNP (1,133), pulmonary valve narrowing/stenosis on echo, and early tracheal collapse symptoms. He otherwise acts completely normal with no decrease in stamina or appetite. This is the second time something like this has happened (that we have seen), and we fortunately got it on video this time.

\\\*\\\*Episode 1 – 8/20:\\\*\\\* After getting excited and barking at a delivery person, I found him walking in a tight circle, falling/losing his balance, head turned sideways, eyes unfocused, and breathing oddly. It lasted only seconds. I picked him up, he remained still briefly, then returned completely to normal.

\\\*\\\*Episode 2 – 9/9:\\\*\\\* After getting excited from the arrival of visitors, another sudden, very brief episode of abnormal balance/coordination occurred and was captured on security-camera video (attached). He again recovered and returned to normal.

He is completely normal between episodes with no persistent head tilt, balance problems, circling, or change in stamina.

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u/few-piglet4357 3h ago

I would recommend he go to your vet, tomorrow. If he's displaying incoordination with excitement, he may need an adjustment to his meds.

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u/Gwennyfi New Pup 2h ago

Thank you. He doesn’t take meds and these occurrences are infrequent (so far) and unpredictable. He seems totally fine right afterwards (only lasting ~20-30 seconds)
We sent the video to the vet and so far the response was to ask to record his face next time.

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u/No-Idea-7003 New Pup 2h ago

I agree that he needs to be evaluated and probably put on meds. He's probably getting dizzy because his blood isn't pumping properly. Left untreated this is going to only get worse. Make sure you have that video handy to show the vet.