Hi,
I have a 6yr old cavvy who is unwell . It started on Friday morning when he got out of bed - he slipped over twice. He was quite flat so I kept my eye on him. An hour later I took him to our vet as he kept falling over. It started off with just his hind legs giving way, but then his front legs were as well. So the vet couldn't find anything a simple diagnosis, so he wanted to keep him there so he could be observed and also if he went downhill. I spoke to the vet Friday night and he said that Seymour also seemed to have a sore neck (not sure how he came to that conclusion) so he THINKS that he has a spinal injury. He started him on cortisone tablets in the hope that he would be much better by the morning. Saturday morning our vet called and said that he had improved - he was walking around and seemed ok. He told us to make sure that he is confined and to keep a close eye on hm.
So.......today he is just not himself still. He is definately walking around much better, but is still definately wobbly. He is really really flat (he is normally a big sleeper, but when you want to play with him he is full of energy and that's just not happening). I went to pick him up twice today and he yelped in pain. He also yelped once when I lifted his head to scratch under his chin. He vomited this morning - Seymour has neverr ever vomited before. But, he is eating well, following us around, wagging his tail, etc etc. I just don't know what the problem is. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I hate seeing him like this.
Thanks,
Amanda
