Hi all,
My cockapoo bitch had her first litter 14 weeks ago. She had seven and the birth went smoothly. The runt of the litter was born last, and she struggled to latch onto the nipple. She needed a lot of help and had pneumonia at just two days old. She almost died. I named her Crumpet and decided I’d keep her. Fast forward, she was always a few weeks behind her siblings in her development. For a while we worried she was both deaf and blind (turns out she’s neither). It became quite apparent at 3 weeks old that she was different to the rest. The vet thinks she may have been starved of oxygen at birth and that she has some brain damage, or a neurological disorder although she said she doesn’t feel the need to further any investigations unless Crumpet is struggling. Crumpet walks with a wonky head, she doesn’t really like to make eye contact, she can be a little unsteady on her feet and can be quite uncoordinated (especially when she just wakes up, it’s like a she’s drunk) but overall she’s very happy, healthy, active, playful, hungry, cuddly, zoomy, keen to learn, explore etc (everything I’d expect of a puppy). To an outsider, they probably wouldn’t notice anything wrong with her, but it is almost as if she has a mild doggy version of cerebral palsy, that’s the only way I can really describe it. I just wondered if anyone else has any experience of a wee brain damaged dog? Does a neurological condition tend to get worse as time passes, or will she stay just a little wonky her whole life? Just wondering if anyone else has a wonky dog and what your stories are. Thanks!
My cockapoo bitch had her first litter 14 weeks ago. She had seven and the birth went smoothly. The runt of the litter was born last, and she struggled to latch onto the nipple. She needed a lot of help and had pneumonia at just two days old. She almost died. I named her Crumpet and decided I’d keep her. Fast forward, she was always a few weeks behind her siblings in her development. For a while we worried she was both deaf and blind (turns out she’s neither). It became quite apparent at 3 weeks old that she was different to the rest. The vet thinks she may have been starved of oxygen at birth and that she has some brain damage, or a neurological disorder although she said she doesn’t feel the need to further any investigations unless Crumpet is struggling. Crumpet walks with a wonky head, she doesn’t really like to make eye contact, she can be a little unsteady on her feet and can be quite uncoordinated (especially when she just wakes up, it’s like a she’s drunk) but overall she’s very happy, healthy, active, playful, hungry, cuddly, zoomy, keen to learn, explore etc (everything I’d expect of a puppy). To an outsider, they probably wouldn’t notice anything wrong with her, but it is almost as if she has a mild doggy version of cerebral palsy, that’s the only way I can really describe it. I just wondered if anyone else has any experience of a wee brain damaged dog? Does a neurological condition tend to get worse as time passes, or will she stay just a little wonky her whole life? Just wondering if anyone else has a wonky dog and what your stories are. Thanks!
