Wobbler Syndrome

[louisetope]

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Can anyone give me some pointers on the symptoms of wobbler syndrome in whippets?

I know there was an article on in in the Whippet Club magazine a while ago, but I can't find it!

A friend's 9 year old has suddenly gone off his legs a bit, but the vet doesn't reckon it's neurological.

Any ideas would be grately received.

 

[JAX]

Sorry cant help Louise , never heard of a whippet with it 8) What makes you think its wobblers if the vet dosnt think it is . ?

and you might be best putting this in Whipets GEN for a `wider` audiance :- "

 

[Angus]

Sorry cant help Louise , never heard of a whippet with it  8) What makes you think its wobblers if the vet dosnt think it is . ?
and you might be best putting this in Whipets GEN for a `wider` audiance  :- "

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With dobes you get stilted front movement , back leg or legs trembling and in advanced stages they fall over alot,have lost 2 dobes to wobblers.

 

[Vanna]

Louise,

The ladies who write the article and it's follow-up are happy for people to contact them. I'll PM you with their details, but I don't have them here at work. I'll have to get them tonight and send a PM tomorrow.

Vanna

 

[Cartman]

Had that myself. But not since giving up the grog. I dont fall over so much either. :- "

 

[louisetope]

Louise,The ladies who write the article and it's follow-up are happy for people to contact them.  I'll PM you with their details, but I don't have them here at work.  I'll have to get them tonight and send a PM tomorrow.

Vanna

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Thanks Vanna

You were going to be my next port of call!

Hope to speak to you soon

Louise

 

[kris]

all our dobes were x rayed and scored for spondylosis years ago.we wouldnt dream of breeding from a dam or stud without testing their hips and eyes and necks.if i remember rightly a lot of the research into this was done at liverpool veterianary hospital,and all our dogs scores were taken there to a panel to be done.we also had to fill in a questionaire about how we looked after our dogs.did we feed them on the floor or a raised surface?did we feed them a lot of protein and have them overweight as pups?did we exercise with a choke chain?etc etc.f i remember rightly cervical spondylosis was decided to be mutlifactoral in that it wasnt just the dogs breeding that could cause it but a combination of things.i can vaguely remember the article in the north of england dobe club mag publishing the results and his conclusions.the name of the guy who was very well known who did all the research has slipped my mind at the moment(old age im afraid!)i can honestly say hand on heart that i never had a dog with this and i never bred one either.but i always xrayed and scored,never fed the dogs on the floor,didnt put a choke chain on them as pups,didnt overexercise them as youngsters,didnt have them overweight and didnt feed a high protein diet.i remember the vet saying you shouldnt have fat pups you should always have them a bit lean.