Hi guys
I posted a while back about my 10yr old bun who has been having episodes of turning and nystagmus. His treatment began with metacam, panacur and baytril, we then switched antibiotic to septrin and then depocillin - we did this as his frequent relapses may have meant he had middle ear infection rather than EC. However he has relapsed on all.
Yesterday I took my diary and mapped out the dates and was amazed to see a definitive cycle. His relapses last either 12 or 13 days and the periods in between alternate exactly between 6 and 9 days. So for example - relapse 12 days, remit 9, relapse 12 days remit 6, relapse 12 days remit 9 etc
His nystagmus is horizontal and he has never rolled. He manages his bad episodes and eats well throughout. His bad episodes consist of him turning his head to the left and then following with his body, sometimes he maintains his body but his from feet slip to the right as his head turns to the left. He sleeps with his head resting on things turned to the left. He is always aware of his feet and manages to get around and use his litter tray etc.
He's 10 with bilateral cataracts and arthritis. He has currently just gone into remission and is perfectly straight.
I have declined bloods and CT due to the stress involved and risk of sedation for CT. He has been treated at home with home vet visits this far to minimise stress.
Has anyone ever seen a cycle like this? I was shocked to see the regular pattern when I mapped it out.
We've stopped the antibiotics and are keeping up metacam and I've started another panacur course (his last one was for 6 weeks and finished on 13th June)
Ideas????
I posted a while back about my 10yr old bun who has been having episodes of turning and nystagmus. His treatment began with metacam, panacur and baytril, we then switched antibiotic to septrin and then depocillin - we did this as his frequent relapses may have meant he had middle ear infection rather than EC. However he has relapsed on all.
Yesterday I took my diary and mapped out the dates and was amazed to see a definitive cycle. His relapses last either 12 or 13 days and the periods in between alternate exactly between 6 and 9 days. So for example - relapse 12 days, remit 9, relapse 12 days remit 6, relapse 12 days remit 9 etc
His nystagmus is horizontal and he has never rolled. He manages his bad episodes and eats well throughout. His bad episodes consist of him turning his head to the left and then following with his body, sometimes he maintains his body but his from feet slip to the right as his head turns to the left. He sleeps with his head resting on things turned to the left. He is always aware of his feet and manages to get around and use his litter tray etc.
He's 10 with bilateral cataracts and arthritis. He has currently just gone into remission and is perfectly straight.
I have declined bloods and CT due to the stress involved and risk of sedation for CT. He has been treated at home with home vet visits this far to minimise stress.
Has anyone ever seen a cycle like this? I was shocked to see the regular pattern when I mapped it out.
We've stopped the antibiotics and are keeping up metacam and I've started another panacur course (his last one was for 6 weeks and finished on 13th June)
Ideas????
