Lucy has a spot in the walk-in closet she's always liked to be in. This afternoon, I was handing out treats and went in to see if Lu wanted any. She looked up at me and I put a few down on the blanket she was on. She tried to eat one but the angle of the blanket caused it to roll away a bit. I reached down to get it and Lucy had turned her head from me. When I gave the treat back to her, she didn't turn her head back. Her turn was about a 90degree and not just a slight one. I talked to her telling her I put it back...but her head stayed. I called her name again and her head suddenly turned back but it was almost like it snapped back as it seemed she overshot it and it then went a bit to the other side before returning to the front. This kind of happened the other night when she was sleeping on me (video in another post). It was scary to see this happen AGAIN.
The vet told me yesterday it could be pain from her mouth. It could be vestibular. Reading about vestibular, though, it seems to focus on balance (on four). We have not seen any of this when Lucy has been up and moving. Can it be just with her head? Is this painful? Does it cause a quality of life issue? With all of this going on at once, I just don't know if I want to put her through all of this.... she's been through a ton already and it's just not fair to her or us if at 19 it would impact her substantially. Ugh. This is sooooo emotional for me and I want to do what is best for Lucy with the resources I have (they are drying up from a dollar standpoint...and it is terrifying me). Any info on this condition (or what else it could be) would be appreciated so I can make the best decisions for Lucy.
The vet told me yesterday it could be pain from her mouth. It could be vestibular. Reading about vestibular, though, it seems to focus on balance (on four). We have not seen any of this when Lucy has been up and moving. Can it be just with her head? Is this painful? Does it cause a quality of life issue? With all of this going on at once, I just don't know if I want to put her through all of this.... she's been through a ton already and it's just not fair to her or us if at 19 it would impact her substantially. Ugh. This is sooooo emotional for me and I want to do what is best for Lucy with the resources I have (they are drying up from a dollar standpoint...and it is terrifying me). Any info on this condition (or what else it could be) would be appreciated so I can make the best decisions for Lucy.