Kibblesandbits Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hi all! I’ll try to make this as brief as possible. Our sweet girl who we’ve had for almost two years had a stroke a few months ago at age 5. She “seemed” to recover for the most part with only slight side effects we noticed (like decreased stamina / endurance for exercise). Fast forward to just this past week (almost exactly 3 months since the stroke), she has been getting super random bouts of severe anxiety. Panting to the point of hyperventilation, shaking, drooling - just overall intense fear. A few of the times this happened about 5 minutes before a thunderstorm started. But sometimes, it’s random with seemingly no cause. Mind you, before the stroke literally nothing scared this dog, she was the most confident dog I’d ever known and could sleep through tornado-level thunderstorms. We’ve taken her to the vet and had a full work-up done only to find nothing. Even after the stroke they couldn’t find anything, they just told us this sometimes happens in greys. I guess my question is - could new fears / anxiety develop after a stroke? Could it be something neurological that they won’t be able to test for? We’re completely baffled as to what to do, we give her trazadone from our vet for the storms and events that cause panic, but it seems that she may benefit from something she could take daily since she seems to be in a constant state of anxiety almost all the time. Our hearts breaks for her because she’s not the same dog she was before the stroke, and to watch her suffer through these random panic attacks is really hard. If anyone has any advice / words of comfort they could offer, we would greatly appreciate it! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 I can't offer advice on this as none of my greys have been stroke patients, but just a thought: is your vet grey-savvy and would a second opinion be worthwhile? Hang in there, someone on this great Board who has been through a similar event will jump in. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibblesandbits Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hi! Thank you for the response! The vet we use is the one our adoption organization uses so we assume that he should be very greyhound saavy, as he’s seen these dogs for decades. That’s why turning here was my last resort to see if by chance anyone has experienced anything remotely similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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