Apparently Duchess had a stroke

[cjsmith]

She acted totally normal in front of the vet. Of course. Goober. After asking me whether the head was TILTED or just TURNED as in a car turning on a road (I confirmed her ears had been level), and after asking me about eye movement (I confirmed no nystagmus), the vet said she'd probably had a small stroke and she had recovered.

They're taking her blood pressure now, to see if she needs meds for it, but basically the answer is "take her home and hope it doesn't happen again".

edit: and now she's on blood pressure meds.

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[idunno3.livejournal.com]

Those symptoms exactly matched my wife's dog DeeDee's symptoms after she had a stroke. She, sadly, did not recover. Glad to hear Duchess is doing better.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh ouch! I'm sorry to hear that. I think Duchess and I are lucky: this was a warning sufficient to get her on blood pressure medication.