Dog owners, if you have any experience with this, would appreciate advice?

my mom fostered senior dogs and we saw this quite a few times. your dog is experiencing perception changes similar to a human who is flat out drunk.

he should start feeling better in 3-7 days (the vet had given sedatives, but we rarely had to use them all if even one. keep the dog confined to one room until he can walk steadily- or block off staircases, pools, etc). they recover but some may always have that head tilt.

the good news is, once a dog has a vestibular seizure, the chances they have it twice in their life are very low.

yup - the vet's right - it usually resolves itself, weird as that may sound.

You might ask him if it would be safe to give the old guy some Conmtent-Um, which is just a bunch of amino acids and vitamin B - it is stuff that occurs naturally in their body anyway. It is meant to allow them to handle stress a bit better, and will also help calm him down. It's available over the counter, and I have seen it at Petco - but do clear it with the vet:

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?PGGUID=30E...

Protein (min)

9.0%

Crude Fat (min)

0.6%

Crude Fiber (max)

2.0%

Moisture (max)

3.0%

L-Tryptophan (min)

15 mg

Calcium (min)

19 mg

Zinc (min)

0.136 mg

Selenium (min)

0.000275 mg

Vitamin D (min)

100 IU

Vitamin E (min)

0.5 IU

Niacin (min)

26 mg

Pyridoxine (min)

14 mg

Taurine* (min)

15 mg

Inositol* (min)

26 mg

* Not recognized by the AAFCO Dog (Taurine, Inositol) Food Nutrient Profiles.

Ingredients List:

Powdered Cellulose, Inositol, Niacin, Calcium Carbonate, L-Tryptophan, Taurine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Sodium Selenate.

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give him away