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Dog stiffens up, falls down, panting very hard. appears to be running a temperature. Trys to walk and walks humped up like a raccoon, walks sideways and falls down constantly.

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March 12 5:26 PM (13 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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This might be an issue with an epileptic seizure if the dog gets over this fairly quickly.
www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com
This could also be a sign of vestibular disease.
www.marvistavet.com/html/body_vestibular_disease.html
which is an inner ear issue that keeps a dog feeling like it is motion sick and spinning or dizzy.
The panting might be fright, or the whole issue might be a blown disc in the spine causing serious pain.
As its a wide possibility of what is doing this I'd suggest seeing the emergency vet if you can.
Hope this helps you!

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March 12 5:34 PM (8 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: She has done this before although not to this extent. She is a Chihuahua/LhasoApso mix and is a small dog. Has her current shots. We have other dogs that have shown similar symptoms over the past year or so. Our Dachsund did the walking crooked, falling down, panting, a little over a year ago. Thought she was going to die. The vet did tests, but couldn't find anything. She is now healthy and no signs of a repeat. Our Pomeranian has done this twice, both times walking like a raccoon, falling down, hard to walk. The vet gave us some pain pills for her. First time lasted a couple of weeks and the 2nd time lasted about 5 weeks. This little dog has shown limited symptoms a couple of times, mostly walking twisted, falling down, etc. But this time she stiffens out, really humps her back, falls over, splays her feet, panting really really hard. I have given her a quarter of a 25mg Derramaxx pill. This is what the vet gave us for the Pom when she showed similar symptoms. She has eaten some leather chew sticks over the past few days, but all the dogs have. She has thrown up about a half dozen times today. White milky substance similar in color to the chew sticks. Hope this helps give you a better idea. Thanks
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March 12 5:42 PM (8 minutes and 19 seconds later)
         
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She may have an intestinal blockage from the rawhide. The vomiting makes that a good possibility.
Hydrocephalus can do this too.
But to get back to the rawhides issue - check to see where they are made. Some of them are made outside the US and may contain insecticides causing this sort of reaction in your dogs. I try to buy only US made and inspected treats. www.petextras.com is where I buy chew stuff for my little dogs.
I've had dogs get quite ill from the stuff made in China or Argentina etc.
I suspect the panting is pain. The Deramaxx may help with that but if the rawhide is blocking her she will need vet help.
The high arched back usually means abdominal pain or spine or hip issues causing pain. It can be an attempt to decrease pain by shifting weight forward on the front from the rear or holding up the intestines.
If she seems generally OK waiting for your vet to open is an option but if she seems to be getting worse you might consider seeing the emergency vet.


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March 12 6:04 PM (21 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
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Just a quick thank you for the input. We will keep monitoring her as I am thinking the same thing you are. thank you.
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