Suddenly my dog can't stand up.

[milestogo]

His hind legs have given out underneath him.

I took him for a walk a couple of hours ago and he was fine.

[Prue]

1. Could it be degenerative myelopathy?

So sorry to hear about your dog.

[TruckFump]

2. Get him to a vet. He needs help.

If you can’t afford it, ask the DU for help.

[thinkingagain]

3. Oh no !

How old is he

[TruckFump]

5. Same question and what breed? EOM

[CentralMass]

4. We had a dog that ate some pennies. He started having symptoms like that.

Are his eyes clear ?

[emmaverybo]

6. So sorry. Keep us updated. I had a dog whom that happened to--spinal, but with treatment and

not letting him be mobile on his own for a month (crated him, kept crate on my bed and stayed
near him) he recovered. Hoping for you and your doggie.

[TruckFump]

8. I had an older German Shepard that did this.

We had a vet in the family and in addition to rest, he said to give the dog Aleve. I cannot believe how great this worked.

[emmaverybo]

11. Wow! Good! We did prednisone and something else But aleve works for me. And it worked for

your shep.

[alittlelark]

7. Call your vet - how old is he?

[Karadeniz]

9. Probably not lack of potassium from kidney failure, if only hind legs. He may have taken

A misstep that pinched a nerve at the spine. Does it hurt? Can you take the legs and stretch them out, really stretch them, to put things back in alignment? Last night my dog jumped on and off our bed and was immediately quivering her back right leg and not using it. I stretched it out and this morning she was fine. You can give him a baby aspirin, but no more than that. Liver. Never Tylenol or the like. Toxic.

To get him outside for bedtime potty, put a towel under his tummy and hold the ends over him for support...easier with two people if he's big. Then he can walk on his front legs.

I hope he's better by morning, like my Trixie!

[sweetloukillbot]

10. A friend had a dog that randomly developed a disc problem

Went lame, and couldn’t be saved. We had a dog ourselves who had similar symptoms but never went lame, and had to put her to sleep as well. Apparently it’s fairly common and the slightest injury can trigger it, ours was from jumping off the bed in a Thundershirt.
Get her to a vet.

[OrlandoDem2]

12. Happened to my dog last May 5. I woke up not thinking I'd be taking her to the vet.

I took her outside and I noticed a slight limp. Within an hour she couldn’t walk. Get her to the vet now.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

13. Get him to the vet as soon as possible.

We observed one of our dogs to have that problem. Took her the vet and she had had a stroke.

[BigmanPigman]

14. Go to the Emergency Vet ASAP!

This is your baby, after all. Let us know what happens!

[radical noodle]

15. Same thing happened to my cat

She had developed high blood pressure and that's something that's rarely checked in vet visits. A blood clot can also do that sometimes.

I agree with the others that a trip to the vet is mandatory, but I'm sure you already knew that. I hope it's something minor and fixable.

[irisblue]

16. Please update us when you can. Hugs & hoping for the best for you two

[milestogo]

17. My dog is walking normally today.

I still can't believe it.

Last night after going for a walk and eating his dinner he stumbled into the living room and tripped over his dog bed. He fell on his side and when he tried to get up again he fell 2 more times. Then he just laid there and didn't try to get up.

I tried putting a pillowcase under him for support and then I realized his front legs weren't coordinated either.

My dog is in the middle of a workup with my vet (for pancreatitis) so I wanted him to see his own vet and that meant waiting till morning. But by morning he was fine. We went to the vet anyway.

After much discussion she identified the problem as vestibular disease. Kind of like vertigo in humans. Apparently this happens a lot in older dogs.

Since the episode was over, there was no treatment. It could happen again. It could last longer. The future is unknown. But at least he's still with me now.

Thanks, everyone.

[hamsterjill]

18. We've had a cat with vestibular disease in our rescue.

She started scooting in circles and scared us all to death. In her case, she was treated with antibiotics and recovered quite quickly.

Wishing your baby (and you) peace and comfort.

[irisblue]

19. When Angel Peanut aged, I got a sling to help her up when she couldn't .

Thanks for the update