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My housekeeper came in this morning to find my 3 yr old Dalmation, 
Koheila, lying on the wood floor of my study unable to stand.  She was 
lying in excrement (totally uncharacteristic of her) and while she 
could move her front legs, her back legs seemed to be completely out of 
her control.  They were not paralyzed in that there is muscle tone, but 
she cannot make them do what she wants them to do.  I took her 
temperature (normal), checked eyes and gums for signs of internal 
bleeding due to poison (normal), checked her body for signs of trauma 
(none) and took her to a local vet who owns a string of veterinary 
clinics in Michigan and has come home here to retire and train young 
vets.  Dr. Adel could also find no physical clues as to what had 
happened.

She usually sleeps in my study in a large armchair with one of my Rat 
Terriers.  The study door is left open and the front door isn't closed 
until about midnight (when I go to bed).  A visitor who had been out 
late said that Koheila was fine when she came home about 2:30 am.  One 
possibility is some kind of seizure that caused her to fall from the 
chair and may have hurt her somehow.  We thought of a stroke, but she 
isn't flaccid.  Another possibility is some kind of toxic substance 
that she ate....but I have 7 dogs sleeping downstairs and no one else 
has even the slightest problem.  With 11 dogs and 6 parrots and 2 Greek 
tortoises, we don't use any sprays in the garden, but someone suggested 
that maybe she ate a snail or something.  I'm allergic to dust, so the 
floor is bare wood and there was no sign of vomiting or urine.  The 
stool was solid and packed into the floor like plasticine by her body 
moving over it I suspect.  We are all utterly mystified.

She's lying in front of me on a rug, covered in a towel.  She's had IV 
fluids, and something for shock along with a vitamin B complex 
injection.  She's also had one baby aspirin and 10 cc of honey (a 
suggestion to help clean the liver/kidneys).  She's relaxed but not 
herself at all.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

Maryanne
Cairo, Egypt


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