Chihuahua swaying and looking dizzy????

[lexieblanco2]

OK...So I have a female chihuahua that is 1yr and 5 months old and is currently pregnant right now..latley she has been experiencing some weird signs that have gotten progressively worse since she has become pregnant...the other morning I let her out to go potty and she couldnt walk in a straight line and she almost looked like she was drunk and she ended up running into one of the walls... and then it goes away.... and she acts normal again. So, I immediately scheduled an appt. for her at the vets office. At first, I thought it may be hydrocephulus? or however you spell it... but we got there and the vet checked her fontanel and it was fine...so they ran blood work on her and I had to wait for the results. Well, then  that same night after her vets appt. it happened again.. and then the next morning it happened again...Although, last night and this morning she was fine and hasn't had an episode yet... I got the results from the vet and they said her alkaline phosphate level was a little elevated and they wanted to see her in 4 weeks..because there is nothing they can do right now since she is pregnant..So I really would like someone's help in trying to figure out these weird events that keep occuring with my dog...and its not because she is pregnant... she was doing it before that too...the pregnancy has only itensified it...PLEASE HELP ME!!! Thanks!!:)

[sassysmompat]

It is very possible in a small dog that her blood sugar drops unexpectedly.  Give her a half teaspoon of dark Karo syrup when this happens and see if she pops right out of it.

Small dogs do this a lot even when not pregnant.  If syrup works go get a tube of Nutrical.  

[dbinlv]

Hey my 8 year-old male chihuahua does the same thing - I was just searching for possible reasons and came across your post - have you learned anything else about it? He will even wake up in the night and seem disoriented and dizzy and he is unable to walk straight - it seems to scare him as well as he gets really close to me and wants me to hold him - it is so weird. It happens periodically and then won't for awhile - it seems to last about 10 minutes - it is so weird...
Deb in Vegas

[lexieblanco2]

Thank you so much for responding...I really have no clue whats wrong with her but its really starting to worry me...hopefully I can get some help at the ask a vet board:)
Thanks again for your help!!!

[Jaybay]

I think it's time for a second opinion.  Obviously some of the circuits in your dog's brain aren't working correctly, which means you might need a neurologist to examine her.  I'm not familiar enough with problem dog pregnancies, but I wonder if she's got pre-eclampsia?  Please hop over to the Ask a Vet board here at med help and post your question.  I'm sure one of the vets there will give you a better idea where to turn now.  Best of luck to you both, and let us know how everything works out.  :-)