dog suddenly acting extremely bizarre

[Rob2008]

My family has a terrier that is about 14 years old.....as far as I know she was acting normally before I went to bed..... I slept all day today, and tonight I hear some random noises outside my bedroom door, flopping tapping, etc....several hours later when I could be bothered to investigate, I see the dog pacing around by the front door, hind legs collapsing...walking funny and almost nervously...when I approached her she acted startled over and over almost like a full body jerk, and she keeps doing that again and again every time you get near her. She also acts very sedated and won't react properly to anything. The most I could do was look in her pupils with a light, they seem to be equal and reactive, perhaps slightly more sluggish than human pupils I don't know if that's normal or not. I think it's highly unlikely that she could have gotten into any poison or drug around here, but then again who knows... What could possibly be wrong with her?

[Jaybay]

It 'may' have been an allergic reaction to a bug bite, snake bite or even ingestion of a toxic plant.  At this point, I'm very glad to hear about the miraculous recovery.  :-)

[ginger899]

Thanks for letting us know how your dog is doing.
I'm glad to hear she seems ok now. I wonder if this could have been some type of seizure?
It may never happen again. And I hope it doesn't. But if you see even the slightest weird behavior in future, I would take her straight to the vet to be checked out

[Rob2008]

Update:   My dogs condition resolved spontaneously within 24 hours and I haven't seen any strange behavior since.      I wonder what happened to her :(

[Jaybay]

I agree with Red.  It sounds like a neurological problem - who knows if it's related to a stroke or a physical injury further down the spinal cord?  You don't want to wait to have your dog examined, so please get her to a vet ASAP.  Yes, this really is an emergency!

[Red931]

Is ther anyone else home ? Did you try to take the dog outside? The dog may need emergency medical attention. You should take the dog to a 24hr. Emergency Animal Hospital.

There could be so many things wrong with that poor dog. Please update us on the dog's condition.