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Once every few days my dog seams drunk. She try's to get up but falls down. She does not seem to be in any pain and seams aware of everything around her. She still wants to play. After a few hours she gos back to normal.

What is the problem and is this life threatening?

Submitted: 118 days and 1 hours ago.

Category: Dog

Value: $21

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Pet's Sex: Female
Pet's Age: 1

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Hi,

Very often, this kind of 'drunk'/stumbling behavior can be attributed to either the ingestion of antifreeze (very toxic), an inner ear infection, or a condition called Vestibular Disease.

http://www.sniksnak.com/doghealth/earinfections.html
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/antifreeze.html
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_vestibular_disease.html

It would be a good idea to have your dog evaluated in person by her vet, to find what is causing this symptom and then she will be treated.

I hope all will be well!

Cher

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Once every few days my dog seams drunk. She try's to get up but falls down. She does not seem to be in any pain and seams aware of everything around her. She still wants to play. After a few hours she gos back to normal.

What is the problem and is this life threatening?

Pet's Sex: Female
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