What is Feline
idiopathic vestibular disease?
Feline
idiopathic vestibular disease (IVD) is a disease of uncertain cause that affects the peripheral (outside the brain) vestibular system.
In most cases, however, the cause of vestibular malfunction will remain unknown and may be referred to, therefore, as
idiopathic vestibular syndrome.
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In most cases, the signs of
idiopathic vestibular syndrome will vanish within a short time and will never reappear.
Treatment of
idiopathic vestibular disease generally involves control of nausea (motions sickness) while the condition runs its relatively short course.
Besides inflammatory or infectious causes of otitis, tumors, foreign bodies (especially in the western U.S.) and
idiopathic vestibular syndromes should be considered.
In the past, corticosteroids were given for
Idiopathic Vestibular Disease; however, it has been shown that they are of no benefit in speeding recovery.
This condition is referred to as
Idiopathic Vestibular Disease (of an unknown origin) and is the most common form.
Many dogs with canine
idiopathic vestibular disease see the signs of disease resolve over a few weeks.
In many cases of canine
idiopathic vestibular disease the first 24 to 48 hours is the worst symptomatically for the affected pet.
If your dog is experiencing signs of canine
idiopathic vestibular disease it is important to make an appointment with your veterinarian as soon as possible.
It is common for pet parents of a dog with canine
idiopathic vestibular disease to think their pet has had a stroke, as the signs often occur suddenly and are alarming.
Prevention There is no known prevention for
idiopathic vestibular disease.
Vestibular diseases can be classified into three major disease processes:
idiopathic vestibular disease, inner ear disease, or central vestibular disease.
The diagnosis of
idiopathic vestibular disease is tentatively made by the presence of acute clinical signs in the absence of other physical findings.
Idiopathic Vestibular Disease: All cranial nerves have the potential to develop specific syndromes which are clinically classified as idiopathic disorders.
It is most likely that
idiopathic vestibular disease is an immune - related condition affecting the unique antigens presented by the vestibular nerve.
On the other hand, since
idiopathic vestibular disease may represent an immune disease, anti-oxidant steroids (such as Solu Medral) may decrease severe symptoms.
Idiopathic Vestibular Disease This is an acute vestibular syndrome of cats of all ages and older dogs.
The signs of
idiopathic vestibular disease are regressive, meaning that they disappear without treatment over time.
There is no treatment which will hasten the recovery from
idiopathic vestibular disease.
Antidotal evidence suggests that
idiopathic vestibular disease may represent toxicity to eating certain strains of lizards.
There is a syndrome, variously referred to as peripheral vestibular syndrome (the current «preferred name»), geriatric vestibular syndrome and
idiopathic vestibular syndrome.
If your dog has difficulty walking or balancing, seems to be tilting his head to one side, and displays an odd rolling eye movement, he may have
idiopathic vestibular disease.
Inner ear infections can also cause dizziness and nausea; and certain cancers can affect the brain and inner ear, which can cause your dog to display symptoms that mimic those of
idiopathic vestibular disease.
If your dog has
idiopathic vestibular disease he will feel extremely «seasick» and may have a hard time walking or even standing up.
We have done several tests on him and have found that he is quite healthy and the specialists are calling
it idiopathic vestibular disorder.
Canine
idiopathic vestibular disease (also called «Old dog vestibular disease») and, its feline counterpart, feline
idiopathic vestibular disease, begin suddenly and resolve relatively quickly.
In order to make your pet as comfortable as possible during an episode of
idiopathic vestibular disease, we treat affected pets with anti-nausea medication if needed.
Not exact matches
Initially, a
vestibular episode can be really worrying for the owner, since it happens suddenly and can look like a stroke; but if your vet reassures you that it is no more than a normal
idiopathic episode, it will only be a matter of time before your Cavalier recovers.
Vestibular Disease is further categorized as
idiopathic (unknown cause) by ruling out primary brain lesions and other causes of ataxia (incoordination).
Most cases of
vestibular syndrome are
idiopathic in nature which means that they're associated with no known cause.
Vestibular disease in dogs is usually
idiopathic, meaning its cause is unknown.
Causes of peripheral
vestibular disease include ear infections,
idiopathic geriatric
vestibular disease, toxins, hypothyroidism, cancer and others.