My dog is losing balance and tilting. Is it vestibular or ear infection?

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Our 9 year old boxer mix recently and suddenly couldn’t keep his balance, fell, tilting. Disposition stayed the same, ate & drank normally, no problems with the bathroom.Took him to the vet in under 24 hours of noticing symptoms. Vet ran blood, urine analysis, did xrays.. everything came back great. I asked about vestibular disease and the vet swabbed his ear w/qtip but didn’t run tests since swab came out clean. Should I press vet to run test to rule inner ear infection? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 8 years and 8 months old | 67 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

If he has nystagmus (rapid eye movements) it is probably vestibular disease. An inner ear infection would have be diagnosed with a CT scan so it is not that easy to do - the infection is behind the eardrum and cannot be seen with an otoscope and difficult to see with x-rays. I suggest you give him a few days to see how he does and then take him back early next week if minimal to no improvement.

My dog is losing balance and tilting. Is it vestibular or ear infection?

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