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HELP! Dog illnesses: symptoms of MMM (Masticatory Muscle Myositis) - the shrunken head muscles.?
I have an 8 year old neutered female Golden Retriever. About two years ago, she began displaying what appeared to be symptoms of MMM Masticatory Muscle Myositis the shrunken head muscles. This actually happened almost overnight following food poisoning a person gave her a whole apple . For these two years her head has appeared shrunken, but her jaw opens fine, appetite is good etc. About a month ago, I took her for her usual blood test to check she was getting correct levels of Thyroxin for her under active thyroid. The vet then discussed the muscle atrophy with us. She thought definitive testing wasn't essential, and suggested we try her on predisone for a month, then come back and evaluate her condition. Her thyroid levels were good by the way.After 3 weeks of pred, Bella's condition was no better. She lost 2kgs, and atrophy now appeared to have affected her mouth not jaw and " shoulder" muscles. The vet was concerned and suggested we immediately begin weaning her off the pred as it wasn't helping.Two days later, Bella woke up with a lateral nosebleed. We took her for emergency care. Tests seem to suggest 1 Her clotting capability is fine 2 She has sufficient platelets 3 Bleeding time is normal 4 Her thyroid level was very low but I hadn't given her meds that day 5 She showed high levels of chemicals associated with liver damageThe vet said we could next week do a liver investigation, and CT scan or Xray to diagnose tumours or foreign body in nose. Costly procedures, and we aren't wealthy or covered by insurance.I have read a bit about predisone online, and have come across anecdotes of dogs not with MMM suffering MMM like symptoms on pred, and dogs on pred getting nosebleeds.I fear that the steroid has somehow worsened the muscle atrophy, and compomised Bella's immune system liver.My questions and thank you for bearing with me thus far are 1 Can pred be this harmful, even in rare cases, causing atrophy liver damage bleeding?2 What can we do, if anything to help her liver supplements etc ?3 Can acupuncture or other methods be used to halt combat the muscle wastage, as drugs seem to have failed?Bella is otherwise a happy, active dog, with an appetite for food and fun. Her urine and stools appear fine, and two days ago the otherwise worried vet seemed to think cancer unlikely...Thank you

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My dog was fine the two days ago but when I came home from work yesterday she couldn't walk and her eyes were twitching I took her to the vet right away and he said he thought she was poisoned but I can t find anything she would have gotten into She still isn't any better today , the vet kept her and said he thinks she could make it I am worried she may die does anyone know what this could be??????Abby is only going to be 4 yrs old The only signs she had was she couldn't stand up, or walk and her eyes and face were sort of twitching. But she did respond to us by wagging her tail Her heart beat was fine her temp was fine and her lungs sounded clear when I took her to the vet My abby is coming home tomorrow She isn't any worse than when I took her to the but but she didn't improve much She can eat and drink She can stand still for 10 mins when you help her up but if she trys to move she falls over She can wag her tail and lift her ears The vet said he don't think she was poisoned anymore but thinks it could be coonhound paralysis or tick paralysis although she had no ticks on her Luckily he said he thinks she should get better with some nursing but he still don't garentee it Thanks for all the info from all of you It's comforting to know people care

Canine dog illness - symptoms tilted head, dizzy, can't stand, walks in circles?

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