Terrier Club Pet_Care Forum White dog shaker syndrome  From:  Message: Boudreau and Kris November 15 at 21:16 White dog shaker syndrome Our West Highland Terrier, Boudreau, was recently diagnosed with White Dog Shaker Syndrome. He has been treated with a course of Prednisone and is now being weaned off. Unfortunately, the shakes are starting to return. Has anyone else had any experience with this? Any and all replies are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dexter November 16 at 11:50 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Hello Kris, You might want to contact Lea, whose Westie Bonnie has this syndrome. I know that Lea is very interested in talking with other owners of dogs with WDSS. You can contact Lea through her email address on Bonnie's member page. Just look up Bonnie from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I hope this helps, Teresa, Dexter and Fancy Boudreau and Kris November 16 at 13:43 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Teresa, Dexter and Fancy -Thanks so much for the info. As you can imagine we are pretty upset and worried. We really appreciate your taking the time to respond. Boudreau and Kris Lea and Bonnie November 16 at 12:50 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Hi Kris, yes it is my Bonnie who has WDSS (diagnosed in January 2003). Please feel free to e-mail me - the exact same thing happened to Bonnie. We weaned her off the prednisone and she was OK for a couple of months but the shakes returned. She is now on prednisone every other day, low dose, and she is great. Nothing she can't do. Boudreau and Kris November 16 at 13:49 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Thanks Lea for the reply. It's encouraging to know that Bonnie is doing well now and that she is active and happy. Poor Boudreau just hasn't been the same since it started and it's really breaking our hearts. I will send an email to further discuss symptoms and treatment. Corinne November 16 at 16:33 Re: White dog shaker syndrome http://www.westieclubamerica.com/health/whiteshaker.html in case you havent seen it.. it has some vet references on it corinne Westie Med WhiteDog Shaker Syndrome Boudreau and Kris November 16 at 19:23 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Corinne, Duncan and Edy- Thanks so much for the info from the westie club. It was very informative and helpful. We're looking for any and all information we can find at this point! Sincerely - Kris and Boudreau john / irene TOBY November 16 at 17:22 Re: White dog shaker syndrome We do hope you can get the meds Right For him We will be thinkig Of Him Get better Soon Boudreau John / irene TOBY Boudreau and Kris November 16 at 19:27 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Dear John, Irene and Toby- Thanks so much for the best wishes and kind thoughts. It sounds like it's going to be a long process and your encouragement means more than you know. We kind of stumbled onto the Terrier Club site and everyone here has been so nice - we're happy we did! Angie November 18 at 23:32 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Valium has worked wonders for our rescues. :) Boudreau and Kris November 20 at 23:55 Re: White dog shaker syndrome Hi Angie - Thanks for the post. Are you using valium in conjunction with pred? Or solo? We're weaning the Boudreau down from the loading doses of pred and he still seems to have occasional bouts of shaking - they are not as long in duration or as severe as earlier but they still are occurring. Just curious. Do you see a lot of this? I'm not finding too many people who know about it.

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