Good news.

I took Lily, my dog, to the vet on Friday afternoon and the vet was able to offer some hope.   She thinks Lily has something called Geriatric Vestibular Disorder and the symptoms of this disorder are spot-on with what Lily has shown. The symptoms are also, quite often, confused with those of a stroke.

Essentially, GVD makes the dog feel off balance and seasick, thus making it hard for the dog to ever feel comfortable which leads to the pacing and odd behaviour.  Of course, feeling queasy all the time also effects the appetite.

The vet said I could try giving Lily 25mg/day of motion sickness meds and it should alleviate her symptoms. 

I opted to try that and, so far, it seems to be doing the trick! Lily is eating well and she’s able to relax and nap.

The kids and I are much relieved!