We got a new member to the family, Remy, and she is 9 weeks today! We took her to the vet for her puppy wellness check and the vet had a concern she was leaning to the left quite a bit. When we picked her up a few times she would lean to the left, that seemed to have stopped (and I think it's just because she was squirming out of our arms) but now we've noticed she does have a head tilt majority of the time. The vet checked her eardrums and said they were both intact and does not appear to have an ear infection or is itching it. She will walk straight and not in circles, she doesn't have any balance issues or loss of appetite. Other than the head tilt, completely healthy puppy!
He recommended we take her to the neurologist and we are just not sure if we want to do that and put her through all the stress of multiples tests, and not to mention it's very expensive. Not sure if anyone had experience with this and maybe it will go away or she just has a crooked head? As long as she is healthy we do not care but just concerned it will effect her down the road. Or maybe we go get a second opinion from another vet before we consider the neurologist? I just think she is also pretty young and still developing. She was brought to us via plane, we also thought maybe her ears are clogged from the plane and pressure of being in the air.
Any advice would be appreciated! Here are some pictures of her below, one where she has the head tilt and other times she does not. Apologize for the turned pictures, can't figure out how to make them vertical
He recommended we take her to the neurologist and we are just not sure if we want to do that and put her through all the stress of multiples tests, and not to mention it's very expensive. Not sure if anyone had experience with this and maybe it will go away or she just has a crooked head? As long as she is healthy we do not care but just concerned it will effect her down the road. Or maybe we go get a second opinion from another vet before we consider the neurologist? I just think she is also pretty young and still developing. She was brought to us via plane, we also thought maybe her ears are clogged from the plane and pressure of being in the air.
Any advice would be appreciated! Here are some pictures of her below, one where she has the head tilt and other times she does not. Apologize for the turned pictures, can't figure out how to make them vertical