One of my dogs, Star, did have a dog stroke several years ago. She was about 14 at the time.
The symptoms are different to having a limp.
She was holding her head slightly to the side and walking in a wobbly way.
The vet gave us some medication and told us she would probably improve over the next few days and that many dogs can live on and have a perfectly good life for a couple of years after a stroke. And so she did.
She died at age 17.
But you do need to find a vet you can trust. The vet we always went to had no what I would call bedside manner, he was blunt, but you knew where things stood. He would always tell you if it was time to put down a pet. he is retired now and I do miss him.
We took Star to a closer vet at one stage and although I think they know their stuff, I gave up on them. This was after the stroke, for something different.
They did $2000 worth of tests and at no stage actually tackled the problem we had originally gone in for (a tumour on her foot). Nor did they prescribe any medication. Then they wanted to repeat some of the tests.
All vets are not equal, that is for sure.
I now have 2 vet clinics I go to. One is brilliant, but unfortunately not in my suburb.
