I’m currently frantic writing this and awaiting a call back from my vet of if I need to rush her in, but as I’m waiting I’m trying to do some research and seeing that Idiopathic Head Tremors are common in dobermans. Does this look like that, or a seizure? Should I be freaking out? Please help.
I have a rescue 8 month old female doberman. I recently got her vWD tested through Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine per my vet recommendation. She came back with a vWD antigen of 56%. I have zero veterinary medicine knowledge, so I am trying my best to interpret these results because I have gotten mixed responses. From MY understanding, she is in the borderline values range with little to no risk of abnormal bleeding. However, I called around all vets and veterinary hospitals in my town and none of them say they are comfortable spaying her with those results because they do not have the special blood/plasma/tools needed incase she does have clotting problems. They all recommended me to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine to have her spay done there. I called the University of Illinois to inquire, but they said the doctors cannot speak to me without having an appointment. They quoted me $3k if I want to set up a spay appointment with them. I’m having a hard time understanding if going this route is truly necessary as I believe her results state she is little to no risk (maybe no more than the typical risk all dogs have going under the knife?). However, I would never forgive myself if she did get her spay done at a regular clinic and bled out. $3k is a lot of money for me, but it is something I won’t hesitate to pay for her if necessary. I just want to be smart with my decision and money. Any advice or personal experience is greatly appreciated!