Both of the above posts are right on. Our Percy had her first bout in Feb. of 2013 at 13 years. She recovered to about 85% of her previous functioning after six weeks of medication and care. We went to Alaska last summer and she had a wonderful time. Some of her head tilt remained and she would sometimes fall over if she tried to make a tight circle but she was interactive and energetic. She had a second bout three weeks ago. She is now going on 15 years. Progress has been slow but promising. The head tilt is pretty obvious and she is still unstable when walking on uneven surfaces. She can go up steps but not down. She sleeps more but she remembers her routine and keeps us in line. She is very interactive and will even play with her toys a little. We know that we are "in the bottom of the ninth" with her so just take it day by day. Our vet said he is seeing more of the condition, probably because he is seeing more very old dogs. He feels that little is known about it because it self-corrects with time and because in the past dogs usually didn't live long enough to get it more than once. Good luck to you and Bianca. lizzie
