Another sick dog thread

[Road King Cole]

Not to downplay other's health issues (feel better soon Ferm), I have been having trouble with my dog Bailey. She'll be 9 in December. Supposedly she is just experiencing idiopathic vestibular disease. Idiopathic means they don't know the cause. It's like vertigo.
For a few weeks we thought her arthritis was bothering her greatly as she started walking funny. Then last weekend she couldn't walk at all so we took her to the animal emergency hospital where they diagnosed the vestibular disease. They said it should just go away in 3-5 days. She was still struggling so we took her to our normal vet Tuesday and they agreed with the diagnosis, but said 5-7 days. She has been taking dramamine to settle her stomach and just started taking an antibiotic in case it is a middle ear infection.
She can't get up to even start walking indoors with our slippery floors and scatter rugs to try to help. Outside it is very difficult to keep her up so she can pee/poop. Last night after a little walk with me trying to keep her upright she ended up peeing laying down. She is eating\drinking less and less.
She's had all the blood tests and body Xrays to rule out other causes, next test would be a catscan\mri of the brain, of course if they find something there it wouldn't be good.
Then of course the question of money, catscan\mri's aren't cheap, but it will give us an answer.
Here is a video I took earlier in the week when she could get up by herself outside.
http://s947.photobucket.com/user/roa...ailey.mp4.html
rkc