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Idiopathic or "Old Dog" Vestibular Disease
Vestibular signs in dogs are often incorrectly referred to as a stroke
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Submitted by Shea Cox DVM | June 7 2012 | Permalink
Hi Cath~ First off, let me relay my heartfelt sympathies for your loss. I don't think there are many things more difficult than that experience. And secondly, it sounds like the difficult decision of helping her pass peacefully was the right one, as heart wrenching as it is to make. I mentioned in the blog, "There are times, however, when a physical exam points undeniably to a brain tumor, but these neurological exam findings are beyond the scope of discussion." I bring this up because it sounds like she had such an underlying problem. The way you described her return of clinical signs, the progression of her signs, and especially the knuckling of her right paw under her, all point to a tumor in her brain. And I want you to know that I am not saying these things to ease your heart- I, myself, would have made the exact same decision as you based on what you have shared. You did not let her down in the least- you were by her side, sharing your love for her, and letting her pass in as peaceful a way as possible. I hope this helps in some small way. In understanding, Shea Cox.
Submitted by J | June 8 2012 | Permalink
Hi Cath, My story mirrors yours very cloesely, except I still have my 14 year od Belgian sheep dog with me.10 months ago she develpoed vestibular syndrome. very severly. I too layed next to her side for 5 days. She could not stand on her own. She peed where she layed too. I gently cleaned her as well. I had to feed her water thru a syringe, and made a slurry of food home cooked meats, organ meats, probiotics, electrolytes. I was certain she would not recover, but never lost hope. it was touch & go. Slowly she recovered, but still has a head tilt and wants to spin/walk. I don't mind these changes. I'm just greatful that I still have her. I'm writing to express that you absoluty did everything within your power to help her. I don't believe in a wait and see approach. I've found much success with homeopathy. I used gelsinium, traumeel, pusattlia remedies. for the inflamation & nausea. i firmly believe that these helped speed her recovery. after all if inflamation causes this symdrome, why not try to alleviate it? Ive also discovered slippery elm bark helps with nausea and upset stomach along with ginger. I continue to use homeopathic remedies for her other health concerns. I know the pain of the loss of a beloved pet is devasting. I just lost my 19 yer old Cat, 3 weeks later our 10 month old kitten snuck out and was hit by a car. they lay to rest in my back yard. Our Dear Belgian is clearly morning their loss, I wish I could find a remedy to help ease the devasting loss of those so dear to us. maybe just knowing that others share in your loss and that you are not alone helps?
Submitted by Anonymous | December 1 2012 | Permalink
I have an almost 5 years old St. Bernard. In the Past few days he has been having trouble with his motions, bad stomach. Today when we woke up we got to see his shit in the house (which never happens), turns out he is not able to move much and has been shivering/shaking(not out of cold) with long breaths with constant trembling. He is not able to lift his body, and can't be taken to the Vet as he is huge to carry... I'm really worried, thinking either he has got a stroke or may be paralysis. Any suggestions as to what actually is going on with him?
Submitted by Anonymous | June 11 2012 | Permalink
We are going thorugh this with our Cocker Max. We have him on Antibo.and Pred. we are seeing improvement, but still have to lift him and some times he gets going and out side to do his business,he stands for a while and eats and drinks out of his bowl and some times on a plate easer. Our vet did not metion Old Dog Sbyndrome. We are going to watch for about a week or two. I guess if his bad days are more than his good it is time. A tough dicissoion to make. So sorry for your loss, all dogs go to heaven, and we meet them later.
Submitted by Anonymous | June 19 2012 | Permalink
I want to cry as I am going through this right now. My shihtzu is 17 and it is hard to watch her. I aboutt has only been 24 hours since she started antibiotics for this Ivd. Do you think i should give her more time before deciding about euthenasia?
Submitted by Scott | July 25 2012 | Permalink
Cath, first as a many pet owner, doing this for other reasons, understand your pain.
My mixed dog, Arfy, been told by vet 7.5 years ago when saving him from the adopted brought back twice reason for the "shot". He is something Akita. Others have said "some wolf". I don't know either was but we love him. Friday will be three weeks since he woke us up, as many, thinking seizure or stroke. 1100 later, diagnosed hour away vet ER. Immediately said IVD. Never heard of it he was 70% and in the last 36, seems to have regressed back to a week ago. Putting our precious daily joys down comes to our mind, we are scared, we are too close to be objective.
I am not sure how long this will take, as long as I can see that smile, that tail wag, the vet continues to assure us, we will, as you had to make the awful choice of thinking of your baby, I will make that decision. I do not think you were and us either, what is best for our pets, just harder to make this tough decision.
I am a 53 yr old man, not to macho to admit I cried reading your story.
Submitted by Paula | December 12 2012 | Permalink
Dear Cath,
Again, I am so sorry for your pain but understand how the decision was made. Your little lady is now in Heaven and having a ball without despair. You will see her again! Blessings to you Cath.
Submitted by Senga Thorpe | June 8 2012 | Permalink
Hi, my 13+yr old had to be rushed to the vets on New Years day 1012. the vet i saw suggested a stroke. the condition got worse when we got back home and eventually Clova was completly of her legs. My own vet came to see her two days later. i asked him what was the diff to tis 'stroke' and vestibulars. he told me this IS vestibulars. and also that it is one of the few occassions that he goes out to a house to pts a pet and then advised wait and see. my bitch had the VD severly and after a week my vet said we need to have a think now what we do. i told him i wanted to wait and see for longer as with each day there was slight improvement. the most distressing was my bitch being unable to stand and toilet, she would store it for about 17hrs, get v stressed, puffing and panting then the floods came. after two weeks she was up on her wobbly legs. i know i may not have her much longer as she now has Laryngyal paralasis, but i have had extra time and appreciate that time. Clova celbrated her 14th birthday 7 wks ago!
Submitted by Don | June 18 2012 | Permalink
My 13 year old german shepard/chow mix had an episode last night right after he ate. Eyes darting, drooling, some whining, unable to stand, falling over to one side when we did help him up. We thought he must be having a seizure or stroke so we took him right to the emergency room. Once there, the staff evaluated him and thought that he has vestibular disease. His symptoms vanished as quickly as they had come. When we left the clinic he was able to walk on his own and even climb into the car with very little difficulty. 3 hours later he was still fine, no eye movement, no listing to one side. The clinic had given us meclizine to give to him. I gave him a pill, brought him into the bedroom, and we went to sleep. About 1 am he started vomiting every hour on the hour until 5 am and his eye movement returned. It has been 16 hours since then and his eyes are still moving on their own. He can stand up on his own but not very well, his head leans to the right quite a bit, he will take food and water from his bowl if I hold it under his nose. He still wags his tail and smiles at me when I come in the room so I know he feels pretty good. I just wish his eyes would stop! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Submitted by Shea Cox DVM | June 21 2012 | Permalink
Hi Don~ I'm so sorry to hear about your baby :( It is tough to have to go through these experiences... by now, I would expect him to be getting slowly better. The difficult thing with these signs, is that every pet can present differently, take completely different paths towards improvement or decline, and can have any one of many underlying causes going on that all give you the same clinical picture. For example, sudden onset of signs, rapid improvement, and then return of signs again can indicate a small bleed in the brain; but on the other side, it could also mean simple exacerbation of vestibular disease. At this time, the focus is mainly on comfort measures, safety, and nursing care. You can give Meclizine 25 mg once daily for several days in a row without harm. Keeping him in a darkened, low stimulus room can help with the spinning (and subsequent vomiting). It can take a while for the nystagmus (eye movement) to resolve, but that is usually one of the first things to go away. I'd be concerned if this is still present, and if so, you should follow up with his vet. I am glad to hear his tail is wagging and he is happy... it is emotionally frustrating to have to 'wait and see' what progresses or improves, and I wish you both the best. Keep us posted.
Submitted by Zeke's Mom | July 7 2012 | Permalink
Last September, my 6 year old sheltie/Australian Shepherd mix began barking episodes ..for 10 mins, two to three times a day..In October, after medicating, my Vet Said she believed, based on her educated intuition and 30 years experience, that Little Zeke has a brain tumour...( I must include here that he developed a paralysis(partial) on right legs when he was 2 years old...acupuncture reduced the severity but he has limping with clubbing sometimes in the right front leg.).Vet believes the old injury and these barking episodes may be related...Now, eight months later, he is on a cocktail of supplements, pheno and prednisone(every other day)..but he still barks..and it's an anxious bark, staring at nothing...The curious part is that the bark episodes (142 times in 30 mins -sometimes only 10 barks) are within an hour to one and half hours of eating..the other thing, is that if I stroke him, pet him, barks stop! If I stop, he resumes this mindless barking.. I tried for one month an experiment recommended by vet, of NOT touching him at all..the barks continued..so rather that leave him in what appears to be a fearful state, I stroke him, to calm him. At 6 years(when it began) is he a senior dog ? I must note here that he is although a little subdued still has a good life for about 70% of his days...Anyhelp out there ?
Submitted by Anonymous | September 8 2012 | Permalink
My approximately 11 year old dog started the barking episodes in the last few months, usually after eating. I really didn't relate that to anything, and didn't mention it to the vet. when I took her this past week. She started the head tilt and stumbling on Sunday so I took her to the vet. Her eyes were moving rapidly to the side, so he concluded that she had vestibular disease. He seemed to think it was not ear-related, but now I wonder. She is blind, but has been able to sniff her way around. Now she just runs into everything, and I have to carry her outside. He seemed to think she would get over this in 3 days to 2 weeks, but I really wonder.
Have you learned anything else about your dog? I hate seeing my dog like this. She sleeps much of the time, but I would like to know if she is in pain or just frustrated because her balance is very unstable.
Submitted by Scott | July 25 2012 | Permalink
Dr. Cox,
I came here to ask, cried my eyes out about Cath's decision
Arfy, male, 9 years. Bam, 3 am wake up, he is left, stiff, certainly trying to understand it himself. First thoughts as many, seizure or stroke. He was so bad, it could have been seen as a broken back. Freaked, rushed to vet ER hour away, first look, check, then eyes and immediately said vestibular disease, explained it using the human vertigo times ten.
Arfys improvement has been much slower. Starting last week, he could manage drunk, left side tilt, everything crashes and leans left.. Up until late Monday night, he was even able to sorta take his position to poop, with some stumbling. Continues to pee with a four legs down stand pee. Noticeable Tuesday, he went south a bit. Instead of running somewhat straight with a left lean, he really started floating to the left, so bad, makes a half moon if you will trying to get right, as he is flowing 10 yards to then head a bit straight.
Reading what you posted here, I think the MRI or CT are in order. Money is not the object, my kids cost me more and I love my dogs more. ;) I read you say tumor possible in the brain. If this, I assume a qualified radiologist report would be clear enough to know operate or not operate?
Thank you Dr. Cox
Submitted by Shea Cox DVM | July 25 2012 | Permalink
Hi Scott~ I hope I am replying at a time where this still helps (I'm sorry, but I am not alerted as to when a new comment is made, otherwise I would have replied sooner)... First off, please let me offer my heartfelt empathy for the difficult situation your family is experiencing. The next step would be to consult a neurologist, who would perform advanced imaging; the neurologist and radiologist would then evaluate the images to see if a tumor or other problem is present. The neurologist generally oversees the MRI/CT while the pet is anesthetized, and from there, it can be determined which modality would work best based on the images that are interpreted by the radiologist. So, yes, moving forward with a neurologist consult and advanced imaging would be the next steps. I hope this helps answer your question, and again, my thoughts are with you and Arfy.
Submitted by Anonymous | July 30 2012 | Permalink
With the exception of 'vomiting', my 19+ y/o mix breed dog has all the symptoms, at first, I thought he was unable to walk due to hip dysplasia[even tho I make sure he takes a glucosamine tablet daily]. When he defecated inside due to inability to walk down one step, I panicked, we have a vet appt first thing tomorrow, hopefully[& prayerfully] it will be something simple like vestibular disease...please send response.
Submitted by Susan | August 17 2012 | Permalink
Our 7 yr old shih tzh, Lexi, first got the vestibular symptoms on June 30th. Shd had
Hi Susan~ an MRI is the best way to evaluate what is going on from what you describe, and it will help "cut to the chase" so to speak. An MRI can help evaluate for inner ear disease (that you cannot see on an exam) as well as any problems with the brain tissue. With that said, a blood test will be part of the work up (not just the MRI).
Contrary to popular understanding, a blood test can not tell you if you are "dealing with something else." I often hear people say that "the blood test didn't reveal any cancer," when in fact, there are not any specific blood tests for cancer screening (like in people, such as a prostate cancer screen).
What a blood test can tell you, is general organ function; i.e., the kidneys and liver are healthy, the electrolytes are normal, etc.
To further illustrate the "frustration" of a single test, if you see an increase in white blood cell levels, that doesn't necessarily mean an infection like you would think... i can also mean inflammation, certain types of cancer (again, NOT a diagnosis for cancer or screening, but a piece of a big, big puzzle), or sometimes even stress.
Unfortunately, there are very few diseases in medicine (human or animals) where one test gives you an answer. Oftentimes, the more important thing a single test can reveal, is, what it is NOT going on.
When I am explaining the need for various diagnostics to a pet parent, I use the analogy of a literal puzzle, and each diagnostic gives us one piece of the puzzle. The more "pieces" of the puzzle we can lay down on the table, the clear the picture (diagnosis) becomes.
I hope this helps! Good wishes to Lexi and your family.
Submitted by Anonymous | September 13 2012 | Permalink
Submitted by Jo carroll | August 9 2013 | Permalink
Hi Shea,
Submitted by Anonymous | August 22 2012 | Permalink
Hi Dr. Cox,
Do you see dogs who have repeat episodes of IVD?
Any thoughts? Brain tumor? (would symptoms dissapear in between episodes for such long periods of time?). Focal seizures? Odd version of IVD?
Thank you for your comments,
Hi Anonymous~ Yes, dogs can have repeated episodes of vestibular disease, and I have seen dogs that recover quickly (just as you experienced). Some reports state that these rapidly presenting and resolving episodes are due to sudden bleeds in the brain but the jury is still out as far as a definitive answer for this. This may be why your vet prescribed the aspirin/plavix.
A brain tumor (unfortunately) has to be considered due to the recurrence of the signs and her age, breed. And to answer your question, yes, symptoms can disappear between episodes. An MRI is the only way to tell what it happening.
I hope this helps, please keep us posted. My thoughts are with you; it's hard on the heart to see our babies go through this. And, as an aside, my hat goes off to you for opening your home to an older dog! Those that adopt geriatric pups have a special place in my heart :)
Submitted by Melissa | September 12 2012 | Permalink
Hello Dr. Cox,
About a month ago my 8 yr old shitzu Myles was in a car accident one week before we were scheduled to fly back to the US from living overseas for 2 yrs. I fortunately did not witness it but was on site of the accident just as it had happened. Surprisingly, he survived the accident and the vets went above and beyond to save him. We quickly realized he'd been hit in the head but the swelling went down fast enough that the vets believed there was a very good chance for a full recovery. But they had to remove both eyes as they were causing him more harm than good. He's flown home last weekend and seems to be perking up. But what we are left with is not just blindness but a very considerable head tilt. He stands up from time to time as if to try and get from point A to B but only ends up walking in circles. I really don't know what to do. I've not taken him to our vet here because I just want to give him some time to just be home for a while to just rest. He's eating well (his jaw was broken but seems to be healing fine). He always waits to be put outside to use the restroom. He certainly responds positively to our voices and touch. We've had a little tail wagging and barking at the door. Just no improvement on the walking. Do you think there is any chance he might someday be able to get around? I know, loaded question. Just thought in case you had ever known of a dog in this situation. Blind and with the head tilt is a tough combination. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. Thanks.
Submitted by theresa | September 14 2012 | Permalink
Dr Cox I have a chihuahua, the vet thinks he is 12 years old. Two weeks ago he woke me with a yelp at 5am. He had his head turned to his left. We thought he had a crick in his neck. He has walking eating peeing pooping like always but had the head tilt. We thought he had a stroke. He got better then a week later had to take him to the vet because he would bark and it sounded like a painful bark it did not sound like his usual bark. I thought his ear was painful or itchy because when I would rub his ear he would push it down on my hand. The vet gave him clavamox for 1 week and said he has an ear infection very deep down. Also gave him a shot dexamethasone. Other than the head tilt you wouldn't have known anything was wrong with him. But 2 days later all he wants to do is eat and sleep. But now he gets up and will step backwards 2 or 3 steps and lay back down. He knows where he wants to go but has lost some ability to get there sometimes. If he thinks he is going to get some food he always manages to get there but it is hard for him. About a year ago I think he made have had a seizure because for about 10 minutes he was laying down head up but shaking not responding to my voice. It hasn't happened again to my knowledge. Does this sound like vestibular disease to you and if so will he have setbacks? I have read a lot on this but every dog is different. He has not vomited or does not have the eye movements. He does squat to pee. Your opinion means a lot to me sounds like you know a lot on the subject. We are leaning on putting him down as we don't have money for xrays and mri. We love him like our child but dont want him to suffer. Do you have any suggestions on what I can expect if it is a tumor. Thank you
Submitted by Stacey | September 24 2012 | Permalink
Hi Dr. Cox,
Thank you!
Submitted by Cara | October 2 2012 | Permalink
Hello, our 14 year old Golden Retriever was diagnosed with Vestibular Disease yesterday afternoon. We brought her home from the vet and she hasn't been able to walk since. Her back legs stick straight out and when we try to assist her to stand or go outside, her front legs shoot out and she "faceplants" into the ground. She is on antiobiotics and drops for an ear infection and an anti-nausea medicine. Is the absolute lack of use of her legs a common symptom of vestibular disease? Most sites/info. lists staggering, trouble walking, circling, etc. but NOT the complete inability to use legs.
Thank you
Submitted by Anonymous | October 3 2012 | Permalink
Hi Cara,
I'm not an expert, but my dog (a 15 year old german sheperd mix) had very similar symptoms (inability to use her legs, doing faceplants, etc.) Her symptoms went on for almost 5 days before she started making any improvement. Now, 4 weeks later, she's doing MUCH better. Have you tried using a towel as a sling to hold her legs up? If you put the towel towards her midsection it might help keep her back legs up and prevent faceplants.
Submitted by Rich | October 22 2012 | Permalink
Our 14 year old dog couldn't stand at all without assistance. It's normal. Not to worry. Comfort and containment are the most important things. You want to limit movement. It might take a week before you see any real improvement, but I'm happy to report that, after 3.5 weeks, our dog is back to 100% herself. Hang in there.
Submitted by retired in nyc | October 5 2012 | Permalink
i hope this helps future folks that visit here. our 16 year old "baby" got this last week, after a night at the animal hospital and one night at our vets office, 5 doctors agreed it was idiotpathic vestibular, we came home with him. we bought a playpen at target . he is 34 pounds. it said it can hold 30 . but is looks like it could go up to 50 pounds. this way it restricts his movements. we couldnt get him to eat , but he is drinking from his bowl if we lift it up to him. after trying everything to get him to eat including baby food via a syringe , we had sucess with slices of baloney and american cheese( ripped into small pieces) and putting/shoving into his mouth. he looks like he is on thmend. everytime he got up or fussed in the playpen we carried him outside ASAP and he was urinating every few hours. as a safe guard we bought huge wee wee pads and put them on top of the comforter which is on top of the play pen matteress. i hope this helps. needless to say we thought when he sudeenly got this we thought he was a goner and we were hysterical. lots of kisses seems to help too !
Submitted by Debbie | October 6 2012 | Permalink
My dog is 14 yrs old and has signs of vestibular she has the head tilt,leans to the left and is having a hard time holding her pee.Her 1st bout was back in Dec.and she got better over a couple of months. Now she has had another episode in Sept.and is having a hard time. She also has cushings which is making her pee alot. She is eating again after a week of hardly eating anything. Now she eats soft food and noodles and some cheese.Some days are better than others but I think she has more than vestibular.From what I have read vestibular gets better over time.I think she might have a small tumor. She is still able to walk and go out on her own. But it's hard to watch her wobble around and go in circles. She does not seem to be in pain she does not whine or make any noises.I'm not going to put her down until she tells me or shows me she can't function with a quality of life. Anyone else have the same issues with an elderly dog? Thanks
Submitted by Anonymous | October 9 2012 | Permalink
My 13 yr old Shepherd/Boxer mix started the head tilt thing a few days ago. Yesterday she peed either when sleeping or because she got startled when the phone rang. Tonight she got herself downstairs by pretty much falling down. She does not have barking episodes and she seems to be eating, no vomiting. She is 70 lbs. She has always been a nibbler, not a gobbler, and she usually eats when we eat. We put a baby gate to keep her from coming upstairs tonight. She is walking in circles and stumbling, and I've noticed nystagmus. I'm so worried. But she does not seem to be in any pain. What can I do for her?
Submitted by Anonymous | October 10 2012 | Permalink
I had a 14 yr old Lab who all the sudden last week could not steady herself on her left hind leg. The following day, both hind legs were so weak she could not stand or walk on her own. I took her to the vet immediately and she was put on steroids to treat a possible disk issue. We discussed that there could be other causes, but we'd have to run costly MRI scans , so we opted to try steroids first. Two days later, she could not use her front left leg either. We had to completely support her if she needed to move or go outside. She also did not appear to be able to walk straight when guided, on her harnesses ) and would run into things. The following day ( we were heading into vet later that day) she had a seizure. Vets said it was most likely brain tumor or strokes. We put her to sleep after the seizure (she had two smaller seizures within the hour of the first big one.) It seemed whatever was happening to her was progressing, which seems different than the other posts I've read on this topic. I hope we made the right decision. It absolseutly broke my heart. She was my first baby before my children and brought joy to my heart each day.
Submitted by Karen | October 30 2012 | Permalink
I understand where you are coming from. I just put my 14 year old Lab down, my heart is breaking. I am now wondering if I did the right thing. His back legs collapsed, and was having that back and forth motion with his eyes. I wish I would of know about this disease ahead of time. The doctor mentioned it, but said if it was her dog she would put him down. Sometimes I don't think the vet. knows everything. I am just sick about it. Feeling like I made the wrong decision. Now there is nothing I can do about it. I had him cremated. I just feel sick all day long after reading deeper into this disease. So please everyone, don't make the mistake I did. I just didn't want him to suffer.
Submitted by BeareKucyGabby | December 6 2012 | Permalink
Our prayers are with you, you made the right choice at the time,so sorry to hear about your lost..your story is making me tear.Up this is a horrific time to watch. Each pet reacts differently some cases are very servere, they can also have a brain tumor or irrversable
Submitted by Sandra | October 14 2012 | Permalink
My 12 year old Springer Spaniel has developed a head tilt. At first his head just twisted to the left and he was walking squint. Then recently he has been very unsteady on his legs an then randomly collapses. He lies on his side looking really confused about why he keeps falling down. It's as though his brains wanting to do something but his legs just don't want to. We have the vets on Wesnesday. He walks around a lot unsettled and takes a while to lie himself down. At night he wanders around slightly whining then settles for a while then gets back up it's really heart breaking to see him in this way and the cost of MRI scans is just so out of reach. This page has been very helpful though I hope we can fix him
Submitted by Anonymous | November 10 2012 | Permalink
we are on day 19 of our vestibular syndrome for our 12 year old springer spaniel. We were there when the onset occurred.. watching tv in the living room. He threw up 3 times (very forthy) and eyes darting back and forth.. and shaking.
He is slowly getting back to normal. I did not take him to the emergency vet..I called them and they said it usually resolves it self. My vet said.. lots of TLC and PATIENCE!!
hope yours gets better also..
Submitted by Aida D | October 19 2012 | Permalink
Hello....I have a 17 yr old Lhasa Apso.She has had her second stroke this week. The first was 2-3 mo ago. I took her to the vet the first time around and he said because she issue such an old.dog its probally a tumor in her brain to just make her as comfortable as possible. She seems to be recovering from this second stoke but what she is doing now that is different from the first time is heavy panting as she walks around anxiously. Why is that? Is there anything I.should do? All her symptoms are exactly what is listed. Except for the vomiting. She is blind, partially deaf, and her Are legs are very bad. I pick her up and bring her outside to. HOWEVER she is still alive and kicking. At what point should it be determined that her quality of life is gone and I should put her down? Is she suffering mentally? Please help! God bless...thank-you!
Submitted by Nick Abbott | November 6 2013 | Permalink
AidaD my heart bleeds for you, My dearest friend a 14 year ol Staffy, has been going downhill for over a year now, swellings on both hocks, kept falling over at regular intervals, 7 to 14 days, unsteady on his legs, but he was coping. In the last few months he has started to drink a lot more water than usual, I think, and he , whilst always being very vocal, has started to bark loudly for minutes at a time. This morning he staggered whilst trying to get down stairs to go out for his morning ablutions. I had to carry him downstairs. He was not right, eyes rapidly moving left to right , all the symptoms mentioned apart from the vomiting unless I did not see him. His appetite is not there anymore, UNHEARD OF, he usually could eat for England. I am not very good with emotional pain and was certain that this was it, and I was certainly going to loose him , BUT I just felt that whilst frightened and confused, he was not in any pain. I then found this thread, I am so glad I did as if I have to nurse him 24/7 for weeks, I will as long as I feel that he is not suffering unduly, in no pain, and reassurable with love and attention and encouragement. I am sure I am not being selfish, I love my boy more than you could know, but I am sure that letting time take it's course is the right thing for him at this moment. I think I will know, and i'm sure that you will also, when the time comes to say good bye, your heart knows, you just have to trust your heart, so sad, it's a bitch, I've got it coming very soon but thanks to reading the information here, I truly believe I have had a short reprieve.
Submitted by Francis | October 19 2012 | Permalink
My dog Tiny just passed away yesteday she was almost 14 and she was a chihuahua. The vet said she had Vestibular Disease. She jumped off the couch 8 days ago and didnt move i thought she broke her leg when i picked her up her body just went limp and her head turned to the side. I rushed her to the vet and they diagnosed her. They put her on medications but nothing changed. She never walked again or could even sit up. you had to do everything for her even hold her over the bowl to drink water and hold her up to pee and sometimes she would pee on you or in her bed and only ate a very small portion the first couple days after that she would not eat anything.Then you had to try and use a syringe and queeze it in her mouth. She started to act like she was not swallowing so i was scared that she would get choaked. Even though she could not do anything she really did not make any noise except a couple times during the week she yelped out.She would pee but never had a bowel movement the whole eight days, and the last day and a half she stopped urinating. Did not act like she was in pain. Yesterday my mom tried to feed her and about an hour after she tried she was dead. I am wondering if trying to feed her with the syringe could have caused her to dye sooner. I asked my mom how much did she feed here and she said hardly nothing because she wouldnt swallow. My question is that normal for a dog of her age with Vest Dis to have those symptoms? Could it have been because she had been with out food for so long. The last two days she would not even drink any water had to use a syringe for that. I know it had to be her time but just wished I could have done more for her. I am so heartbroken.I wished i knew exactly what caused her to dye.She didnt bounce back like they said she would and so I was not sure if it was Actually Vest Dis. Thanks
Submitted by Rich | October 22 2012 | Permalink
This doesn't sound like IVD. Our dog or 14 years just went through it 3 weeks ago, and she's back to 100%. She couldn't stand on her own or eat from a bowl. She had to be carried outside (and she's 70 lbs), and had to be hand fed. We even had to cup water in our hands to make her drink, but she wanted to drink quite a bit. Dogs can live without food for a while, but can't live without water very long. Dehydration can cause greater weakness and account for the lack of urination toward the end. Syringes of water probably isn't enough to live on. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Submitted by sandra | October 21 2012 | Permalink
our boy is 11yrs old am staff and has a history of sezing, he takes 1 every 6 months, usually one in summer and one around christmas, but last night was diff. he was fine ,he went out to pee ran around ,was fine, came in ,after a good while my daughter hallerd for me he was sezing, but idont think so. hes quivering,left side isnt worken well and holding head low,dosent want water,hes the same this morn,i know it could be a stroke or v diesease, but is ther any thing i can do right now, its sunday his doc is closed and the emergancy hosp. is far, scary,and expensive which i dont care about money but i have not a dime right now, i have payed over 10,000 in the last yr for his docs.never nothen serious,so they said.im so scared for him.
Submitted by jemom | October 22 2012 | Permalink
Our 15 and half year old pointer mix got vestibular 3 weeks ago. For those of you out there whose dogs just got it, hang in there. Confine, hand feed, take out outside a lot, give them light at night, all of these things I learned from others online and they worked. It is an up and down process and I lost hope a lot but was not willing to give up on my sweet pup. 3 weeks later, she is pretty much back to normal. I am grateful to my vet who said to give it time.
Submitted by Andrea Llewellyn | October 28 2012 | Permalink
My 13 year old German Shepherd Dog had an episode of Vestibular on Wednesday, Oct 24th. I was sure it time time to make that decision that we all dread. However my vet said to give him some time. I am happy to say that today he is once again eating and has taken two short walks I. The woods. He seemed to enjoy them very much. He is still far from normal, but I am seeing little glimpses of him more and more. :)
Submitted by Simon | November 9 2012 | Permalink
Hi, i'm not too sure if this has happened to my dog this morning. I was upstairs and heard him bark then the kids shouted for help saying he had slid over on the floor. I came down to find him laying on his side, he didn't seem in any pain so i just held him close and got him onto a cushion. I did notice he was tilting his head but once he had lay for a few minuets he seemed ok. Still a little wobbly on his right front leg but he did manage to go out for a very short walk about an hour later.
Submitted by Munya | November 11 2012 | Permalink
hey doc i have an 8 month old pitbull puppy n has recently been diagnosed of tick bone disease but three dayz latter after treatment its now showing symptoms of the v-disease but it been 24 hrs n no improvement what should i do please help am freking out.thanx in advance
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Gregory Fox and Professors Paul Dubinsky and Brad Roth prepared and presented "Treaties as Law of the Land? Change and Uncertainty in the Domestic Effects of International Agreements" during the April 4 Academic Symposium that was part of the two-day inauguration celebration for Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson.
Brad Roth and Professors Gregory Fox and Paul Dubinsky prepared and presented "Treaties as Law of the Land? Change and Uncertainty in the Domestic Effects of International Agreements" during the April 4 Academic Symposium that was part of the two-day inauguration celebration for Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson.
Susan Cancelosi was a panelist and co-convener of the AARP Forum Keep the Promise: Retirement Security in Michigan on April 3, 2014. The roundtable forum on retirement security was convened in cooperation with Wayne State University Law School, Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel to address Michigan's overall state of financial security in retirement and the specific issues facing city of Detroit pensioners.
John Dolan has had three articles republished in The 2014 Annual Review of International Banking Law & Practice. They are "Negotiable Obligations for Discount: Acceptances, DPUs and BPOs," originally published in 29 Banking & Fin. L. Rev. (Osgoode Hall) 103 (2013); "Whatever Happened to the Poor Old Doctrine of Negotiability?," originally published in 130 Banking L.J. 136 (2013); and "Letter of Credit Litigation under UCC Article 5: A Case of Statutory Preemption," originally published in 57 Wayne L. Rev.1269 (2011). Dolan continues to serve as a member of the Board of Editors of the Banking Law Journal and as Foreign Contributing Editor of the Banking & Finance Law Review, a Canadian journal. He is currently editing a book on the legislative history of Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Kirsten Carlson has been awarded a $250,000 grant for the university from the National Science Foundation. Carlson will use the grant to conduct a two-year research project - "Legal Mobilization, Rights Claims, and Federal Indian Policy Reforms" - that aims to develop a better understanding of how, when and with what success American Indian nations use the political process to change the law.
Peter Hammer spoke about recent developments in the treatment of marriage equality at the annual Board of Managers meeting and Judges' Dinner of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers held in West Bloomfield.
Alan Schenk recently advised the Canadian national government on tax reform issues, and continues to serve as technical advisor and legislative drafter for the International Monetary Fund, most recently in The Bahamas and St. Lucia.
Brad Roth is spending the Winter 2014 semester on research leave at the University of California at Berkeley as a visiting scholar in the Center for the Study of Law and Society. In Feburary, he gave a public lecture at Arizona State University Law School's Center for Law and Global Affairs on the topic of his 2011 Oxford University Press book, Sovereign Equality and Moral Disagreeement.
Jocelyn Benson was a panelist during a community forum, "50 Years of Civil Rights: How Far Have We Come?" hosted by the Oakland County Chapter of the National Congress of Black Women in recognition of Black History Month. The event was held at the Southfield Pavilion and was held to highlight the need for members of the African-American community to stay engaged in voting and political activities, to discuss voter disenfranchisement and to promote early and equitable voter regisration.
Brad Roth presented the University of Houston-Victoria Provost's Lecture at the Texas school. He spoke on tactics used by the United States to fight the global war on terrorism during the past 12 years and questions raised about the nation's violations of international law. Roth's lecture was titled "Torture, Indefinite Detention and Targeted Killings: How the War on Terrorism Violates International Law."
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Peter Hammer gave a presentation about his book on civil rights advocate and federal Judge Damon J. Keith at the Barnes & Noble in Shelby Township. Hammer's book, Crusader for Justice, written with Trevor W. Coleman, was published last fall by Wayne State University Press. The event was the monthly meeting of the Macomb County Bar Foundation History Club.
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Christopher Lund presented "Religious Law in Civil Courts" at the Association of American Law Schools annual conference in New York, N.Y. He also moderated a panel, "Developing as a Legal Scholar: Thoughts for New Law Professors," and served as a speaker on another panel, "Islamic and Jewish Law in the 21st Century: Contemporary Philosophical and Legal Challenges to Religious Law."
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2010 Fast 50 50 flourishing small businesses you need to know How FedStore became the fastest-growing small business in the federal market Infrastructure investments fuel MicroTech's success Former No. 1 keeps up winning ways Looming insourcing threat forces small biz to reposition itself First try is the charm for Ellumen 6 small-business issues too important to ignore
Lots of government contractors boast large, multimillion dollar contracts. But it's the small stuff that has helped Guident Technologies achieve a compound annual growth rate of 68.04 percent over five years.
The company based in Herndon, Va., which has been on Washington Technology's Fast 50 for several years, landed at No. 44 this year. The company works with 20 different government agencies, and each has awarded the company IT services contracts worth $2 million to $8 million. The consulting firm, which provides business intelligence, management consulting and systems engineering services, expects to hit more than $50 million in revenue this year, up from the $43 million it posted in 2009. And the target for 2011 is $60 million.
"It boils down to making sure we provide a quality service to our customers," said Dan Ackerman, executive vice president and partner at Guident. "We have to rely on that to grow."
One of the company's recent wins was a contract with the U.S. courts system to provide life cycle data warehousing and business intelligence support to the New Streamline Timely Access to Statistics application. The five-year contract is worth about $8.3 million.
Meanwhile, the company also has recently won some larger contracts. In June, the company won a blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to provide IT support services to maintain and enhance the agency's enterprisewide data warehouse. The contract has a potential value of $22 million.
The Health and Human Services Department also hired the company on a larger contract to provide business intelligence and database support services. The five-year contract has a potential value of $90 million.
The company's other government customers include the Army, Agriculture Department, Defense Department, Interior Department, Homeland Security Department and Transportation Department.
But with growth comes problems. And one of the company's biggest hurdles is finding talent. Guident hires about 10 people per week, and one of the hardest skills to find is business intelligence.
"Finding the right people for the right jobs has always been a challenge," Ackerman said. "We're a consulting company, and in order to grow, our employees have to grow lock and step with our revenue."
In addition, Guident is making sure it pursues the right contracts. The company is too large to be considered a small business and too small to have the necessary resources to go after larger contracts. The company competes only for contracts for which the customer knows its work and Guident can prove it offers something that the competition cannot.
The company also worries about the increased competition in the government marketplace. Ackerman said a lot of commercial companies have been jumping into the market, crowding it even further.
Despite its growing pains, the company is focused on expanding into other business areas, including security and virtualization, data analytics and data management. The strategy is to pick solutions that Guident can build in-house and demonstrate to clients before they even start to look for a solution.
"We're presenting the solution before they tell us the problem," Ackerman added.
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Today, a short while after his passing at the age of 92, he has even hit the supermarket tabloids as some unflattering news is breaking over how his children short-circuited a second marriage for Walter. Apparently they did not want to risk losing the reported $30 million estate he left behind — another high water mark for a journalistic career.
For a three-week stint in February 1960 I was privileged to interact with him on a daily basis during the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley.
When we bid adieu to Walter following the Olympic Games, we had the feeling that his career had peaked and that we probably wouldn't be seeing him much on the tube anymore. However, we congratulated him on the fact that he had been the prime broadcaster on the exclusive black and white coverage of the games that marked the first time any Olympiad had been broadcast on TV worldwide. Still, we thought to ourselves that the telecast marked his swan song rather than the eventual springboard that it would prove to be.
How wrong we were!
Two short years later, he was named the anchor for the CBS Evening News and as long as he held that post he reigned supreme over the competition from NBC and ABC.
The reason for our sympathy for him in 1960 was that at age 43 (and from his always rumpled wardrobe, loosely combed long hair and rather droopy mustache), we thought it very unlikely he would have a commanding presence in front of the camera. To our happy surprise, when he took the helm of the CBS Evening News he presented a polished appearance, from properly coifed hair, a trim mustache, stylish horn-rimmed glasses and elegantly pressed, crisp white shirt. His voice, which was always tops, was in fine form and he had a folksy warmth about him that caused you to immediately believe everything he reported.
Even following his network retirement he retained iconic status and it was always a pleasure to see him in a variety of television appearances.
My best memories of him during the Olympics was first greeting him as a member of the Olympic press club at its headquarters on the top floor of the Mapes hotel. He seemed overjoyed to get his official membership card and complimentary press club pin (a snowman with a press pass tucked into the brim of his top hat). He even marveled at the closed-circuit TV setup we had connecting the club directly to the games. Another amenity was a bank of typewriters for use by reporters who could sit in the comfort of the hotel and knock out their stories, hand them to waiting runners from Western Union and then relax at the open bar in the club rooms. Since he had to be on the scene to cover for CBS, Walter never availed himself of the above-mentioned services but when the sun went down he was a nightly visitor to the press club.
A gregarious soul by nature, he enjoyed interacting with other press from around the world who visited the hotel, along with the constant parade of Hollywood and international celebrities that also frequented the room.
Since one of my assignments was to escort those celebs to the games on a daily basis, I had the opportunity to visit Walter at his "studio" setup, which was on the deck of a small A-frame chalet that had a sweeping view of the entire Squaw Valley venue. Other CBS cameras were strategically placed at the major individual venues and Walter could pull them up as events occurred.
It was on those visits that I gained an appreciation for the professionalism of his talent. Along with the camera man and engineer who were present, a steady stream of passersby would stop and wait for a break in the action to ask for his autograph. His friendly and jovial nature — that was to serve him so well in later years on television — was in full force and I wondered how bright and energetic he could be after his late night sorties to the Mapes each evening.
Invariably on those trips, as I stood at my post below the light man's booth, I would feel a tug on the back of my coat and there would be Walter, a press club cocktail in hand, and he would whisper, "Think you can find me a seat, Harry?"
I noted to him that he had just seen the floor show the night before and wasn't he getting tired of coming in every night? He retorted there was little or nothing to do at Squaw once night fell and he loved motoring down to Reno and the Mapes.
Unbeknownst to him, once I caught on to his nightly routine, I had instructed the maitre de, one John Thomas, to set up a small table for Walter near ringside with instructions to serve him anything he might want for dinner.
Since we had booked three top entertainers to perform in succession during the games — Debbie Reynolds, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mickey Rooney — Walter was treated to the top of live entertainment and he was also no slouch with a knife and fork. The entire Mapes staff thought it was a fitting tribute for such a great newscaster and equally fine human being.
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Christien has been asked by his mentor to avenge his daughter's death. This young girl was seduced by a married man, then died giving birth after the man abandoned her, accusing her of being a loose woman. When called out to duel, this man Theodore Pingre, ran. He is now believed to be dead, but is he?
Reine Cassard Pingre is a widow, or so she believes. Her husband Theodore's body was found in the river under less than pristine circumstances. It has been two years. Reine mourned him, even though he did not treat her or her daughter well and she was not truly saddened. Theodore was often out carousing with women and blaming Reine for a lack in the bedroom. Reine's young daughter Maugerite has nightmares, stating that a monster keeps coming into her room. There is mystery surrounding this and much more on the plantation of River's Edge.
Christien comes up with a scheme to draw out Theodore and find out what the River's Edge people know of him. He cheats Reine's father out of his deed, coming to the plantation saying he is the new owner. He promises to allow Cassard, his wife, Reine and her brother to remain on the plantation if Reine marries him. It is hoped that Theodore will show himself rather than allow another man to have Reine. What Christien doesn't count on is his feelings for Reine, his growing love of the land and the acceptance of a young girl's hero worship.
The first half of the story sets everything up. Reine is at first reluctant and feels threatened. Then she finds herself attracted to Christien and wonders if she really can respond to a man. They are both keeping secrets. Christien has not told anyone of his scheme, of course, and all believe that he won the plantation in a fair game. All grow fond of him and he of them. As their relationship becomes one of friendship, Reine resigns herself to her new marriage. But when Christien starts leaving at night and returns one night having been shot, she begins to question things again. Trust is a big question mark.
The last half of the book deals with Theodore and his now-open threats. It deals with Reine and Christien figuring out what this means for them. And there is a lot of interplay with other members of the group of swordsmen called the Brotherhood. There is a good fight scene and rescue, but it took a long time to develop and there was a point in the middle where I wasn't sure we were ever going to get to the resolution.
Reine is a good heroine, although she is both trusting and not. On the one hand, she wants to believe, but she sees things that make her wonder. I liked that she wasn't blind. But I disliked that she never confronted anything. She just sat back and waited for things to happen.
Christien seems a good sort, but it took a long time for his plan to be fully revealed, shrouding him at first as a possible villain. Once he started enjoying his relationship with Reine and her family, it was easy to fall for him. His motivation was clear but emotionally, the reader never really felt why this became so consuming of his life. Maybe if I had read more of the other entries in the series, this need to avenge his friend's dead daughter would have felt more essential.
Over all, as Blake often does, she weaves a grand story with lots of descriptions and depictions of the life of the characters. The story does bog down and that keeps me from giving a stronger recommendation. Overall, though, you won't go wrong picking up Triumph In Arms.
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Ahead of this afternoon's NextGen semi-final against Arsenal, Lewis Baker, the captain of the Chelsea Under-19s, speaks to the official Chelsea website…
You have played all eight of the NextGen games this season. Has it been different from the other competitions you play for Chelsea?
'It has been a great experience because playing teams from other countries and seeing how they play is different from the teams we play all the time.
'As a team we have played superbly and we showed a great team spirit in all the games. In the Barcelona game we had a man sent off and we had to defend most of the game but our togetherness got us through. The Juventus game was a top-level game and we played great.'
People might not realise the core of this team is more familiar with each other than just these NextGen games…
'Our team is a bit of a young team and we don't really have many over-age players, so this is quite a lot of the FA Youth Cup team. We have those Youth Cup semi-finals coming up soon as well so hopefully we can keep gelling as a team and make it better.'
You have been at Chelsea since 2005. Have you been a captain for any of the younger age groups?
'I captained a couple of times here and there but recently has been the most I have captained coming through all the age groups, because I think I have grown up quite a lot since the younger ages.
'Captaincy is something I enjoy. Dermot [Drummy] chose me to captain for the rest of the tournament but I don't really change the way I play.'
We have seen some impressive performances from you of late with some good goals scored, including two in the 4-1 win over Juventus. Are you happy with your current level?
'I think my form is all right at the moment. I must obviously not step back now, I must just keep going and play my best, and do what I can for the team.'
Which can be in a number of positions in Under-18s, Under-19s or Under-21s, including wide right or left of the attack, or midfield…
'My main position is midfield, no matter whereabouts in midfield - attacking or defending. But wherever Dermot puts me I will do my best.'
Is a London derby against Arsenal a special game at this age level?
'All the Arsenal games are great games, so much competitiveness, and when you win you are buzzing, and hopefully today we can get the win and move on to the final.'
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The Davies family of New Lambton can relax on several fronts after hearing Treasurer Wayne Swan deliver the ''benefits of the boom'' budget.
Nick Davies, head teacher at Morisset High School, said the family especially welcomed the rise in the tax threshold to $21,000 because his wife Karen worked part-time.
''It will be more money in her pocket,'' Mr Davies said.
The family will have to do a check before they know how changes to Family Tax Benefit Part A, courtesy of the resources tax, will affect them but Mr Davies said ''every little bit helps''.
''People see mining companies making lots of money,'' Mr Davies said.
''This will make them happy,'' he said.
The Davies have three children, Hamish 13, Angus, 11 and Laura 8.
They are going to benefit from the hundreds of dollars in payments for primary and secondary students, which Mr Davies said would be very useful for expensive sporting activities and excursions.
He said the budget showed that the Australian economy was in ''good shape''.
''It's a good feeling.''
But he added a note of caution.
''We are going to get lump sums but maybe not long-term relief.
''Perhaps some of the money, instead of cash in the pocket, should go into infrastructure, such as roads and longer-lasting benefits of the boom.
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The sign above the door at 529 Hunter Street reads The Poets Page, but Novocastrians have patronised this mustard-yellow terrace house through a procession of identities.
Formerly The Merry Magpie, The Gunfighter's Rest and later JC's Bar, it is scheduled to open on June 22, after a decade lying dormant, as The Terrace Bar.
Proprietor Chris Hearn – complete with paint-flecked blond hair – came to the door to welcome H2 Review into the premises.
Hearn has played an integral role in Newcastle's creative community since he arrived 10 years ago to study a music business certificate at TAFE, including organising events at the Croatian Wickham Sports Club.
''I wanted to open my own space just because I couldn't find a venue in Newcastle that was suitable for the things I wanted to do, which are mostly underground and independent music as well as different art forms,'' he said. ''I know there's a lot of people creating lots of interesting stuff in Newcastle and who don't really have anywhere to show it.''
An exhibition space painted black on the second floor will host alternative musicians, independent films, poetry readings, small-scale performance art, micro-theatre, multimedia art, panel discussions, lectures and debates.
The second floor will also boast one of the city's few rooftop beer gardens.
When visitors step into the ground floor, they will see a bar along the left wall serving boutique beers, Hunter Valley wines, cocktails and light meals. Mirrors, a coat rack, chandeliers, and framed landscape paintings will give the room a homely feel, while blue note jazz and ''crooners'' have been flagged for the playlist.
''It's very hard to make arts financially viable, fairly paying performers and artists and sound engineers and projectionists and door staff is quite difficult to do if you're just having a cover charge,'' Hearn said of his decision to combine a bar with performance space.
''A lot of people expect to be able to go to an arts event for free so it seems you generally have to have arts funding or do it off your own back or have something operating in a pub.
''I guess the difference is we'll be selling liquor so we can pay for the rent of the space and that financial burden isn't going to be on the artists.''
ALREADY, Hearn's venture has garnered a legion of loyal followers.
When he posted a photo of the liquor licence on The Terrace Bar's Facebook page at 2pm on May 9, it sparked a flurry of chatter across Facebook, Twitter and music news websites.
Matthew Endacott said he believed the anticipation surrounding the opening of The Terrace Bar had created a favourable context for the city to support more small bars in the CBD.
A seventh-generation Novocastrian who will soon complete a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney, Endacott's online petition encouraging the council to provide such support has attracted more than 3900 signatures.
Endacott, 21, was inspired by his own patronage of Sydney small bars Grandma's, Grasshopper and The Baxter Inn, during a Renew Newcastle tour.
Renew organisers frequently lead Friday night tours of its projects – mostly shops and galleries in the Hunter Street Mall – with visitors welcome to browse and enjoy complimentary food and beverages.
''They were sort of playing the role of small bars for that night and they have ever since, but only on select evenings,'' Endacott said. ''The positive impact of that on the neighbourhood was just so obvious and if you could have something permanently like that operating there's no reason why that area couldn't be like that every Friday, Saturday, even Thursday and weeknights.''
Within the first 24 hours of posting his petition in April, it had more than 1700 supporters.
''I think what they're trying to say is their needs and wants aren't being met in Newcastle at the moment,'' he said. ''I think the market certainly exists. Smaller cities have numerous bars and it works. I think it's about establishing culture firstly, though.''
''I picked a phrase out of the menu at Grandma's – drink less, drink better.
''I think that's the entire mentality of small bars, its about quality, not quantity.''
RENEW Newcastle founder Marcus Westbury – who now lives in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick with shopfront bars 500metres in each direction from his home – has pledged his support for the petition.
Westbury said Newcastle needed to increase the diversity of its alternatives to large-scale venues and said small bars were ''an absolute perfect fit''.
''I don't know how many times I've been out with friends in Newcastle and hit a certain hour of the night and realised there's just nowhere to go,'' he said. ''Certainly around the inner city most of the places are the wrong scale and the wrong fit-out, the wrong type to lend themselves to having a quiet drink at 10pm on a Thursday night.
''It's not the big-venue, high-capacity thing shouldn't exist, but it should be part of a spectrum. The spectrum is much healthier when you don't force everyone to go out to places full of poker machines and loud music a lot of the time.
''I think one of the problems at the moment is that the city's got massive big venues that people roam around between all night and I think the beauty of a smaller venue is not that people go to 100 of them but that you get a smaller more intimate sense of people knowing each other.''
Sydney has about 50 small bars throughout its CBD and inner-city suburbs, mostly aimed at women in their mid-20s, who bring their partners and friends.
Endacott envisaged Newcastle could support four or five such establishments, which might start by opening on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to establish a relationship with the after-work crowd, more mature drinkers and tourists in search of a quiet aperitif.
He said the design and aesthetic of the city's east end – its ''centre of alternative cultures'' – was most conducive to small bars.
''You're never going to have nightclubs working in that atmosphere because it's very much a neighbourhood atmosphere,'' he said. ''Although it's a city centre, it's still in many ways a village.
''If you could make that [the east end] a really clear neighbourhood, even as simple as putting old fashioned street lamps in that particular quarter to make it distinctive – this is what the east end is – then you have official boundaries for small business owners to look at the area and say, all right, we're going to open a small bar, we want to be part of the tone of this neighbourhood, these are the boundaries, let's find real estate in that pocket.''
Endacott is particularly interested in bars that will increase the amenity of underused precincts and lanes characterised by urban decay.
It would be ideal, he said, to eventually spread the benefits out across different pockets of the city, including – as many Herald readers have suggested – Devonshire Street near the site of the former Star Hotel in Newcastle West.
WHILE there is plenty of rhetoric about what a new Newcastle nightlife might look like, there is also plenty of regulation around the framework for how it can be established.
The NSW government passed a ''small bars bill'' in 2008 removing red tape for bars with a proposed capacity of fewer than 120 people.
It resulted in the introduction of a new category of hotel licence for a general bar, which allows venues to sell liquor for consumption on the premises but not to operate gaming machines or offer takeaway sales.
Applicants to the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing must prepare a community impact statement to lodge with the licence application, which costs $500.
The statement requires applicants to consult with the police, council, Roads and Maritime Services, Department of Community Services, the Department of Health and nearby residents and outline how any concerns might be addressed.
''The [Independent Liquor and Gaming] Authority takes into account a range of matters when assessing liquor licence application including the proposed trading hours, proximity to hospitals, schools, churches and parks, issues raised during the public consultation process, density of licensed venues in the immediate area and local demographics and alcohol-related crime statistics,'' an Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing spokesman said.
An application for a liquor licence can be made concurrently with a development application, but the office will not grant a licence without an approved development application.
Councils are usually responsible for setting patron limits under their planning laws, with the general bar licence usually used by venues with a capacity of 120.
Hearn signed the lease for The Terrace Bar in September and applied for a development application immediately. It was approved in January.
Newcastle lord mayor John Tate said despite some assumptions otherwise, councillors would most likely be in favour of more small bars like Hearn's, because they fitted with the council's blueprint for the city.
The council identified in its Safe Newcastle – Alcohol Management Strategy 2010-2013 the need to develop strategies to improve and encourage diversity in evening and late night businesses and entertainment. A draft plan will cover trading hours, liquor outlet density and management requirements.
''I can't pre-empt what councillors will do, but generally small bar applications would be supported, I expect,'' Tate said.
''Personally there would have to be some serious reason why I wouldn't support it, because I think small bars will change our culture in the way we consume alcohol and enhance nightlife.''
Tate said the city was not in a position to offer the same grants as the City of Sydney, which extended up to $30,000 to businesses to revitalise the city's laneways. He said he didn't know of any unused council-owned buildings in the CBD but he would be open to allowing a small bar tenant if a building became available.
To bring his concept to fruition, Hearn received financial assistance from the federal government's New Enterprise Incentive Scheme and guidance from Renew Newcastle, which considered the bar a special project because of its creative and cultural ethos.
NEWCASTLE City crime manager Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Humphrey said while every licence application was dealt with individually, in general the police did not support an increase in the number of liquor licences.
According to the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, there were 407 liquor licences in the Newcastle local government area and 119 in the city's CBD in March.
''There's been sufficient studies in both the city and Melbourne that suggests restaurants are a much better way of increasing the vibrancy in the city and they still operate in some places with a PSA, a primary service authority,'' Humphrey said.
''There's no suggestion [more licences will] do anything but increase what we've started to decrease in the way of alcohol-related violence and crime.
''There's plenty of pubs and clubs in the town that cater for people that just want to go and have one drink and go home. Problems come when someone comes from a hotel who may well have been ejected and they wander into your premises where you don't have [as much] security because you're a small bar.''
Endacott countered this by saying that in the year the City of Sydney began supporting small bars, the number of alcohol-related assaults across all Sydney licensed premises had fallen to 2821, down from 3528 in 2008. He said there had not been an assault recorded in any of Sydney's small bars.
There are currently no applications before the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing for general bar licences in Newcastle, but there are indications from many stakeholders this may soon change.
Endacott said he had been contacted by Hunter Valley wineries eager to establish relationships with small bars, to target a new market and promote their region to tourists visiting the city.
Audrey Wilkinson sales and marketing director James Agnew said that small bars provided an opportunity for visitors to try wine from labels, varieties and regions for the first time.
''Staff at small wine bars are very knowledgeable,'' he said.
''It's increasingly hard to get a run in bigger restaurants and bars so in that way small bars are the nursery of wine.
''They are vital for the wine industry. That's where most brands get their start.''
RENEW Newcastle general manager Marni Jackson said her organisation was willing to offer advice and information about vacant properties.
The organisation employed a staff member at the end of last year to look for new spaces in its target area – from Tudor Street to Pacific Street and all the side streets in between – and contact property owners about offering their space for temporary use.
Endacott has already been contacted by about eight prospective small bar operators eager to learn more. Some inquiries have come from unexpected sources, including from owners of espresso bars and Darby Street boutiques.
The co-owner of Sprocket Roasters and co-lessee of The Great Northern Hotel, Chelsea D'Aoust, said her cafe applied for an on-premises licence to sell alcohol when it opened in 2009. It currently creates coffee cocktails and sells bottled beer and wine.
''We tried [staying open at night] when we first opened and it just wasn't working because everyone vacates at five o'clock and unless they come into town for a gig there's not a lot of pedestrian traffic in the area. It's not like Darby Street or Beaumont Street where you just get people passing by,'' she said.
Endacott will set up a temporary small bar this month where prospective small bar owners, councillors, winemakers and other interested parties can discuss the best way forward.
''Our family albums are filled with photographs of grandparents and great grandparents on Hunter Street and in Newcastle and I've grown up looking at pictures of a city that I've never known,'' he said.
''I think what frustrates me the most about Newcastle is the people who are receptive to the fact that the main street is dead but don't offer any solutions.'' Endacott said. ''So I feel that if I want to participate in this debate I need to offer solutions. I can't be another person whingeing about it.''


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