September 2008 - Hi Sarah,

Bella had a funny turn on Monday night and suddenly went from being fine to being really withdrawn and wobbly. We checked her all over and nothing seemed obviously wrong but then I looked at her gums and they were almost white. Rang the emergency vet straightaway and while we were on the phone she just curled up and was beginning to shiver. I immediately started working on her shock points and within a few seconds she stopped shivering and lifted her head. I had her in my arms in the car and carried on with the ear work and then just talking to her and rubbing her all over to keep her awake - she was like a lead weight but still conscious. By the time we reached the vet's she was starting to perk up, enough to bark at a cat she spotted, and by the time she was on the examination table she was much more back to normal, gums had pinked up again and everything seemed absolutely fine. In the end the only explanation the vet could think of was that she had possibly had a very mild seizure and then started going into shock as a result. The vet was baffled as from what we'd described to her on the phone she was expecting to receive a completely collapsed dog needing emergency treatment, and here was this dog happily munching on liver treats from her... The only explanation she could come up with was that Bella had possibly had a very mild seizure and started going into shock as a result (and she acknowledged that working on the ears would have made a difference).

I'm convinced the ear work really helped (I remember on the Battersea workshop Tina talking about having worked on animals and by the time they got to the vet's they were much perkier) so just wanted to say thank you to TTouch in my hour of need! It helped keep me a bit calmer as well knowing that I was doing something to help.

Best wishes
Claire