Any Batavian (or native of Buffalo, Rochester, or any of the towns in betwe… Read Full Bio ↴Any Batavian (or native of Buffalo, Rochester, or any of the towns in between) is sure to remember Vagrant Records’ Down To Earth Approach, whose success in the early aughts cemented their legacy as one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of WNY. After a decade in limbo, all five original members are picking up where they left off in a new project called X-Dog. Fun fact: X-Dog recorded their drums with fellow Batavian and buffaBLOG staple, Anthony Del Plato.

Vertigo
X-Dog Lyrics

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Vertigo is coming
Vertigo coming

Falling me down
lying me in bed
Falling me down
lying me in bed
Falling me down

lying me on the bed
Falling me down
lying me on the bed
Falling me down
Falling me down
Falling me down
down

I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
for the whole year
for the whole year

for the whole year

The eyes are suffering
the head is burning
the eyes are suffering
falling me down
lying me in bed

lying me in bed

Body is shivering
body is shivering
body is shivering
body is shivering
the head is burning
the eyes are suffering
the body shivers, shivers, shivers

I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
for the whole year
for the whole year

I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
I want to sleep for the whole year
for the whole year
for the whole year

I see shadows
I see shadows
I see shadows

I see shadows
I see shadows

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of X-Dog's song "Vertigo" describe the experience of someone who is feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. The repetition of "Vertigo is coming" creates a sense of anticipation and unease, suggesting that the singer is about to enter a state of disorientation and confusion. The subsequent lines convey a feeling of physical and mental collapse, with the singer repeatedly falling down and being confined to their bed. The lyrics emphasize how their body and mind are suffering, as their eyes are suffering, their head is burning, and their body is shivering.

The repetition of the phrase "I want to sleep for the whole year" reflects the singer's overwhelming desire to escape from their current state and find solace in sleep. This longing for a prolonged period of rest highlights the extent of their exhaustion and serves as a metaphor for seeking a break from their struggles. The lyrics also touch upon the perception of shadows, which could symbolize feelings of darkness or uncertainty that accompany the vertigo experience.

Overall, "Vertigo" offers a vivid portrayal of the physical and emotional toll of vertigo and the profound desire for respite from its overwhelming impact.

Line by Line Meaning

Vertigo is coming
The feeling of dizziness and disorientation is approaching

Falling me down
Causing me to collapse and lose control

lying me in bed
Leaving me incapacitated and confined to bed

I want to sleep for the whole year
Desiring to escape reality and rest for an extended period

The eyes are suffering
Experiencing pain and discomfort in the eyes

the head is burning
Feeling intense heat and discomfort in the head

Body is shivering
Experiencing uncontrollable and involuntary trembling in the body

I see shadows
Observing dark and ambiguous figures

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Comments from YouTube:

Jason Schultz

5y↑16

Poor pooch it looks like he was paralised from a tick I didn't even know of this dease it's so good that u guys show these things online

Bondi Vet

5y↑1

Thank you, Jason. Have a great day.

Croc Girl

5y↑6

Thanks for uploading this clip and telling us how to tell if our pets have this disease. You guys educate so many people around the world, keep up the great work 👍🏻💜💙

xmrgx

38w↑11

my senior dog had the same symptons a month ago and it was terrifying. i wish i had more knowledge at the time to deal better with the situation. but he's fully recovered, and i dare to say, he seems like a younger dog now. appetite increased, gaining weight again, even more excited to play with toys and the walk outside is more interesting.

IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW: it will pass. it will get better. he/she will recover. take care of your seniors, he/she need your love and care more than ever at this time.

Bar bi3

37w

Hi how long did it take for the symptoms to subside

Carol

31w

My senior dog is going through this right now, any tips you have that can help?

xmrgx

31w↑1

@Carol first of all: call your vet. let your dog be comfortable and elevate his head with a pillow. give him water periodically with a syringe if necessary. let him rest and follow your vet recommendations. good luck!

Carol

31w↑1

@xmrgx we got medications to help with nausea and the dizziness and thankfully he still eats and drinks water. He struggles because of the head tilt but I’m thankful he still eats. I’m hoping he gets better soon this is our first full day of him being like this so it’s tough.

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scribetechnologies

46w↑6

We've recently had issues with what our vet stated may be vestibular disease in our Miniature Schnauzer. Desperate to help her with her inability to walk, eat, or drink normally, we read about trying Cayenne Pepper, which has proven to be successful, restoring her balance when used. It's usually only needed once a day. When her symptoms kick in, I wet the first digit of my index finger, dip it in Cayenne Pepper, shake off the excess, then put it in her mouth & rub it on her gums & tongue. I'm careful not to get it on her nose or in her eyes, because it's irritating. It has made such a difference for the past few days and is allowing her to recover. My understanding is that the Cayenne Pepper is a vasodilator that helps with blood flow, providing some relief from the symptoms. Her appetite kicks in when she starts feeling better & we are careful to feed her only a bit. Naturally, the hydration is more important for now. If this helps anyone out there get through this, it's worth sharing. ❤

Shirley Benedict

32w

Thank you for replying . I have my little schnauzer on 3 tabs of TRelief Arnica+12 daily. It is helping, but I am now going to add a tiny bit of cayenne pepper to one meal a day. He's making positive progress.

Alexa Jade David

30w

Hello. What type of cayenne pepper? Can i use the powdered one that we usually use as ingredients on foods?

scribetechnologies

30w

@Alexa Jade David Yes, the regular food spice ingredient is the one we've used, and it really makes a difference. Our dog went through 2 weeks of harsh symptoms then finally got better. She still has a few after-effects now and then. When she wakes up a little wobbly, we give her a little Cayenne right away & it does the trick. Hope it helps.

The Hardest Word Podcast

3y↑12

Good advice.

FWIW: DON'T be lulled into a sense of security when your vet says that most dogs recover from vestibular disease / syndrome.

Most dogs do recover but if the underlying cause of the vestibular disase / syndrome is CENTRAL (brain related) the outcome is likely to be sad. Be prepared as this can unfold very quickly - four days in the case of our beloved 13yo wirehaired dachshund Archibald. One minute you are waiting out this very distressing / debilitating illness with few treatments beyond offering comfort and hoping for a recovery and suddenly you realise that there's no turning back. Heartbreaking.

ALSO - when caring for your dog during this period be sure that they do NOT aspirate (inhale) food as this may harm them more than the vestibular disease. Goodluck everyone - love them while you have them and do everything you can to give your dog time to recover. Let's hope that vet science can develop a treatment for this common condition.

Jeeps, Black Powder and Lights

and what happened to your dog... vestibular isnt fatal.. Did he not drink water for 4 days ? im curiouss

K A

2y↑1

Absolutely if they underlying cause is serious the symptoms are serious

hulya yamanoglu

4y↑14

Hello. Thanks for informatıons.. My 11 year old boxer dog is in this situation for 3 months. At first I went to many different vets. Brain tomography and spinal tomography were taken. Detailed blood tests were done. The results are excellent. Last year, she had an epilepsy crisis one time and she was half paralyzed at that time. Then it seemed like she was getting better.
And for the last 3 months, we have been experiencing what has been completely described. The vets could not understand the problem. One said paralysis. The other said old age. And I was only able to diagnose it myself after watching the videos. The vet intermittently made decord cortisone needles. She recovered for a few days after cortisone, she ran, she was happy. Then it got worse. It was made from B1, B6 and B12 needles for the last 1 week every day. And she is vomiting right now. But she tries to eat cause she love her food. just struggle to control her tongue.. Her head and her rıght sıde of body has to support by wall or me or whatever she can fınd :) She falls on her rıght sıde mostly cause cant stay stable. She sleeps constantly. She can't walk without my support. Her legs are shaking. So all the treatments did not work. I do my best but really have no ıdea what ıs the best treatments to fix her.. Is there a solution to help her. I am south coast of Turkey and beside the sea. She loves swımmıng.. I take her swımmıng but support her of course by holdıng my hands under her stomach. This is our story. Thanks for readıng.

NA

4y↑3

Thank you for sharing. I know, at least in my case, there was nothing that could be done. All test came back normal. The vestibular disease did not go away. And ultimately, my dog passed way due to the complications of Old Dog Vestibular Disease.

K A

2y↑1

3 months doesn't sound like vestibular. I'm on my 3rd dog with it and it's always resolved itself in a week or so.

Johanna Hedstrom

1y↑3

My 13 year old Shih tzu was diagnosed with this condition, which really scared me and I gave him CBD OIL and I kept him quiet and a safe place to rest and I took him to a pet chiropractor and it took about 2 weeks and he is doing so good. It takes time and alot of patience and alot of love.

Daniel Fiore

Update please!

Bayarea Grl4ever

32w

Our dog, age 7, started losing balance. Then whining, shaking. We took him to emergency on Saturday and they said they thought it was a disc, did some X-rays, ultrasound, bloodwork, prescribed gabapentin. We were going to take him to his regular vet Wednesday. Tonight, Monday, he died! We are so heartbroken. I feel like we failed him…

xmrgx

31w↑1

you didn't. it will pass. you did your best, but it was his time to go. hope you'll find comfort very soon. God bless!

Val Leek

3y↑3

My dog has it as I type this. 3rd time in just over a year.
Not as bad as it looks, it’ll go away in its own.
They did mention ear infection but mine never had any

rosesweet1967

43w↑2

Going thru this now with my 14yr old Dachshund, won’t be able to get him to his vet till Monday…he has had chronic ear issues since he was young…hoping that’s the only problem…🤞🏼

susan sempf

3y↑2

My love Casper had a round of this . Do not give up on your buddy .
Second time happened with a vengeance . Brain tumour .

John

4y↑9

Give the dog Cayenne Pepper and the attack of vestibular sill cease within 5 seconds. This works by opening blood vessels as there is a response to the Cayenne Pepper. I used it to cure my dog 2 years ago having attacks each day. The vet was completed useless as was the medication they gave. Just have a jar of Cayenne Pepper on hand. If the dog has an attack lick and dip your finger in it and put on their gum. Use about half a matchstick head amount in their food each day. Works a treat. Sounds unlikely but it works instantly and completely and it costs so little

Clare L

really?

John

3y↑7

@Clare L Yes, really. It would be a very strange thing to make up😂 If u have a blood pressure monitor then test it yourself. It will immediatelyopen the blood vessels and lower your blood pressure. When your blood pressure is slightly high take half a level teaspoon of cayenne pepper in a small glass of water. Then check your blood pressure. If someone has a heart attack they should take Cayenne pepper, if its available, while waiting for the ambulance. Also any type of ginger(i.e. fresh, tea, even ginger ale) works for vertigo and motion sickness. Both Cayenne Pepper and Ginger are side effect free natural, medically proven remedies. Pharmaceutical drugs are fine for some things(i.e. if the dog had an infection then antibiotics is probably the best cure) but not for vestibular in dogs. Cayenne pepper is the correct medicine for that. It will stop a fit within seconds so its pretty easy to see the results. Its cheap and easy. I don't have shares in Cayenne Pepper manufacture😂 and I'm not into homeopathy either. I've just seen my dog suffer terribly through these fits and been disappointed that vets don't know the cure and can't treat it effectively. I have also seen cayenne pepper cure vestibular. My dog is 17, she almost died 2 years ago thanks to a combination of vestibular and the ignorance of vets so that's why I'm trying to make this info available so less doggies suffer an easily curable condition

Clare L

3y↑1

@John Ok thanks. The vet did prescribe her two medications and a few days later her eye have stopped shaking and she is more like herself and not walking "drunk". But we don't let her up on the couch anymore and that makes her sad because she loves to watch people walk by on the couch every morning for an hour after breakfast. We help her down stairs. So I don't think I need to do the cayenne now, but that is good to know. That's great to hear your dog is 17, I hope my 13.5 yr old golden lives that long as long as she is happy but the vet did say she has slow growing cancer.

John

3y↑2

The fact that the vestibular attack lasted days means it stopped of its own accord not due to medicine given by the vet. Keep cayenne handy as your dog is sure to have another attack. The longer it lasts the more damage will be done so I advise prevention by giving a daily dose instead of cure giving it immediately an attack starts. If the dog has an attack at bedtime she may be dead when u find her in the morning so have a think about giving her cayenne as a prevention. I advise letting her up on the couch, her balance should improve. Vestibular is a chronic reoccuring disease with fits. Take the advice and medication of your vet at your dogs risk with regard to vestibular. I take my dogs to the vet too but I use cayenne pepper for the one who has vestibular. There are no risks or side effects so i suggest u start giving a matchstick head amount daily. Ask your pharmacist even as they are often familiar with cayennes benefits. My advise is clear, logical and based on empirical evidence, what u do is your business but I advise a matchstick head amount of cayenne daily. I wouldn't waste my time posting about this if it didn't work. Cancer doesn't progress much at that age so that's not a worry. Best of luck with the dog and at least keep cayenne pepper for the next fit so u can stop it in a few seconds rather than allowing the dog to go through hell for days with the help of a vet

Clare L

@John Thanks John. I will go ahead and ask our pharmacist, but not sure what she will really know in terms of giving it to dogs because that is usually when we ask our vet or homeopathic dog food supplier for advice which sometimes conflicts with the vets advice but we like the advice he has given us before when the vet did not help. What do you think about acupuncture for dogs?

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Dan M.

2y↑10

Sure, your Vet is going to charge you thousands of dollars to work up and treat your dog!!!!! The prey on our heart strings and emotions. Vets charge more than human Doctors do.

K A

No mine never have generally if the suspect vestibular they've given us antibiotics maybe and some meds under 200 bucks. Often under 150 If problems persist they will go from there. Find a better vet

I'm on my 3rd dog with it 4th go round.

Rhiannn :3

33w

because human healthcare is covered partially by the government. If you had to pay the full cost of medicine for yourself at the human hospital, you would find that the bills are much, much more expensive for the same procedures.

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Nonie Fernando

33w

my dog have this but he still puppy 😢

Anónima

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The Girl with Curls

2y↑1

Hi ...my dog is 10 years old he got vestibular attack few weeks back and he recovered in a week but again after 10 days he is not able to walk ...doctot saying he is aged now he is not able to help....mam please u help me

Laura Marie

How is he doing? My 12 year old is on day five. Has a very hard time getting up. Barely eating, but still drinking water. His eyes seem fine.

Gary Hill

bottom line - no cure. Our lab falls over like this at 9yrs old. mize well put him down?

Cailyn C

35w↑4

why put him down? you need to take care of your pet like if it's your parents or kids. would you put them down?

powum

My new born puppy got bit on the neck by my older dog and started walking in circles tumbling over and just whining all day and night, I’m not sure if it can sleep, it can barely eat and drink. Can anyone help please. It literally can only stop for like a second and just keeps going it does not stop.