Things Which Go Wrong Before and During "The Dream Trip"

Day 3 of the 5 week vacation in Italy - I sneezed & I couldn't straighten up.
head colds
sinus infections
blisters
popped ear drums b/c of aforesaid head colds while driving through the Italian alps as well as from descending airplanes after other passengers spritzed a fresh layer perfume over their otherwise travel-stinked body.
sore legs & thighs
vomiting (projectile & otherwise)

traveler's trots (including the explosive kind)

This time:

Friday evening our dog, Honey, climbed the stairs to the office. I was finishing up work. Dave had come home & was checking stuff on-line. Thirty minutes later, she's trying to stand up, but can't get out of a sitting position. Her head is canting to the left. Then her left front leg jerks up like she's going for a hand shake. Her rear right leg splays out from under her. She can't walk. We think she's having a stroke.

We took her to the emergency vet. There's a name for it, but "dizzy dog" is a simple name for something which apparently is like losing your inner ear balance. She actually spazzed out with so much force she flipped herself over. Her legs go everywhere and her head continues to twitch her to left. She won't drink, hasn't drunk since Friday. She won't eat. She's 16 1/2. She's older than our nephews.

We're headed back to the vet.