hi, i'm doctor aimee beger. i'm a veterinarian,and today we're going to have a brief discussion about strokes in dogs. strokes, although notvery common, we do see them. they are usually caused by a cardio-vascular event, such asa problem with throwing an embolus, or a clot. typically, what we see is, dogs will comein and they'll have some weakness or even paralysis on one side, even facial drooping,or other neurological signs, such as inability
What To Give A Constipated Dog, to stand up, or falling to one side. whatwe recommend is to, after doing a general physical exam and neurological exam on yourpet, is to have your dog be seen by a neurologist.
they can do further testing, such as mris,myelograms, and cat scans to help determine if your dog has indeed had a stroke. the treatmentranges anywhere from just trying a steroid
treatment for a few weeks all the way up tosurgery, if...if that is deemed necessary by your neurologist.
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