Idiopathic Head Tremors in Bulldogs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2020
- Dr. Lera talks about idiopathic head tremors with Elvis, a three-year-old English Bulldog.
Idiopathic head tremors are a series of repetitive, horizontally (“no” gesture) or vertically-directed (“yes”), involuntary muscle contractions involving the head and neck. A typical episode lasts about three minutes (yet may seem to last much longer as you are watching it!). Dogs remain fully conscious and aware during the episode, and when the episode ends, your dog should be completely unaffected. The tremors are benign - meaning the dog is not caused any pain or distress, and there are no short or long-term effects. (source: vetneurochesapeake.com)
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Thank you so much. My healthy 8’year old English bulldog Zeus started having tremors at age 4 and gets them every so often. He seems to get them in the morning as he’s waking up. I have never had him on meds. I watched a TH-cam video years ago where this couple simply distracted the dog with something special they would only give when the tremors happened. For Zeus it’s whip cream. I start shaking that can and it’s pretty much over ! He LOVES just a dollop and his brain starts getting excited from the noise it makes coming out💛no freaking out but just stay calm as you talk to your dog like you normally would. You want them to stay calm🙏sprinkling kibble around on a towel or clean floor does the trick as well. Just so it’s distracting. Maybe a special toy only given at that time. For bullies I think food as they LOVE LOVE LOVE a food🤗
Thank you for educating us in this matter. I’m sure many of us are here because of fear. The fear out dogs are suffering from the tremors.
Thanks for watching! We understand, that's why we believe that one can overcome fear with knowledge.
Omg! This just happened to my baby last night! I started crying! He will be 5 in a month and I started giving him some sardines recently only 2 times and I thought that’s why it may have happened! You do make me nervous saying it happens when they are younger, it’s never happened u til now, but reading others comments I see it does and can start happening at 4. Thanks in the comments too! So helpful! We need to distract him so he can snap out of it.
Thank you! Our old English bulldog just had an episode tonight for the first time. Scary when you have no idea what is happening. Frank will be seeing the vet tomorrow.
My newly adopted 2 year old lab/pit mix started having the same issue a couple weeks ago. Blood work came back normal and the exam didn’t produce any reason for the head shakes. Shakes have become fewer and less severe lately. It’s good to know that eventually she will grow out of it. Thank you for sharing this information. It definitely puts me at ease.
Thank you so much for the video. My almost 2 year old bulldog started this yesterday and so good to know it’s not life threatening. Vet did work up and he is healthy and said just to keep an eye on him. Now I have more knowledge to help my boy. :)
Thank you so much you have no idea how much you help me
Thank you so much for the information...may god bless you all!
Our pleasure, thanks for watching!
Like many of the other posters this just happened to my 1.5 year old English Bulldog this evening. I will double check with the vet, but this video has helped me to realise what might be going on. Thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful.
Thank you 👍
My dog is about 5. I've had her about 2 years or so. Today was the first time I've seen this occur for her
Thank you for this video. We got our 2 year old English Bulldog a few months ago due to rehoming. The previous owners told us about his tremors and, even with knowing they’ll happen, it still causes worry. This helps alleviate some of that. We’ve found that giving him an apple slice or two (no core) in the moment helps to immediately stop the tremors. Thanks!
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in about 10 seconds.
Beautiful pup! Thank you for this info!
Thanks for watching!
Thx for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I have a 2 year old boxer that just started experimenting these head tremor and I was like properly scared so thanks you so much for educating me a little bit more in this topic.
Hi my 48 month boxer started getting these too. They are very scary to see and saddening to see your fur baby go through this. Question did the tremors stop or are they continuing? Have you found any supplements? Sorry inquiring for my boxer as well. Im a concerned boxer mom .
My dog has had around 10 episodes of head tremors, but hasn't had one in a while not sure why. I felt so helpless not being to do anything other than comforting him.
Thank you so much for this our bull dog started doing this this morning. Going to vets for a check up at 2 today
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in 10 seconds.
@@far-middle ooh….thank you! I haven’t tried that 💛
We have a 6 year old Parti Poodle that just started with the head wobbling this morning.
She just sat there, looking like a Bobble Head.
She knew her name when called.
After a couple of minutes, she scratched herself then got up and trotted off.
I'm hoping it's nothing serious. She's my little baby. We've had her for almost the entire 6 years.
She's at the vet's now. They're taking her blood.
Thank you!
You're very welcome!
My English/ American Bulldog has been doing this on and off for 8 years now. After a lot of trial-and-error and different research although I'm not a veterinarian is that this is a muscle spasm issue. There are many different ways people have gotten their dogs too stop shaking. The best way I see is to give them something crunchy. Like a large Milk-Bone. I have peanut butter cookies in the house for the dogs. If I give him one he crunches on it and it immediately stops his idiopathic head tremor. Some people use peanut butter. I think the crunching engages the muscle and works like a charm every time.
I make homemade peanut-pumpkin 'cookies' for my babies.
But, we want to make sure our Kairi doesn't have anything serious.
She just started the bobble head move this morning.
Lasted around 2 minutes. Then she scratched herself and trotted off.
It happens when she sits down.
This video was super timely. Our 6 month old bully just had what we think was one of these. She’s had a bit of a rough 2 weeks. She was Spayed 2 weeks ago, and has been battling an ulcerated cornea the past week. So 3 vet visits and many eye drops for her. She was the most playful today than she’s been the past two weeks. This evening as she was getting ready to settle down she started with the head shaking spasm. It would stop if we called her name or distracted her, but then start back up. It lasted probably no more than 2 minutes off and on, and stopped altogether when she fell asleep. Such a scary thing to observe. We never experienced this with our first bully.
Hi Stacey, we hope your bully is doing much better and we're glad you found this video informative.
This sounds so similar to my bully he was neutered then battled a ulcerated cornea. And head tremors started. His has increased in duration. Sometimes 30 min or more. But he’s ok. Same thing when he settles down for the night. Or can happen anytime. It is scary to witness. Distraction seems to help. Someone told me to make sure he has protein like cheese. Not sure If that has helped. Hoping to get more answers this week. Other than those episodes he is good.
My shitzu dog had them for a while and the vet could not know why. They stopped recently. But it is uncommon for his breed to get it .
My Frenchie had one recently at 6 months old. It started just before bedtime. He was lethargic and wobbly but back to his old self by morning.
Thc poisoning
Thank you for this video. My almost 3 year old boxer mix gets these every now and then, has since I brought her home at 8 weeks. I thought it was like hypoglycemia and so I feed her a bit of food when they happen. My Jack Russell has seizures so my gut said it wasn't that.
Could a 4 1/2 year old French bulldog possibly develop these from a change in cutting back food (low blood sugar??) and replacing lunch with some green beans to reduce calories since exercise is not appealing to her? Calling our vet tomorrow but curious about your opinion too!
My boxer just started this 3 days ago.
My dog had had tremors a couple of times during the summer and I never knew what it was and I took him to the vet and the vet said they are harmless. He hadn't had them since then and now this week he's had one like every single day. Should I be concerned that there's an increase? Usually when I give him a treat it snaps amount of it right away. He is a 4 1/2-year-old black lab
Hi, thank you for this video. Our pup just started having these. We can distract her out of it, but my question is: If we leave her home alone and it happens, how long could it go on, and would this cause her any harm (physical or emotional)?
Hi! Just wanted to ask anyone, my 2yr old bulldog just started having tremors yesterday then 2 more times today ( avg 3mins) does it usually come with aggression? Mine started pacing and panting and growling the whole night..like she was looking for something around the house. I dont knw if thats related to the tremors? She's only ever been the sweetest most lovable dog. Weve had her since she was 3mos old.
My English Bulldog has head tremors... They have got worse after using a heartworm preventative... More frequently... Have you heard of that?
My 8 yo dog, a mixed breed half staffy terrier and a bull Arab mix has started having these in the last week, a couple of months ago x-rays showed he had 2 bad discs and arthritis at the top of his neck and it's thought the nerves are now reacting to that. He snaps out of it if I give him something to eat but only momentarily, if he's having an episode I let him ride it out now as I don't want him to put on weight and create more issues.
happened to my gsd x collie mix he started with the head wobbles then he started to fully seize up on the floor stiff and his eyes going side to side all tests done nothing found so they told me it's idiopathic head tremors? Will this stop they have given meds do you think I should continue him on that since he's actually seizing aswell as the tremors?
My dog had some today was wondering if I should take him to the vet saw this video and helped me make my decision I took him a bath and he snapped out of it had me scars tho
Yes take him to the vet! My dog just had one right now and after she was done I called the vet and set an appointment for tomorrow
My English bulldog is ten and a half years old and just started getting these tremors last Tuesday. My concern is they were lasting as long as 8 hours being the longest and 4 hours being the shortest. They were also throughout the day and they always began the minute he woke up. Peanut butter, moving him to another room, going outside, treats did not stop them. At times when he tried to walk, the head tremors have been so severe that he would fall over or fall on his face. We have done an MRI and blood work and have ruled out most diseases. We are discussing what options of meds to try and will probably try some form of epileptic seizure meds to see if he gets any relief. It is sad to watch and I hope we can find a solution.
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in about 10 seconds
I gave my dog one dose of antibiotic and my dog did this for the first time 12 hours later and I'm so scared 😢
My dog does this.. the first time I was freaking out. As my dog means the world to me. I did days of research till I finally found out what it was and how to treat it. I think it's a form of anxiety tbh. I give my dog peanut butter, and dog friendly cbd oil.
Great to hear that your dog seems to come out of it with peanut butter. Cbd oil as far as I know never anyone.
My cane corso started today- he is coming up 8. Seems atypical
My 5 year old English bulldog about to be 6 just started doing this 😭 and I was freaking out so thank you for making this video !
You're so welcome, don't freak out! Your bully is fine =)
Thank you so much for posting this video. I have a 4.5 year old English Bulldog/Boxer mix (double whammy when it comes to the likelihood of having head tremors). He started having head tremors at about a year old and will get them randomly a few times a year. They typically are very mild and last less than a minute. We are seeing a specialist at the end of the month to rule out any underlying causes. He’s also having another issue that I’m wondering if it could be related to whatever is causing the head tremors. At night he will wake up, get out of bed, and begin frantically sniffing around the room. He seems not all there consciously while doing this, and then seems to not know how to jump back on the bed. I’ll have to turn the lights on, take him outside, etc, to snap him out of it. We did years of scent work so I don’t know if this is just like sleep walking? Or something neurological?
Try giving him something crunchy. Gets my dog out of it every time
Hi! Any Update on ur bulldog?My 2yr old bulldog started having tremors yesterday and also started pacing, growling around the house like she was searching for something. Today,while sleeping, she would suddenly wake up in a panic and start growling/barking at the air. She's only ever been sweet and lovable since weve had her at 3mos. Also taking her to the vet tom.
My pup, who's a lab/husky mix started having these at the age of 3 months, he gets it for few seconds and we distract him by calling out his name or making a noise. Distracting him seems to be working, he usually gets it when he's relaxing after a walk or after playing.
It doesn't seem to be scary, but don't want to risk. You said they grow out of it, but what if he doesn't, how long should we wait until we take him to a neurologist?
Thanks for the information like everyone else I was petrified for my dog i took him to the emergency vet and they said he was fine ! I now know it was head tremors
Glad you found this video helpful!
Hi. I have a 8 year old English and American bulldog mix. He started having tremors when he turned 4. Our vet said they were seizures and put him on phenobarbital. He still had a few tremors but not much after that. I stopped the phenobarbital because all the research I was doing said they were idiopathic tremors. Our vet said no. I can talk to my dog and he will eat, walk around. I don't believe they were seizures. He hasn't had one in about a year. He just had one and it was long. Nothing different from before just longer than normal. When he gets these, it really worries me. Is there anything else I can do for him? Thank you for your help.
My 7y/o English bully has had this for the last 4 years. It started when he was 3 and distracting him with peanut butter or a meat stick seems to work.
How much does it happen a day?
Do Pocket Billy's have tremors too. My 15 month old bully has tremors. Could you text me please.
Does the dog feel pain or know they r having them? My 7 months old just had a few in the past days.
My American bulldogs has head tremors and had his first grand mal seizure tonight. Is this normal for an American bulldog??
My American bulldog/pit mix just started having them. They will last for over an hour at a time. He doesn’t seem to be affected but I’m terrified. He’s my baby! I have to take him to the vet even if it is idiopathic. 😢
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in about 10 seconds.
One of my puppies is 4.5 months old and has a slight head bob it's just a slow bob not a shaking tremor. I'm wondering if this is the same as the idiopathic tremor. It's a up and down bob not a fat bob but slow bobbing.
Did you ever figure out what it was? My dog started doing the same thing tonight but his brother passed away almost 3 weeks. I wonder if it’s anxiety 😭
My English Bulldogs head shake like she's having a seizure every time I leave her alone for like 10 minutes in my truck please tell me that she is not sick
My puppy has head shakes for a couple seconds through out the day. We are on vet 2 with no answers all tests coming back good. Thoughts?
Normal for bulldogs. But if you really wanted to be sure, you should go find a veterinary neurologist to give you confirmation that there isn't anything else going on.
Thanks for making the video its given us some hope.Our dog a Lhasa Apso is jerking her head only for a second at a time 3 or 4 times an hour then goes for a few hours without doing it When she sleeps we haven't seen it either.She is very lethargic and eats a lot more than she did .She has had an MRI scan and blood tests but nothing showed up I thought that she may have eaten something toxic ..She has been on medication to increase blood flow to her brain for 6 weeks .She improved amazingly for a day 4 days ago we was thrilled but then unfortunately deteriorated back the next day.Back to vet on Monday or do we wait to see if she grows out of it as its seems from this video she might.?
My boy just started doing this hes 16 months
Hi i work at a veterinary clinic and had a case like this come up recently. The dog is not a bulldog and its much older, like 12, I was doing some research independently since when we tested the P bloodwork came back spotless and nothing showed up on x-ray. The owner doesn't have the funds for an MRI so we cant really check for lesions on the brain. is there any way you could upload a video with an example of the tremors for people to compare to their own animals?
Did they ever figure out what it was for your client?
My dog is 5 and had them when he was 2-3 but he seemed to grow out of it. Now he’s having them 5-6 times a day and the only thing that snaps him out of it is human food or treats. He almost snaps out of it right away when I pull out a treat or some of my food like chicken or cheese. Is there any way of preventing them? And could it be food or dehydration related?
There doesn't appear to be any sort of effective treatment as of right now. Good morning bug To be any sort of Treatment As of right now. We are not sure if dehydration or food seems to have an impact. That would have to be something that you would have to document to personally multiple times to see if there is any sort of correlation
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Just over a week ago, my olde English Bulldogge 22months, was given a Nexgard pill. 2 days later and everyday since she has been having head tremors. Hoping its just a side effect but stange. I've never seen her do this. Any thoughts it could be the meds?
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in about 10 seconds
@@far-middle Thanks
My 2yr ol golden doodle just started shaking his head in sleep, should I visit the vet or wait and see if it goes away?
If it's happening consistently or alot I would go to the vet
my American Bulldog does this, also.
My black lab started doing this today. I talked to a vet and she said to just watch her for poison symptoms. If those don't show up, she's fine I guess.
Same my dog been doing this for about 2 hours I’m scared
Puppy started doing this not too long ago. She’s not a bulldog though. She’s a schipperke mix. Its weird
I have a Yorkie who is currently doing this
Same here
Is it thought that they grow out of it?
Yes it is thought they can grow out of it sometimes.
Whats with the sometimes?
This happens to my frenche every time he eats chicken. He has chicken allergy. We stoped giving chicken, more than 3 year whitdouth idiopathic head tremors.
Was it raw chicken? I gave my bully a whole raw game hen which she's never had before and she started having them the next day. She's never had raw hen otherwise! I'm freaking out because I don't know what else could have caused this.
This happens to my frenche every time he eats chicken. He has chicken allergy.
My 5 month old female English Bulldog, at the time head tremors began she was 12 weeks old when we had to visit a new vets office. She does it now every time there is too much stimulation going on as well as being tired. She will get grumpy and hide under our kitchen table and the head tremors will begin. I will have to lay on the floor with her and let her know it’s ok, give her kisses and about 1 minute later the head tremors stop. She has them almost every night...
My intact female French Bulldog, 17 months started having head tremors yesterday, she had two that lasted about 5 seconds, and then overnight she had a 4 more short episodes. She seems totally fine otherwise. The only difference in her life is that 3 days ago I had bought a potted hyacinth which is in the house until spring and is very fragrant. Its been kept up high and out of reach of my dogs. We have since removed the plant from the home to see if the toxins in the air from the plant may be the cause.
Apply a bag of ice to its head between the eyes and it should go away in about 10 seconds
My dog's head pumps up and down
Is it idiopathic head syndrome?
Since i feed my bully with real food and Not the „dOg FoOd“ no More head bobbing
I know it is not related to the tremors but please don’t keep your dogs this obese. His joints will give up a lot faster and it also does not help his breathing as he has to carry around so much weight. If your dog looks like this, please put it on a diet and up the exercise.
My Female English bulldog (ITSA) just started doing the tremors and of course Daddy worried about his little Girl who now is 11 years old. Yeah if there is a pet version of CBD im interested.
If your wondering about her name ITSA, it is short for ITSAPHATGIRL.
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