Stroke Symptoms in Dogs

How can you tell if your dog is having a stroke? Find out below.

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How can you tell if your pooch is having a stroke? Learn how so see some stroke symptoms in dogs below.

Q: What are some common stroke symptoms in dogs?

A: While strokes can occur in dogs and cats it is far less common than in humans. Strokes can be definitively diagnosed with advanced imaging in veterinary referral centers. Before this type of imaging is done, your pet should be examined by a veterinarian. Simple blood tests and x-rays may identify another problem that is causing this to happen to your pet.

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Tags: Dogs, canine health, stroke

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Comments (18)

joyce (Unverified)

Added 02-14-2013 12:28pm

i think my dog had a stroke. he falls down and can't get up. his back legs at times are parallel w/his body, and I have to pick him up by his back legs so he can stand. his temerature is 98 degrees

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joyce (Unverified)

Added 02-14-2013 12:15pm

Ive been looking up stroke symptoms in dogs, his back legs drop out from under him and there parallel to his body and his temperature is 98 derees I have to pick him up by the hind legs so he can stand up. does this sound like a stroke?

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Anonymous (Unverified)

Added 01-13-2013 01:10pm

Dog was walking down stairs and leaned against the wall and is now unable to walk or won't try. Is not panting and urinated after this incident. Was out many time before this and did not urinate. Any suggestions?

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Anonymous (Unverified)

Added 11-21-2012 11:44pm

Should have been Nutri Cal, not Nutra Cal, sorry, my mistake.

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Anonymous (Unverified)

Added 11-21-2012 11:34pm

I am certain my 13 year old Shih Tzu had a stroke 5 days ago. He would not eat for 3 and one half days(over a weekend of course). Head tilted to the right couldn't walk or stand straight, slept a lot. Started him on Nutra Cal from the vet, 2 hours later he was eating, not a whole lot but some. Also put pedialyte in his water seemed to really help. Today he ate 2 whole hot dogs(his favorite people food), cut up, and some chicken. He is really drinking the water with the pedialyte (fruit flavor). Seems to really be working. He is walking much better and giving me hope. Couldn't get the Nutra Cal in his mouth, so started putting a little on his nose, he would lick it off, it worked. For his weight I am to give him 2 tablespoons a day, in several small amounts. A vet friend told me that his sugar might have been too low(from not eating), therefore he would not/could not eat. I should have known this as I dealt with my mother in law who was a diabetic and we had to use similar methods (not Nutra Cal of couse), to bring her around and get her sugar level up then give her something to eat. This gives me hope as I thought I would have to put my Shih Tzu down and was extremely upset about this. Am crossing my fingers that he continues to improve more each day.

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Anonymous (Unverified)

Added 11-17-2012 06:12pm

i have a black lab.. she keeps slipping over walking into things. normally is a hypo dog but is not doing anything at all..finds it hard to get up on the couch and is really slow at eating when normally guts it down..any ideas whats wrong