The images above are signs your Dog is exhibiting the "Head Pressing" trauma.
Head pressing is a condition where your dog pushes its head against the wall for no particular reason. This indicates a damage in the nervous system. This condition is caused by a number of reasons including damage to the forebrain and thalamus parts of the brain, poisoning,protozoan migration to the brain, etc.
The mechanical vectors are Ticks and Tse Tse fly.
Symptoms
Head pressing can be caused by neurological or metabolic imbalance. symptoms include:-- Circling
- Constant pacing
- Seizures
- Staring at walls
- Getting stuck in corners
- Pressing head to the ground.
Causes
- Tumor
- Water on the brain
- Strokes or vascular accidents in the brain
- Head trauma.
- Inflammatory and infectious types of meningitis and encephalitis
- Babasie spp. or Trypanosoma brucei
Immediately you notice these symptoms, consult your veterinary doctor. This can save your pet's life.
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