#NationalPetPainAwareness Head tremors in dogs can be caused by a few different things—some harmless, some more serious. Here are the most common reasons: 🔹 Benign / Common Causes • Idiopathic head tremors – Often seen in certain breeds (e.g., Bulldogs, Dobermans, Boxers). These are usually harmless, come and go, and don’t cause long-term problems. • Stress or excitement – Tremors can sometimes be triggered by anxiety, excitement, or even just waking up or falling asleep. • Low blood sugar (hyp

IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME (IGTS) Nice multicentre retrospective study on IGTS freshly published in VetRecord. Previously called 'white shaker syndrome', it is now accepted that this condition affects non-white coat colour dog breeds. As this study shows, West highland white terriers appear to be predisposed but also cocker spaniel. Other headlines from this study include: 1) median age of 17 months, 2) over 93% experienced as well as the high frequency generalised tremors concomitan

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