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Does My Dog Have Wobbler Syndrome?

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proposes Does your dog have a “wobbly” gait mostly in the back end (may only be visible on slippery floors and when the dog walks slowly)?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Does your dog have a “wobbly” gait mostly in the back end (may only be visible on slippery floors and when the dog walks slowly)?

Does your dog walks with its head down, which is usually a sign of pain?

Does your dog have trouble getting up?

Does your dog appear weak?

Common conclusions

Your dog doesn't show any common symptom of wobbler syndrome. Wobbler syndrome is a neurologic disease of dogs that affects their spine in the neck region. Wobbler syndrome is primarily a disease of large and giant breed dogs. Small breed dogs occasionally get the disease but it is uncommon.

Your dog shows one common symptom of wobbler syndrome. Wobbler syndrome is a neurologic disease of dogs that affects their spine in the neck region. Take your dog to the veterinarian. During the examination, your veterinarian will perform a physical and neurological examination to find out if the reason for the difficulty in walking can be attributed to a neck/neurologic problem.

Your dog shows several common symptoms of wobbler syndrome. Wobbler syndrome is a neurologic disease of dogs that affects their spine in the neck region. Take your dog to the veterinarian. During the examination, your veterinarian will perform a physical and neurological examination to find out if the reason for the difficulty in walking can be attributed to a neck/neurologic problem. If wobbler syndrome is diagnosed your dog can be treated medically or surgically. Medical management usually consists of the use of anti-inflammatory drugs with restricted activity.

Your dog shows all common symptoms of wobbler syndrome and even signs of advanced stages like trouble getting up and weakness. Wobbler syndrome is a neurologic disease of dogs that affects their spine in the neck region. Take your dog to the veterinarian. During the examination, your veterinarian will perform a physical and neurological examination to find out if the reason for the difficulty in walking can be attributed to a neck/neurologic problem. If wobbler syndrome is diagnosed your dog can be treated medically or surgically. Medical management usually consists of the use of anti-inflammatory drugs with restricted activity.

References

https://vet.osu.edu/wobbler-syndrome

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/