| Introduction | | | | - Diabetes |
| Stroke in dogs occurs when the normal blood | | | | - Heart disease |
| supply to the brain has been reduced. The | | | | - Kidney disease |
| symptoms and effects of stroke in dogs primarily | | | | - Thyroid disease |
| include: a head tilt, difficulty walking, uncontrollable | | | | In some rare cases internal parasites can cause a |
| circling, sudden loss of vision and bowel control, | | | | stroke to occur, or a stroke can occur when a |
| and sudden behavioral changes. While the condition | | | | fragment of fat or spinal cartilage becomes |
| of stroke in dogs is not common, there are a | | | | dislodge and trapped in the brain. Strokes can also |
| number of conditions that can cause a stroke to | | | | occur in dogs whose brains did not develop |
| occur. | | | | normally or in dogs that have inherited blood |
| Causes of Stroke | | | | clotting disease. Accidental injuries which involve a |
| Strokes in dogs can be caused by an underlying | | | | strong blow to the head can also cause a stroke, |
| medical condition, or through an accidental injury | | | | and poisons such as rodenticides have been |
| or poisoning. Ischemic strokes occur when the | | | | known to cause strokes in dogs as well. |
| blood supply to the brain has been reduced, and | | | | In over half of the diagnosed cases of stokes in |
| hemorrhagic strokes occur when a vessel within | | | | dogs, the cause of the stroke remained |
| the brain breaks. The symptoms of stroke can | | | | undiscovered. These types of cases are known |
| mimic other diseases as well, and advanced | | | | as idiopathic strokes. Regardless of the cause of |
| diagnostic tools are needed to positively diagnose | | | | the stroke, early diagnosis and timely treatments |
| a stroke. | | | | are essential to a complete recovery. If you |
| The most common underlying medical conditions | | | | notice any signs or symptoms of stroke in your |
| which can lead to stroke in dogs includes: | | | | dog, take your dog to a veterinarian or |
| - Brain tumors | | | | emergency animal clinic immediately. |
| - Cushing's disease | | | | |