So I have a bulldog, she is 4. I'd say maybe at least once a week, her head only has tremors and she shakes real bad. She can move around, and doesn't seem to be upset, but her head shakes a whole lot and pretty badly. The vet has always said it's nothing really to be worried about, and there's nothing that seems to trigger it (like cold air, or foods), but I am wanting to doubt the vet.
Anyone know anything?

6/20/2006 6:16:10 PM

go to another vet

6/20/2006 6:16:59 PM

my dog randomly shakes but she's little.

6/20/2006 6:18:04 PM

Look up animal hospitals, more specifically their vets, and see if any specialize in neurological problems, and go to that one.

6/20/2006 6:41:20 PM

I had a cat once that sort of did that...his muscles would shake but it never seemed to bother him. The vet told me that the tremors were due to lack of oxygen at birth and that he had suffered mild brain damage. He was fine though. I don't know if that's the same thing though, because my cat had them in all of his muscles, not just his head.

6/20/2006 7:53:22 PM

yeah I think you need a second opinion

6/20/2006 8:00:38 PM

i fail to see how seeking a second or third PROFESSIONAL opinion wouldnt be the most logical thing to do??

6/20/2006 9:03:59 PM

Try the vet school. But wherever you go, be prepared to pay for some expensive tests.

6/20/2006 9:18:24 PM

i just went through something similar with my dog, because she was having seizures. I suggest trying to get a video clip of the tremors and taking her to another vet if you are concerned and want a 2nd opinion. The video will help the vet determine if they actually are seizures and if they require treatment.

6/20/2006 9:42:01 PM

My moms dog (beagle)does the exact same thing...she only goes through spurts of it (I mean for a while it was happening all the time and now it hasn't happened in a while) but it tends to happen when she gets stressed or too excited....and our vet said the same thing to us...nothing to really worry about... ?? I know that wasn't too informative, but I just thought it was weird that someone elses dog does that same thing....

6/20/2006 9:46:19 PM

have you checked her ears? ....or when she does it does her head stay cocked to one side for a moment of time (could be something vestibular?) .....and while it doesnt sound like a seizure to me (my pup has epilepsy and is on phenobarb) it could be perhaps a milder form of one....since i know there are definately variations in the degree of seizures (as in...in grand mal seizures there are two stages, clonic (the tremors/shaking) and tonic (the stiffness)) and while my dog only has the tonic stage, i have a good friend who has an english mastiff that has a major clonic stage...... ....so you may want to check with another vet, or as the other person said, perhaps take a video while she has one so the doctor can see exactly whats going on.

6/20/2006 11:26:00 PM

A mild form of epilepsy would not surprise me. My family had a cocker spaniel with it. The attacks were troubling to see but they were harmless and would pass with no incident.

Bulldogs are genetic abominations so don't be surprised to have a serious ailment that is gonna cost you dearly. I wish they would just stop breeding Bulldogs.

6/21/2006 1:58:00 AM

Just shake it off dog. Shake it off....

6/21/2006 10:42:43 AM

Well, we wanted a full-blooded English bulldog, but we know they have really bad hips, and happened to see a woman at PetSmart with a really cute puppy she had just gotten. This person breeds them half English/Half American and I guess it's not so much he breeds them - he doesn't charge really. We paid I think a hundred or two, but that's just the cost that they spent on getting them shots and what not when they were first born. I love her to death she is my favorite thing in the whole world and she sleeps in my bed every night.

6/21/2006 10:45:28 AM

Check her for ear mites. You would be surprised at all the junk those little effers can cause! Call a vet and describe it to them-they may be able to let you know something over the phone.

6/21/2006 12:14:15 PM