Episodic mandibular tremor manifested as teeth chattering might be a stress- or excitement-associated idiopathic movement disorder of dogs, although a manifestation of pain due to an underlying systemic disease should be first ruled out. 🐶 Learn more: jav.ma/emt | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA

#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 head tremors in Dobermans are essentially what they sound like: a condition where the dog experiences unexplained episodes of head shaking or bobbing. "Idiopathic" means that the exact cause of these tremors is unknown, and they don't seem to be linked to any underlying health issues. These tremors can look quite alarming, as the dog's head will move up and down or side to side without any apparent control, but they're generally not considered harmful to the dog's overall health. The

IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME Idiopathic generalised tremor syndrome is a condition in which a dog may develop a sudden marked intention tremor of the head and limbs that worsens with exercise, stress and excitement, but disappears with sleep. Commonly affected breed include WHWT, Cocker spaniel and Maltese. The syndrome is occasionally associated with vestibullocerebellar signs such as head tilt and/or tremor of the eyeball (opsoclonus) as seen in this video sent to us at Vet Oracle Te

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