borderfreak Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hey guys, since over three weeks Bo's always shaking is head. I checked it, nothing to see, so at first I gave him pain relieving ear drops, and it got better (at least I'd imagine that). After the five-days treatment the shaking got back after a couple of days so I got him to the vet. He checked ears (even with a little video cam in the ears) and couldn't find anything. No inflammations, no parasites or any abnormalities. But the shaking doesn't stop. Sometimes maybe one or two days without, but most days he does every other hour. He holds his head crooked sometimes as well. Any idea what that could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wolf Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Stress can cause some dogs to shake their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderfreak Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 He does it in relaxed settings as well. What about OCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Devils Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 OK this will sound very, very odd but have the anal glands expressed and see if that helps. Amazingly enough there is some kind of correlation that I have never been able to figure out but a couple vets I know suggested that a few backs for constant head shaking and it worked. I know strange. Has the mouth been checked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Dogs Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 A few months ago my 12 yo BC started shaking her head and falling over. She also fell when she sneezed or turned very quickly. My primary vet determined it was not vestibular syndrome and it didn't appear to be an inner ear infection, and suggested I take her to a neurologist, which I did. After many tests and plenty of bloodwork, they found nothing - no signs of an inner ear infection or anything - except she was still shaking her head and falling. On a whim, I asked them to run a 4DX (she had been negative just a few months earlier), and sure enough she was anaplasma positive. After just a few days on doxycycline she stopped falling. After the full course of doxy, she still occasionally shakes her head, but no longer falls. This is not a typical symptom of anaplasmosis, so maybe it's a complete coincidence, and the doxy helped to clear up some low-grade infection that didn't show up on her blood work. But, I thought I'd mention it in case it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderfreak Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 His anal glands just have been expressed, the same day when the vet checked his ears. I don't know if this was the problem, but since a few days the shaking is gone! But of course I will keep observing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 That is strange, if there's a connection between anal glands and ear shaking. Yeesh! Buddy shakes his head occasionally, and also occasionally needs his glands expressed. I'm going to pay more attention now. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderfreak Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yeah, maybe that was the problem and just needed some days until it finally worked. Btw his vet did not expressed his glands 'cause he knows about any connection, it was just accident that he did this, 'cause I told him Bo always rubbing his booty on the ground without having worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Devils Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 LOL... it will be interesting to see if anyone else "finds" the connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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