Cramps in dogs - a formidable symptom requiring attention

Involuntary contractions of the muscles of the whole body(convulsions) in dogs can be caused by various causes and observed in different diseases and conditions. In any case, each such episode should not be left without attention, it is necessary to diagnose and treat the disease-cause. By the way, quite a lot of them.

A common disease, in whichthere are seizures in the dog, is epilepsy. It predisposes predisposing animals of certain breeds, such as the Belgian Shepherd Tervuren, Collie, Beagle, German Shepherd.

Violations of the body's mineral balance,such as a drop in calcium content in the blood after delivery, lead to a state of eclampsia. She has convulsions. They are also characteristic for increasing the level of potassium, hypoglycemia (a deficiency of glucose in the blood) and in the case of insufficient functions of internal organs. There are frequent episodes of spasms of involuntary muscular contractions in pathologies such as rabies, tetanus, toxoplasmosis, plague, meningitis, tumors, fungal infections, heart disease.

What are the cramps in dogs? The following varieties are distinguished: clonic, tonic, epiprip, and convulsions. The latter are short, severe episodes of seizures. Clonic and tonic muscle contractions are regular, only with the first one there is a clear alternation with relaxation in a short time. At the second variant there are long and slow cramps. Epipripeds, in addition to involuntary contractions of the muscles of the body, are characterized by loss of consciousness. They can be local, spreading to the facial and chewing muscles, causing a trembling of the head, and generalized.

It is known that convulsions in dogs haveprimary causes of occurrence depending on age. For example, involuntary muscle contraction in puppies until half a year is usually attributed to the transmitted female during pregnancy infections. Also, such diseases and conditions as plague, craniocerebral trauma, poisoning can serve as the causes. In pets up to 5 years of age, epilepsy, inflammation, and tumors are the main factors causing convulsions. In dogs over the age of five they also often occur with neoplasms and inflammations. In addition, there are with kidney and liver failure, as a result of hypoglycemia, with insulinoma (pancreatic tumor).

Sometimes diseases that can causeinvoluntary contractions of muscles, are manifested and other symptoms that are visible even to the inexperienced owner. With this problem, he turns to a vet clinic. However, there are pathologies in which there are no signs, and one day suddenly a dog has convulsions. What to do in this situation? Unfortunately, the possibility of providing assistance to the owner under this condition is minimal. The animal needs to be laid, carefully measure its temperature. If the attack is very difficult, it is dangerous to transport a pet, you need to call a doctor at home. Otherwise, urgently take the dog to the clinic, where necessary research will be carried out, first aid and therapy will be prescribed.