Head Tremors. Please Help. I'm desperate.

[texasmama]

My one year girl Harley is suffreing from head tremors. I have read so much about them in this forum which makes me believe they are common in our precious friends but I believe that ANY additional information that someone might have could help. She is very healthy. She will go weeks withought any, then have them for days. My other boxer Bogey can tell something is wrong when she has them because he panics and gets her all excited which seems to increase the severity of them. My vet seems very disinterested in my concerns besides that she is very healthy. Can anyone share their stories with me so I can try to find some sort of pattern or what may trigger them.

Thank you and God bless all the people in the Gulf Coast.

Brigitte, Harley and Bogey

 

[DannyB]

Try to keep a journal that lists when the tremors start, when they stop, and their severity. Also take note of any environmental factors - temperature, humidity, what she had eaten and when, any changes in her routine.... This will help you and your vet try to figure out what might be a trigger for the tremors. It will also help you document whether any treatments or manipulations decrease the severity and/or frequency. If your vet isn't interested in helping you figure this out either try a different vet or ask for a referral to a veterinary neurologist.

 

[Austin's Mom]

My Austin has had head tremors since we brought him home when he was 2 years old. (he's 7 now) I changed his food 2 years ago and he hasn't had one since. I know this can be disputed but it worked for him. There are alot of things that can trigger them, but they are harmless and bother us much more than they bother them.

 

[Jan]

Please go an post your Introduction. It is a requirement that you agreed to when you joined Boxerworld. Please go a read the rules again. It should have been your first post.

What kind of food do you feed? There does sometimes seem to be a link between what you feed and head tremors.

 

[BasilStreets]

If your vets seems uninterested, then go to another one. Keep in mind though, and I speak from experience having gone to 3 vets when one of my dogs was having head tremors, one of which was a neurologist specifically, that the best thing to do is often wait, keep really good notes on what is going on, and see what happens.
In the case of my dog Streets, he had them for about 2 months, and just around the time the vet was ready to do a spinal tap, they stopped happening. I am sure that it was Sentinel that was causing them, because once his monthly dose had run out and I didn't give it to him again, they stopped.
My point is, write down everything, even if it seems silly. Time of day, activity, food, treats, where you walked (are their pesticides used in the area? Any puddles the dog might be drinking from that has car fluides or other chemicals in it?), what are you using to clean your house? I've heard of dogs having head tremors from toilette cleaner or Febreeze.
Another possibility is low blood sugar. Does feeding smaller meals more frequently help? Some people feed a bit of honey when this happens and the tremors stop.
Is the dog on any medications? Heartworm, flea or tick prevention?
These are the kinds of things you want to try and keep track of and look for a pattern before you start thinking it is something more serious. I know it is really hard, I think I lost 10lbs and didn't sleep at all when this was going on with Streets, but the best possible thing to do is keep a log of anything that might be relevent.

 

[texasmama]

Thank you

I will defently start keeping track of all the episodes and see if there is any type of pattern that developes. It is very frustrating that this seems to be a mystery among a lot of boxers and their families. and to most vets as well.

Thank you for your time in helping me.