Why Is My Dog Acting Dizzy and Disoriented?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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Potential Causes Include Inner/Middle Ear Infections, Intoxication, Strokes, Tumors, Infectious or Inflammatory Diseases (Meningitis), Idiopathic Vestibular...

Why Is My Dog Acting Dizzy and Disoriented?

Potential causes include inner/middle ear infections, intoxication, strokes, tumors, infectious or inflammatory diseases (meningitis), idiopathic vestibular disease

vestibular disease
Vestibulopathies are disorders of the inner ear. They may include bilateral vestibulopathy, central vestibulopathy, post traumatic vestibulopathy, peripheral vestibulopathy, recurrent vestibulopathy, visual vestibulopathy, and neurotoxic vestibulopathy, among others. Tinnitus is a common vestibulopathy.
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(also called “old dog” vestibular syndrome), or other less likely causes.

Why is my dog wobbly all of a sudden?

Infections, inflammation, tumors, and trauma to this sensitive area can cause your dog to be shaky and uncoordinated. When the inner ear is functioning abnormally, or a disruption is caused by the brainstem, it is often referred to as a vestibular syndrome.

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What can cause a dog to become disoriented?

Causes of Disorientation in Dogs
  • Idiopathic Vestibular Disease.
  • Nasopharyngeal Polyps (more common in cats)
  • Neoplasia (growth of abnormal tissues) within the vestibular system.
  • Conditions that cause a defect in chemical reactions in the body such as hypothyroidism (which can also cause central vestibular disease)
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