#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

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IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME (IGTS) IGTS is a condition in which a dog develop, in the absence of metabolic or toxic causes, a sudden marked intention tremor of the head and limbs, that worsens with exercise, stress and excitement but disappear with sleep. The term white shaker syndrome was coined due to the high prevalence of this condition in young, mature (

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Have you ever observed " Idiopathic Head Tremors"? Well sadly we have. Wanda, the sweet English Bulldog that we recently took in has had several episodes of them. Many dog owners have to watch their precious friends suffer from idiopathic head tremors on a regular basis. This problem can make owners feel helpless as their pets experience uncontrollable “head bobbing.” Some dogs bob their heads side-to-side, while others bob up-and-down. Either way, many have described the bobbing as resembling t