Treat Canine Stroke

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Make sure your dog receives care from vet assistants and from you once he comes home. He needs plenty of rest, help moving around, assistance eating and drinking and lots of love and encouragement. Dogs usually recover from strokes within a matter of weeks.

Identify the type of stroke, Ischaemic or Haemorrhagic, through a CT scan or MRI. Different diseases and disorders cause each kind of stroke.

Test for heart disease, liver disease, diabetes or Cushing's disease if your dog suffered an Ischaemic stroke. Other causes include hypertension and over-active or under-active thyroid glands.

Look for head trauma, brain tumors, lungworms, ingestion of rodent poisoning or certain diseases that cause Haemorrhagic strokes.

Get a diagnosis from your vet as to the cause of stroke. Then follow up with any necessary treatment for the underlying cause.

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