carol@hpfcly.UUCP (carol) (04/15/85)
Does anyone out there have any knowledge/experience with tremor
syndrom -- a condition that causes shaking and tremors in small
white dogs? I have a female, 5 year old, five pound Maltese who
has acquired this disease. She has been on a form of cortisone
and valium -- each only helping a couple weeks at a time.
Any information would be very much appeciated!!
Carol Smotherman
Hewlett-Packard
Ft. Collins
(303) 667-3800 x2185
mengm@homxa.UUCP (P.MENG) (04/26/85)
We have a small white male dog (Spitz variety) who has exper-
ienced similar tremors. The tremors were only short in duration,
however (@ 5 minutes). The first time it happened I brought him to
the vet and the vet told me not to worry. He said this was common
in small white dogs and he assured me that the dog wasn't about to
have a heart attack. As for the reason the dog gets the tremors
the only thing I could think of was that there might have been
some female dog in heat nearby. He has also gotten tremors on long
car rides. Thinking back, I really haven't noticed the tremors for
over a year.
Peter Meng