Dog Hits Head On Floor

A dog may sometimes bump his head on a coffee table producing quite an alarming sound that may concern the dog owner but then the dog shakes his head once or twice and is back to normal romping around as if nothing ever happened.

Dog hits head on floor.

Neurological examinations will be ordered if your dog has hit its head during the fall. I mean rattle the floor hard. Head trauma in dogs can result from a number of potential causes. He s nearing the end of his days at 14 1 2 german sheppard rhodesian ridgeback mix with history of cerebral vascular disorder 2 episodes one month apart about a year ago knocked him out of commision for a couple of weeks and he hasn t really been the same dog since.

Dog skulls are thicker than human skulls and they have more robust musculature on their heads so head trauma is not as common in canines as in humans. Car accidents or falls from a high elevation are common causes of head injuries. This generally indicates damage to the nervous system which may result from a number of causes including prosencephalon disease in which the forebrain and thalamus parts of the brain are damaged and some types of toxic poisoning. Pressing the head against objects in dogs head pressing is a condition characterized by the compulsive act of pressing the head against a wall or other object for no apparent reason.

My aging dog is hitting his head hard on the floor when he s laying down. Damage to the head can occur in several ways. If your dog is walking oddly or seemingly unaware this test can help determine if your dog s nervous system was damaged. Sigh of relief for the dog owner.

3 follow any instructions given by your veterinarian.