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My dog loses his balance and has his head tilted: Vestibular disorder in dogs

SIGNS of loss of balance should not be ignored since they can indicate a serious medical emergency. The vestibular system is com‐posed of portions of the brain and ear. It’s responsi‐ble for maintaining our sense of balance.

When vestibular systems go wrong, it feels like the world is spinning. Vestibu‐lar syndrome is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a ‘stroke’. The signs you may see are loss of balance, leaning or circling to one side, head tilt, rapid eye movements (nystagmus), reduced appetite and vom‐iting. Sometimes the loss of balance is so severe that the dog rolls over repeated‐ly.

Ear infection, Idiophatic Vestibular syndrome, trau‐ma/injury, stroke, brain tu‐