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Shaking or Trembling in Dogs & Cats
Involuntary shaking or trembling of the body or limbs. Can indicate pain, cold, anxiety, or neurological disease.
Common Causes
- • Pain
- • Cold/hypothermia
- • Anxiety or fear
- • Toxin ingestion
- • Hypoglycemia
- • Neurological disease
Red Flags
- • Shaking with stiff limbs (seizure)
- • Known toxin exposure
- • Collapse
- • Pale gums
- • Shaking localized to one area
When to See a Vet
If shaking is persistent, accompanied by other symptoms, or occurs without obvious cause (cold, fear).
🐕 Shaking or Trembling by Dog Breed
Labrador RetrieverGolden RetrieverGerman ShepherdFrench BulldogBulldogPoodleBeagleRottweilerDachshundYorkshire TerrierBoxerCavalier King Charles SpanielSiberian HuskyAustralian ShepherdChihuahuaGreat DaneShih TzuBorder CollieCocker SpanielStaffordshire Bull TerrierMaltesePomeranianDoberman PinscherMiniature SchnauzerBernese Mountain DogWeimaranerJack Russell TerrierPugEnglish Springer SpanielShetland SheepdogBoston TerrierHavaneseBrittanyEnglish BulldogWest Highland White Terrier
🐈 Shaking or Trembling by Cat Breed
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