IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME (IGTS) Nice multicentre retrospective study on IGTS freshly published in VetRecord. Previously called 'white shaker syndrome', it is now accepted that this condition affects non-white coat colour dog breeds. As this study shows, West highland white terriers appear to be predisposed but also cocker spaniel. Other headlines from this study include: 1) median age of 17 months, 2) over 93% experienced as well as the high frequency generalised tremors concomitan

Idiopathic head tremors in Dobermans are essentially what they sound like: a condition where the dog experiences unexplained episodes of head shaking or bobbing. "Idiopathic" means that the exact cause of these tremors is unknown, and they don't seem to be linked to any underlying health issues. These tremors can look quite alarming, as the dog's head will move up and down or side to side without any apparent control, but they're generally not considered harmful to the dog's overall health. The

IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME (IGTS) IGTS is a condition in which a dog develop, in the absence of metabolic or toxic causes, a sudden marked intention tremor of the head and limbs, that worsens with exercise, stress and excitement but disappear with sleep. The term white shaker syndrome was coined due to the high prevalence of this condition in young, mature (

Have you ever observed " Idiopathic Head Tremors"? Well sadly we have. Wanda, the sweet English Bulldog that we recently took in has had several episodes of them. Many dog owners have to watch their precious friends suffer from idiopathic head tremors on a regular basis. This problem can make owners feel helpless as their pets experience uncontrollable “head bobbing.” Some dogs bob their heads side-to-side, while others bob up-and-down. Either way, many have described the bobbing as resembling t