Symptoms

Staggering gait

Loss of coordination of movements (ataxia): the animal staggers, crosses its limbs or falls.

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Diseases that may be associated

These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.

Degenerative myelopathy

Dog · Other · Neurological

White muscle disease

Cow, Yak · Other · Cardiac

Copper deficiency in sheep

Sheep · Other · Neurological

Lamb white muscle disease

Sheep, Goat · Other · Cardiac

Coenurosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Enzootic ataxia of the lamb

Sheep, Goat · Other · Neurological

Cat vestibular syndrome

Cat · Other · Neurological

Dog vestibular syndrome

Dog · Other · Neurological

Hypocalcemia in sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction

Botulism

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Ruminant listeriosis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Feline high blood pressure

Cat · Other · Urinary and renal

Herniated disc in dogs

Dog · Other · Neurological

Spondyloarthrosis

Dog · Other · Neurological

Otitis media in dogs

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Milk fever

Cow · Other · Reproduction

Urea poisoning

Cow, Sheep · Environmental · Digestives

Bovine neosporosis

Cow · Parasitic · Infectious

Pregnancy toxemia in sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction

Pulp kidney disease

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Nitrate and nitrite poisoning

Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Respiratory

Louping-ill (tick-borne encephalitis)

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Polioencephalomalacia

Sheep, Goat · Other · Neurological

Ovine listeriosis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Crayfish Plague (Aphanomycosis)

Crayfish · Fungal · Infectious

Permethrin poisoning in cats

Cat · Environmental · Neurological

Cat epilepsy

Cat · Other · Neurological

Idiopathic epilepsy in dogs

Dog · Other · Neurological

Pathological hibernation of the marmot

Marmot · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

sloth bear heatstroke

sloth bear · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Tetrodotoxin toxin (poisoning)

Pufferfish · Other · Neurological

Transmissible to humans

Heat stroke in the spectacled bear

Bear with glasses · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Enterotoxemia

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Hypomagnesemia

Sheep, Goat · Other · Neurological

Lead poisoning

Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Digestives

Sheep scrapie

Sheep, Goat · Other · Infectious

Sheep brain abscess

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Bacterial meningoencephalitis of sheep

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Border disease

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Caiman heatstroke

Caiman · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Metabolic Bone Disease in Newts

Triton · Other · Bones & joints

Eclampsia of the female dog

Dog · Other · Reproduction

Organophosphate poisoning

Dog, Sheep · Environmental · Neurological

Ruminal acidosis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Maedi-Visna

Sheep · Viral · Infectious

Hip dysplasia

Dog, Cat · Other · Genetic and congenital

Platypus heatstroke

Platypus · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Salt poisoning

Sheep, Goat · Environmental · Neurological

Alpaca heatstroke

Alpaca, Guanaco · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Basil heatstroke

Basil, Green basil · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Sea snake body inclusion disease (arenavirus)

Sea snake · Viral · Infectious

Heatstroke in cassowaries

Cassowary · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Heat stroke in numbats

Numbat · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Toxoplasmosis in the Spotted-tailed Quoll

Spotted-tailed Quoll · Parasitic · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Metabolic Bone Disease in Thorny Devils

Thorny Devil · Other · Bones & joints

cat heatstroke

Cat · Environmental · Respiratory

dog heatstroke

Dog · Environmental · Neurological

Copper deficiency in cattle

Cow · Other · Skin & coat

Ruminal acidosis of sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Digestives

Estrosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Rabies

Dog, Cat · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Giant anteater heatstroke

Giant anteater · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Snowy Owl Heatstroke

Snowy owl · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Heatstroke

Bearded dragon, Grant's gazelle · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Trauma and injuries related to human interaction

Kea · Environmental · Skin & coat

wallaby heatstroke

wallaby · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Margay heatstroke

Margay · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Tamarind heatstroke

Tamarind · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

saimiri heatstroke

Saïmiri · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Hamadryas heat stroke

Hamadryas · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Cayman inclusion disease (arenavirus disease)

Caiman · Viral · Infectious

Iguana heatstroke

Iguana · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Blindfold inclusion disease (arenavirus)

Blind · Viral · Infectious

Kite toxoplasmosis

Milan · Parasitic · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Trauma and collisions in woodpeckers

Picture · Other · Neurological

Heat Stroke in Red Kangaroos

Red kangaroo · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Heat stroke in the dorcas gazelle

Dorcas gazelle · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Dairy cow ketosis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Toxoplasmosis

Cat, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Red panda heatstroke

Red panda · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Wombat heatstroke

Common wombat · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Braxy

Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Ruminal alkalosis

Sheep, Goat · Other · Digestives

Classical swine fever

Pig, Wild boar · Viral · Infectious

Chronic Wasting Disease of deer (Chronic Wasting Disease)

Barbary stag, Momentum · Other · Infectious

Lemming heatstroke

Lemming · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Sun Bear Heatstroke

Sun bear · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Mandrill heatstroke

Mandrill · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Envenomation by venomous snake bite

Krait, Naja · Other · Neurological

Trauma and Electrocution in Raptors

Eurasian eagle-owl · Other · Neurological

Bovine babesiosis

Cow · Parasitic · Parasites

Feline panleukopenia (caracal parvovirus)

Caracal, Serval · Viral · Infectious

Traumatic injuries linked to road collisions

Common wombat, Beaver · Other · Bones & joints

Oil spill and oil poisoning

Atlantic puffin, Wandering albatross · Environmental · Respiratory

Lamb meningitis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Fall trauma and fractures in flying squirrels

Flying Squirrel · Other · Bones & joints

Phocine Distemper Virus (Seal Morbillivirus)

Northern Gannet · Viral · Infectious

Heat stroke in kinkajous

Kinkajou · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Heat stroke in the dunnart

Dunnart · Environmental · EMERGENCIES

Metabolic bone disease of pangolins

Pangolin · Other · Bones & joints

Toxoplasmosis in the Clouded Leopard

Clouded Leopard · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Lead poisoning (Avian lead poisoning)

Kea, Imperial Eagle · Other · Digestives

Pinniped morbillivirus

Elephant seal, Seal · Viral · Infectious

Mole metabolic bone disease

Mole · Other · Bones & joints

Gastrointestinal roundworm infection in raccoons

Raccoon · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

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