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Symptoms

Staggering gait

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

Diseases that may be associated

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

Coenurosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

White muscle disease

Cow · Other · Cardiac

Degenerative myelopathy

Dog · Other · Neurological

Copper deficiency in sheep

Sheep · Other · Neurological

Lamb white muscle disease

Sheep, Goat · Other · Cardiac

Cat vestibular syndrome

Cat · Other · Neurological

Ruminant listeriosis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Hypocalcemia in sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction

Dog vestibular syndrome

Dog · Other · Neurological

Botulism

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Spondyloarthrosis

Dog · Other · Neurological

Bovine neosporosis

Cow · Parasitic · Infectious

Pregnancy toxemia in sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Reproduction

Urea poisoning

Cow · Environmental · Neurological

Milk fever

Cow · Other · Reproduction

Otitis media in dogs

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Herniated disc in dogs

Dog · Other · Neurological

Feline high blood pressure

Cat · Other · Urinary and renal

Idiopathic epilepsy in dogs

Dog · Other · Neurological

Cat epilepsy

Cat · Other · Neurological

Permethrin poisoning in cats

Cat · Environmental · Neurological

Enterotoxemia

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Maedi-Visna

Sheep · Viral · Infectious

Ruminal acidosis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Eclampsia of the female dog

Dog · Other · Reproduction

Hip dysplasia

Dog, Cat · Other · Genetic and congenital

Copper deficiency in cattle

Cow · Other · Skin & coat

Ruminal acidosis of sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Digestives

Organophosphate poisoning

Dog · Environmental · Neurological

Estrosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

dog heatstroke

Dog · Environmental · Neurological

cat heatstroke

Cat · Environmental · Respiratory

Dairy cow ketosis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Toxoplasmosis

Cat, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Bovine babesiosis

Cow · Parasitic · Parasites

Rabies

Dog, Cat · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

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This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for a veterinary consultation. If you have any concerns about your animal's health, consult a veterinarian.

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