Neurological disorders

• Common Neurological disorders include Degenerative myelopathy in dogs, Listeriosis, and Seizures.
• Degenerative myelopathy in dogs causes the loss of the fatty insulating layers of the nerves, known as the myelin sheath.
• Seizures can be caused by a variety of factors including brain injury, organ failure, epilepsy, and infection.
• Prior to a seizure, the animal may exhibit signs of nervousness, restlessness, shaking, or salivating.
• During a seizure, the animal may lose consciousness and have convulsions or hallucinations.
• Consequences of seizures depend on the cause, duration, and type of seizure.
• Degenerative myelopathy gets worse with time.
• State two symptoms of listeriosis in ruminant.

  • Loss of appetite
  • Facial paralysis
• Describe DM in dogs.

  It is a neurological disease that affects the spinal cord and it gets worse with time. German shepherd are prone to this disease.
• listeriosis is a bacterial infection that can cause encephalitis, abortion, and blood poisoning.