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Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 4:53pm On Mar 16, 2015
Head pressing is a condition where your dog pushes its head against the wall for no particular reason. This indicates a damage in the nervous system. This condition is caused by a number of reasons including damage to the forebrain and thalamus parts of the brain, poisoning,protozoan migration to the brain, etc.

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The mechanical vectors are Ticks and Tse Tse fly.

symptoms­
Head pressing can be caused by neurological or metaolic imbalance. symptoms include:-
Circling
Constant pacing
Seizures
Staring at walls
Getting stuck in corners
Pressing head to the ground.

Causes
Tumor
Water on the brain
Strokes or vascular accidents in the brain
Head trauma.
Inflammatory and infectious types of meningitis and encephalitis
Babasie spp or Trypanosoma brucei

Immediately you notice these symptoms, consult your veterinary doctor. This can save your pet's life.

source; http://www.talkpawsng..com/2015/03/head-pressing-in-dogs.html

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Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Seun(m): 5:31pm On Mar 16, 2015
Can veterinary doctors in Nigeria diagnose something like this accurately?
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 7:01pm On Mar 16, 2015
Seun:
Can veterinary doctors in Nigeria diagnose something like this accurately?

yes they can. i got most of the tips from a vet-friend.
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by DocAdray(f): 7:44pm On Mar 16, 2015
Seun:
Can veterinary doctors in Nigeria diagnose something like this accurately?





Yes, we can, with almost a 100% accuracy...
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 7:55pm On Mar 16, 2015
DocAdray:





Yes, we can, with almost a 100% accuracy...
What part of Nigeria are you?
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by DocAdray(f): 7:58pm On Mar 16, 2015
Prodeegee:

What part of Nigeria are you?



The northern part of Nigeria..
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 8:25pm On Mar 16, 2015
DocAdray:



The northern part of Nigeria..

Oh alright
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Henrypraise: 8:31pm On Mar 18, 2015
I cover my dog wit d blood of jesus against dis kind disease o.

Fellow petlanders pls help me pray against barreness for my 1 n half year old Caucasian o, her name is Ricky.
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Nobody: 7:11am On Mar 19, 2015
Note taken
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by tranxo(m): 10:49pm On Apr 10, 2015
Henrypraise:
I cover my dog wit d blood of jesus against dis kind disease o.

Fellow petlanders pls help me pray against barreness for my 1 n half year old Caucasian o, her name is Ricky.
hmmm masculine name for her? Maybe na dia the problem dey o. Lol

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Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 8:11am On Apr 21, 2015
Lol
Re: Head Pressing: Noticing This Early Can Save Your Lovely Pet by Prodeegee(m): 10:18am On Jul 19, 2015
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