My dog is shaking unconrtrolably, no vets are open, What do i do???

Question

Any of you that were kind enough to be interested or concerned i would like to let you know that that her anal glands were full and that caused an infection, she took antibiotics and is okay, thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Don't call 911 for your dog. They won't be able to do anything.

In a lot of communities, there's a 24 hour vet clinic. You also might try and see if there is any 24 hour clinic that you can call for advice. Even if it's not within driving distance, at least they can give you advice over the phone.

Here's some 24 hour vets:

http://www.24hourvethospital.com/
http://www.24hourvet.com/
http://www.petemergencytreatment.com/

And here's some other sites that might be useful:

http://www.ask-the-vet.com/dog-health-questions.php
http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/shelties/emergencydoglinks.html
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/emerlist.html

One thing you might try if your dog is conscious and able to swallow is to offer your dog a small amount of canned dog food.
Shaking can be a symptom of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and the food will help this tremendously.

You also might want to check and see if he's cold. If he's cold, take him to a warm place and get him warmed up!

If the dog is unconscious or not breathing, this is a true medical emergency, and the only thing you can do is get your dog to a vet immediately. If your dog isn't breathing, you can breathe for him by closing his mouth, putting his nose in your mouth (creating a tight seal) and blowing into his nose until you see his chest rise.
One way to see if there is an emergency vet in your area is to call any local vet's phone number. They will usually have a prerecorded message with any emergency instructions.

Hope this helps...

Answer 2

My dog, Slinky a male Shih-Tzu, did this one day to me. But earlier that day I had took him to the Vet. to be groomed. After I brought him home & he woke up from his nap, he was shaking. It was pitiful! I would hug him as tight as I could w/out hurting him, but nothing seemed to help. He did this for a couple days but finally it went away. Now he just does it when he hears fireworks or if there's a really bad thunderstorm. I wasn't too worried when Slinky had his "nervous" spell, but it's hard to tell you what to do not knowing the dog. I know when I call my Vet after-hours, they have an answering service and you leave a message w/ them and the Dr. will call you, usually it doesn't take long. There's is usually one on call. That would be the best thing to do. Asking over the phone is free, compared to rushing him to the Emergency Clinic and getting charged a $100 just for them to say it's normal. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 3

Don't mess around with your dog too much several things could've happened:

Trembling and tremoring occur in small breed dogs with reasonable frequency. Despite this, there is not much information that I can find on the possible causes of this problem. There is at least one case report of a shih tzu who was suspected to have small dog shaker syndrome. This
is a tremor disorder that occurs mostly in small white dogs for reasons that are not clear at this time. It is reported to respond to prednisone or other corticosteroid therapy in many instances.
If the problem is responsive to corticosteroids it is usually necessary to use them for several months and then to slowly wean the patient off of them and recurrences seem to be pretty
common.

Pain can cause tremoring or trembling and is a consideration whenever a disc injury or spinal injury is suspected. If this is the case pain relievers should at least help some.

Neurologic, muscular and skeletal problems sometimes lead to trembling. We see this in conjunction with hip dysplasia (joint pain) and with degenerative myelopathy (decreased nerve
function). These particular disorders probably aren't likely in your dog but there are others that are less common that can lead to trembling.

If the medications used so far have not helped and the trembling continues it might be worth trying a corticosteroid, if your vet feels that there won't be a detrimental effect on any other
problems still present.

Answer 4

Use hot water bottles wrapped in blankets or towels. Place the dog near a floor heating vent, and make sure the hot water bottles are not scorchingly hot. Also, is the dog on any medication...hw old is the dog...how long has it been shaking? Shaking is USUALLY in response to a heat gradient stimulus, but not specific to that, hence the other questions I asked. BTW, did you drop any medication on the floor recently? Good luck

Answer 5

Are there any emergency clinics in your area? Take her to one if at all possible. If not, start calling the vets in the phoone book. They should have emergency numbers listed. Keep calling until you fine one that will see your dog. Good luck.

Answer 6

Call your hospital emergency room. Actually some veterinary clinics operate after hours emergencies through a hospital answering service. Start there and maybe they can give you some additional information. Also, did you try calling your vet and was there any after hours or emergency numbers?

Answer 7

Keep her warm.

Don't mess around though, go to an emergency vet! You'll be thankful you did if something is very wrong with her.

Good luck.

Answer 8

awwww! my puppy only shakes when he is wet or taking a bath. Maybe your dog is cold or scared. You should keep him warm and let him rest until you can contact the vet.

Answer 9

How old is she? She might be scared, comfort her. Is she hurt?Did you give her a bath, she might be cold.. If so then I recommend searching the yellow pages for an emergency vet.

Answer 10

Vet have EMERGENCY numbers and come in for emergencies. Happens all the time. Call and give it a try!!!