Dog Staring Into Space

Causes of such seizures include epilepsy and cancer.

Dog staring into space. Before experiencing a seizure your dog s behavior will alter known as an aura. Staring off into space can be caused by dementia eyesight problems infections that can disorient the dog because the dog is sensing or hearing something that you are just not able to see or hear to gain attention something in the walls or a seizure. However long periods of staring at walls or into space may be an indicator of canine cognitive dysfunction ccd a severe thought processing problem that s similar to alzheimer s disease in senior dogs. Disorders related to the vestibular system can be broken down into the peripheral and central disease.

Disorientation head tilt and loss of balance are all common to an upset in the vestibular system. As jones says if your dog has taken to staring off into space it may be a sign of dementia. The staring could be a compulsive disorder just like in people. You may have conditioned your dog to seek attention that way.

Your dog may also stare into space during a seizure and frequent seizures are a sign of epilepsy. They are tough to detect but repeated staring is a sign which is why you need to get a vet involved. My 7 year old beagle started acting strange last night staring into space barely moving even when prodded with treats that he loves licking his chops way more than usual. Loving and caring for a dog with canine cognitive dysfunction.

Epilepsy is understood to be genetic or developed congenitally so there is no way of preventing the disease from developing. Staring at the wall or staring into space could be a symptom of a type of seizure called a partial seizure or a focal seizure. Videos and photos of typical behaviors of a dog with canine cognitive dysfunction. For most healthy dogs staring is normal.

It is a common neurological condition in dogs with no predisposition to sex or breed. If it s an elderly dog staring at the wall dog dementia is a possibility that needs to be considered. A dog staring at the wall gazing into a corner or into space on occasion isn t a concern for dog owners. He seems really lethargic t.

Staring into space and trying to get into small spaces like he is trying to hide jumpy when we try to comfort him and very very restless at night tonight he is having a bad night and i have had. Natural reasons for a dog staring include. You know your dog best so if this is out of character it may be a good idea to ask a vet for advice.