Some owners witness
severe depression in their dogs.
Not exact matches
Thanks to the work of several
dogged journalists, and despite the NFL's best efforts to subvert the truth, we now know that repeated blows to the head experienced
in the normal course of football play can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of brain damage resulting
in early onset dementia and
severe (and,
in the worst cases, suicidal)
depression.
Professor Loo, who is also director of ECT at Sydney's Wesley Hospital and a researcher with the Black
Dog Institute, said she hopes the study will result
in an improved uptake of the new treatment for people with
severe depression.
This medication is usually well tolerated by
dogs Most common effects: lethargy, weakness, loss of appetite
in first few days, vomiting and diarrhea More serious effects:
severe depression, hemorrhagic diarrhea, collapse, hypoadrenocortical crises or adrenal necrosis / rupture, death Rare cases of acute death or hypoadrenocorticism If you notice anything unusual, stop therapy and contact your veterinarian Can this drug be given with other drugs?
Symptoms
in dogs include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, refusal to eat,
severe weakness and
depression, renal disease, and liver dysfunction.