Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/18170/westie-very-weird-chattering-jaws-could-it-be-paroxysmal-dyskinesia Hi all, Fido is a 9 yo MN WHW. 3 days ago he lost his bark. He presented to me today like this! ( Hopefully link to video attached.) NAD on exam. The chattering will stop if he&#39;s told to stop for a few seconds. It gets worse with stress or excitementen-USTelligent Community 10Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/110082?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:27:09 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ba0673f2-f16b-4f99-88f9-028b68a8f06aNoweia<p>Myoclonus related to distemper?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/110012?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:05:31 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ce39eb42-23d9-4379-8c13-85f38a612e15Suzanne Kelly<p>Hi I&#39;m ok with the gulping Shih Tzu, I&#39;ve had him on phenobarb. That video was taken in 2011, it&#39;s just for comparison to the Westie. Who genuinely is called Fido! Teeth and TMJs seem fine, admittedly I haven&#39;t sedated him to have a proper look but I managed a reasonable exam in between chattering episodes. I guess phenobarb for him too then unless anyone has any other ideas?</p> <p>Suzanne</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/109993?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:51:15 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a04b46f1-edc9-4f25-a089-3a3da0c10dfdCharlotte Marshall<p>It does look strange. To be honest I can&#39;t think of anything other than trying something like phenobarb or pexion. I assume his teeth are ok and the mandibular joints although it would be an odd pain reaction.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/109979?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:50:13 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9c36fe35-ce15-408c-b904-062ef93a9db5Beats<p>[quote user=&quot;Suzanne Kelly&quot;]I&#39;m currently treating a Shih Tzu that gets episodes of uncontrolled licking and gulping. I think the Shih Tzu has&nbsp;paroxysmal dyskinesia and he&#39;s responded well to phenobarbitone.&nbsp;[/quote]</p> <p>I can&#39;t get video to work on my computer (likely issues with my firewall), but I&#39;d add phenobarbital-responsive sialadenosis to the differential list for any dog licking and gulping and responding to phenobarbital.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/109973?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:39:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9bea5a0a-aa6e-49ec-ab30-387954c6fdd8Michael Woodhouse<p>A real dog called Fido. I&#39;ve never actually met one. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Thumbs_up.png" alt="Thumbs up" /></p> <p>I have nothing more useful to add. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Shocked_smiley.png" alt="Shocked" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Westie very weird chattering jaws, could it be paroxysmal dyskinesia?https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/109972?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:24:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8a474af9-ee21-47e8-beeb-98093c60bf05Suzanne Kelly<p>http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzvet/sets/72157642069511925/</p> <p>The above is the shih tzu in 2011. He&#39;s doing well on phenobarbitone. I was thinking the Westie seems similar? Any ideas?</p> <p>Suzanne</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>