1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Bob Russell — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:34:16 GMT

They tend to stop if they are mentally stimulated and I am quite convinced they can learn the behaviour from other dogs, a bit like a form of OCD.

It is a boxer after all!

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Neil Wheadon — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:53:31 GMT

Brilliant, thankyou

I can send the original video if you want it

Neil

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Mark Lowrie — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:30:50 GMT

The main feature of this is head tremors with no obvious movement of the head or limbs. The lack of movement would move me away from considering a paroxysmal movement disorder. Based on this, and given the breed, this would be most compatible with idiopathic head bobbing - a postural head tremor. Most dogs are distracted from this by offering food or walking the dog. I sometimes wonder if it comes on when dogs are bored and hence stimulation sorts it out. But as others have said, this does not require imaging, it is a benign condition, non-progressive and doesn't respond to medication. Best labelled as this and then left alone. I encourage owners to 'google' it as this often reassures.

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

David Mills — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:14:30 GMT

[quote user="grumpyoldman"]Paroxysmal movement disorder . nothing to do ,no lesions to see on imaging , if its a problem sometimes phenobarb/levitiracetam responsive. [/quote]

This.

Neuro guys are normally happy to look at videos if you email them, even more so if you give them permission to use them in talks.

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Anthony Todd — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:09:53 GMT

[quote user="grumpyoldman"]Paroxysmal movement disorder . nothing to do ,no lesions to see on imaging , if its a problem sometimes phenobarb/levitiracetam responsive. [/quote]

AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH,don't mention phenobarb....................

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Anthony Todd — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:07:46 GMT

Perhaps the dog has just noticed the bloke and the girl in the shorts????

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

grumpyoldman — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:47:12 GMT

Paroxysmal movement disorder . nothing to do ,no lesions to see on imaging , if its a problem sometimes phenobarb/levitiracetam responsive.

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

Linda Filshie — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:31:38 GMT

Partial motor seizure?

RE: 1 year old lip twitching Boxer - any ideas?

mariette asselbergs — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:01:44 GMT

Looks more like horizontal headshaking to me, than lip twitching. I remember I had a client with an older greyhound once who did this every now and then. We couldn't find any reason for it, it didn't progress into something more sinister. Petit mal sort of thing?

Mariette