Can dogs get headaches?

[MericoX]

Can dogs get headaches like we can? If so, how would you know? Thanks.

 

[bubbatd]

I'll ask Ollie .........

 

[Cheetah]

Wow, good question lol... Maybe that's why they have bad days sometimes lol...

 

[Lilavati]

I don't see why they wouldn't

 

[Toller_08]

I've often wondered that myself, actually. I don't see why they wouldn't, but I've yet to be able to find out.

 

[Lilavati]

I've often wondered that myself, actually. I don't see why they wouldn't, but I've yet to be able to find out.

How would you know? The dog feels crappy and grumpy . . you can tell that . . but is it a headache, a crampy tummy, or just a bad mood. Often, its impossible to tell . . .

 

[Toller_08]

I'm not sure how you'd know. My dogs don't ever really have grumpy days, but they do have days when they're a lot more laid back than usual and would prefer to sleep than to play, and there's no obvious reason for it.

 

[RD]

I'm sure dogs have their aches and pains just as we do, but they're more stoic as a species than we are. My dogs have done some things that had to be wicked painful, but they just kept on going like it was no big deal. I would've stopped what I was doing to scream.

So considering my dogs' tolerance for pain, if there's a day when they're visibly not feeling well, I give them as long as they need to rest and keep a watchful eye on them.

 

[zoran]

This is something I've asked my vet a few yrs ago and she said most headaches are caused by some malfunction in the brain, like a tumor or something else. But dogs don't get plain everyday headaches like we do.

 

[Miss Jack]

A lot of headaches people get are caused by things we eat/drink. lack of sleep/too much sleep. Stress etc so I'd guess your avarage well cared for dog doesn't get many.

 

[Renee750il]

Dunno . . . I DO know they can cause 'em sometimes though

 

[smkie]

i heard that dobermans can suffer from migraines when the breeding was bad creating small skulls and large brains.

 

[MericoX]

The reason I asked, was cuz I had an animal communicator "read" Kiba and she said she couldnt be bothered with playing, and that it causes her headaches.