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  2. Horner's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The phenomenon of enophthalmos is seen in Horner's syndrome in cats, rats, and dogs. [5] Sometimes there is flushing on the affected side of the face due to dilation of blood vessels under the skin. The pupil's light reflex is maintained as this is controlled via the parasympathetic nervous system. [citation needed]

  3. Acepromazine - Wikipedia

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    In some boxers, acepromazine can cause vasovagal syncope (due to a decreased stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system) and hypotension (due to vasodilation), leading to collapse. [20] This may occur only in certain families of boxers, but the unknown risk to an individual dog means that acepromazine should be used at reduced doses, or not ...

  4. Vet-Approved Home Treatment for Senior Dogs with Arthritis - AOL

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    Related: Dog Arthritis Symptoms and Home Pain Remedies There are several things you can do at home to help an older dog with arthritis, including changing her diet. Photo by manfredxy, Canva

  5. Sympathomimetic drug - Wikipedia

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    The primary endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system are the catecholamines (i.e., epinephrine [adrenaline], norepinephrine [noradrenaline], and dopamine), which function as both neurotransmitters and hormones. Sympathomimetic drugs are used to treat cardiac arrest and low blood pressure, or even delay premature labor, among other ...

  6. Dog health - Wikipedia

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    In some dogs, such as collies, the blue merle or harlequin coloring is actually the heterozygote of a partially recessive gene preventing proper development of the nervous system; therefore, if two such dogs are mated, on the average one quarter of the puppies will have severe genetic defects in their nervous systems and sensory organs ranging ...

  7. Sympathetic nervous system - Wikipedia

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    The sympathetic nervous system's primary process is to stimulate the body's fight or flight response. It is, however, constantly active at a basic level to maintain homeostasis. [4] The sympathetic nervous system is described as being antagonistic to the parasympathetic nervous system.

  8. Autonomic dysreflexia - Wikipedia

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    The autonomic nervous system is comprised of the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric nervous systems. [21] The mechanism of autonomic dysreflexia has to do with the relationship of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. [22] Supraspinal vasomotor neurons send projections to the intermediolateral cell column, which is composed of ...

  9. Polyneuropathy in dogs and cats - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, the dog is alternatively flexing and extending each rear leg in a dancing motion. Dancing Doberman disease progresses over a few years to rear leg weakness and muscle atrophy. No treatment is known, but most dogs retain the ability to walk and it is painless. [7] Diabetes neuropathy is more common in cats