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Clinical signs: Signs of vestibular disease include ataxia, head tilt, and abnormal nystagmus. A wide-based stance and swaying of the head and trunk characterize ataxia. The patient may tend to lean and fall to one side. In severe cases, the animal may continuously roll to one side.
Cases of canine vestibular diseases can be caused by inner or middle ear infections, drugs that prove to be toxic to the ear, trauma or injury, tumors, and hypothyroidism. However, many cases of vestibular syndrome in older and middle-aged dogs can come on suddenly with no true explanation.