{"id":773,"date":"2025-05-08T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybeevet.com\/blog\/?p=773"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:08:23","slug":"strokes-in-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybeevet.com\/blog\/strokes-in-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Canine and Feline Stroke: Signs, Causes, and Emergency Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Serious medical conditions like strokes in cats and dogs can be very scary. While, thankfully, somewhat uncommon, knowing the signs and options for stroke in pets can be quite helpful in an emergency situation when a dog or cat is afflicted. BEEVET Animal Hospital<\/a> wants to be sure that you are prepared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Strokes Happen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The brain is the center of everything that goes on in the body. It needs a pretty constant supply of nutrition in the form of oxygen delivered by the blood. Any time the blood flow is disrupted to part of the brain, this is termed a stroke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strokes in dogs and cats can be either hemorrhagic or ischemic. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when an artery is damaged and bleeding, or other local changes to blood flow occur. This type of stroke leads to damage in a very local area of the brain. An ischemic stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain itself is interrupted, usually due to some type of trauma, blood clot, or cancer metastasis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strokes can happen to any dog or cat, but they more commonly occur in middle aged to older pets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of Stroke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a stroke occurs, the symptoms depend a bit on what part of the brain is affected. A few of the more common signs that could indicate a problem, though, include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n