Information Dog Vet Needs

When you take your dog to the veterinarian after a collapse be prepared to give the following information.

• How long did the last collapse last?
• Was your dog behaving strangely before collapsing? For example drooling, walking unsteadily, disoriented or depressed.
• What was your dog doing when it collapsed? Was it playing, running, eating or just relaxing?
• What did your dog do immediately after recovering from its collapse?
• Was your dog's collapse an isolated incident or does it collapse frequently? If frequently, how frequently?
• When your dog collapses is it completely still and limp?
• When your dog collapses are it's muscles moving or twitching? How much?
• Is your dog taking any medication?
• Is there the possibility that your dog has eaten some form of poison, such as rat pellets?
• Has your dog suffered from any accidents or bites recently?