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- Increased body temperature
- Rigid stance
- Neck pain (holding the head very stiff)
- Depression
- Loss of balance
- Lack of motor control
- Disorientation
- Weakness
- Abnormal behavior
- Irritation and nervousness
- Tilting the head
- Sensitivity to touch
- Lethargy
- Muscle spasms
- Walking in circles
- Loss of appetite
- Blindness
- Partial paralysis (usually in the legs or face)
- Seizures
- Fainting
- Coma
- Death (common mortality rate between 60% and 100%, depending on the source)
- Immune system meningoencephalitis – The body attacks its own cells, which causes inflammation of the nerves
- Bacterial – Eye, ear, or sinus infection, infected wound
- Viral – Rabies, distemper
- Fungal - Blastomycosis
- Parasitic - Trichinosis
- Rickettsial – Ehrlichia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, lyme disease
- Protozoan - Toxoplasmosis
- Idiopathic – Unknown
- Puppies under three months of age and dogs above eight years old because of their low immune system
- Certain breeds (Pug, Maltese, Bernese Mountain dog, and Beagle)
- Dogs with chronic diseases because of their lowered immune system
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