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Watch the video guide about dog migraines and can dogs have headaches in the first place!
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Have you ever just looked at your dog
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and wondered what is really going on
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inside that furry head of theirs? It's
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one of the biggest mysteries for any pet
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owner. And today, we're going to try to
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crack the case. Our investigation starts
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right now. So, picture this. Your dog,
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who's usually all about playing, is
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suddenly hiding away in a closet.
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They're squinting in the sunlight. Maybe
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they even flinch when you try to pet
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their head. They can't just tell you
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what's wrong, but you've got that gut
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feeling. Something is just off. Could it
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actually be a headache? Well, in this
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explainer, we're putting on our
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detective hats to learn the silent
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language of our dogs and find some
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answers. All right, so our first line of
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inquiry is pretty simple. Is this even a
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real thing? I mean, can dogs actually
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get headaches in the first place? This
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is the core question we need to solve.
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And you know, it's a lot trickier than
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you'd think. Mainly because our key
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witnesses can't talk. And the answer is
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a huge resounding yes. vets, experts,
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you name it. They all agree that dogs
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can and definitely do get headaches. So,
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the case isn't really about if it
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happens, but how on earth we can know
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when it's happening. The real mystery
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here is learning to crack the code of
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their silent signals. Now, something
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you've got to know is that not all
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headaches are created equal. Just like
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in a good detective story, we have to
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figure out if the headache is the main
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problem, what experts call a primary
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headache, think of it like a migraine,
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or if it's just a clue pointing to
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something else entirely. You know, a
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secondary headache, maybe caused by a
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bad tooth or a hidden ear infection. So,
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now that we know what we're looking for,
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we can move to the next phase of our
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investigation, decoding the clues. Your
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dog is trying to tell you what's up, and
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it's our job as their best friend to
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learn how to listen with our eyes. First
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up, let's talk about the physical clues.
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These are the most direct pieces of
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evidence you're going to find. Does your
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dog suddenly shy away when you go to pet
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their head? Are they holding their head
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kind of low? Now, a really serious sign
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is something called head pressing, where
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they literally push their head against a
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wall or furniture and shivering when
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it's not even cold. That can also be a
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big signal that they're in pain. Next,
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you want to look for changes in their
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personality. You know your dog best. A
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super happy pup might become really
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quiet or seem kind of sad. They might
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start hiding in dark rooms, seem
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anxious, and just can't get comfortable,
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or maybe they suddenly refuse to eat
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their crunchy food because chewing just
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hurts too much. A big shift in their
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behavior is always a huge clue. And
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here's one of the biggest giveaways, a
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total sensitivity overload. Just like a
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person dealing with a terrible migraine,
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a dog with head pain can find normal
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lights and sounds completely unbearable.
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This is exactly why they go looking for
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those dark, quiet places to hide. And
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what's really key here is realizing just
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how similar their experience might be to
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our own. Okay, so you've gathered your
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evidence, you've been watching closely,
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and you've noticed the clues. Now what?
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Well, it's time to take your case file
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to headquarters. your veterinarian.
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They're the lead investigator who can
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really put all these pieces together.
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You know, a vets's process is really
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methodical. It always starts with your
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story. Everything you've observed is so
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important. Then comes a really thorough
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physical exam. From there, they'll
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probably run some tests like blood work
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to rule out other suspects like an
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infection. If things are still unclear,
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they might use advanced scans like an
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MRI. And sometimes the final clue is
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just seeing how your dog responds to a
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specific pain treatment. It's all a
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process of elimination to get to the
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truth. And now we're at the resolution
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of our case. Once we have a likely
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suspect, a headache, what's our action
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plan? This is the part where you get to
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be your dog's hero by providing safe and
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effective relief. Okay, listen up
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because this is without a doubt the
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single most important thing in this
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entire explainer. I really cannot stress
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this enough. Never ever give your dog
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human pain medicine. Things like
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ibuprofen or Tylenol are actually
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poisonous to them and can literally be
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fatal. Safe pain relief has to come from
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your vet who can give you medications
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made specifically for dogs. Please just
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never ever make that mistake. While your
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dog is feeling under the weather, you
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can be an amazing nurse for them at
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home. Go ahead and provide that quiet,
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dark den they're looking for. Make sure
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fresh water is always nearby since being
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dehydrated can make everything worse.
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And if they don't want to eat, try
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offering some soft food that's easy to
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chew. These little acts of comfort, they
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make a world of difference. So, now that
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we have a plan for our own dogs, let's
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just zoom out for a second. This whole
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investigation into canine pain is
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actually part of a much much bigger
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story. The evolving science of pain
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research for all of us. And this is
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super relevant right now. A major US
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health agency is actually shifting its
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policy to fund fewer animal studies.
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Historically, believe it or not, a lot
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of what we know about migraines came
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from this kind of research. So, some
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scientists are a little worried this
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shift could slow down the discovery of
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new pain treatments for both people and
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our pets, which just shows you how
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connected all of our medical futures
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really are. And all of this information,
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from spotting the clues to understanding
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the science, it all brings us to this
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one really powerful truth. Just by
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learning this stuff, by learning to
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decode your dog's silent language, you
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have officially become their single most
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important health advocate. You are their
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voice. All the clues and insights from
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our little investigation today come from
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the fantastic folks over at Doggozilla
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magazine. So, we'll end with this
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thought. The case might be closed for
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this explainer, but your job as your
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dog's detective, well, that's just
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getting started. So, pay attention,
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listen with your eyes, and ask yourself,
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what silent stories is your dog trying
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to tell you?
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