13K views · 45 reactions | Episodic mandibular tremor manifested as teeth chattering might be a stress- or excitement-associated idiopathic movement disorder of dogs, although a manifestation of pain due to an underlying systemic disease should be first ruled out.  Learn more: jav.ma/emt | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | Facebook

IDIOPATHIC GENERALISED TREMOR SYNDROME (IGTS) Nice multicentre retrospective study on IGTS freshly published in VetRecord. Previously called 'white shaker syndrome', it is now accepted that this condition affects non-white coat colour dog breeds. As this study shows, West highland white terriers appear to be predisposed but also cocker spaniel. Other headlines from this study include: 1) median age of 17 months, 2) over 93% experienced as well as the high frequency generalised tremors concomitan