weight loss and shaking head

Question
My boxer caesar will be 2 in april. I have notice he has been breathing heavy, he has about 6 pounds and his head shakes.like small tremors. The tremors are random. We have taken him to the vet and at first they put him on a powder mixed with food for three days to treat a parasite ort a worm. He then took him back for a three week check up they took a sample bof his stool. He is fine. What else could it be?

Answer
Marissa,

Boxers are prone to a condition called Idiopathic Head Tremors or Idiopathic Head Bobbing. The cause is unknown and benign.It is not a seizure. See this video to see if this is what your boxer is doing http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=992683019408822522# and also this one
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=992683019408822522#docid=5392960777069554...
If this is the same thing then here is your answer. Please read this interesting forum on the subject with expert advice from Eric Glass, MS, DVM, ACVIM (Neurology)at http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=28653 . Thank you for your question.

Angela Donald
Canine Behavior Consultant
http://www.hitowerboxers.com