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Could my pet's ataxia be from a bad long-term tooth infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | 60 lbs

Could ataxia be cause by bad long term tooth infection

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Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 17th, 2017

Long-term tooth infections have the potential to cause infections all over the body. It's possible for an infection to affect the nervous system and subsequently cause ataxia, but this would be a rather rare sequence of events. I hope that helps.

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