Head injuries

Last week we commenced with a new chapter in the ailments that could afflict your companion animals.  We made some general remarks about the nervous system, especially relative to its composition.

The brain itself is surrounded by fluid and is suspended by strong ligaments.  The skull is the bony structure which surrounds and protects the very delicate brain.  It would take a very strong blow to the head to injure the brain.  Sometimes, however, a hit (we vets call such hits “mechanical trauma”) can be of such force that the skull is fractured and the brain lacerated.  Often, in such cases, …..