7/23/2009

Taco Bell dog passed of stroke

The famous Taco Bell Chihuahua passed today. The pooch famous for it's role in the 90's for the Taco Bell commercial has died of a stroke.

According to most on-line health sites, when a dog suffers a stroke there is no specific treatment, however, most dogs recover better than humans do.

Symptoms may include the following:

* Head tilt
* Turning the wrong way when called
* Eating out of one side of his food bowl
* Loss of balance
* Lethargy* Blindness
* Loss of bladder and bowel control
* Sudden behavioral changes

There are two types of canine stroke. An ischemic stroke is when blood flow to the brain is disrupted due to a blocked artery.

A hemorrhagic stroke is blood flow to the brain is disrupted due to actual bleeding in the brain.

R.I.P to Taco Bell dog

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