Coonhound paralysis, also known as coonhound syndrome or acute polyradiculoneuritis, is a type of neurological disorder which is seen most often in hunting dogs. There is no cure for coonhound paralysis, but supportive therapies can help a dog to survive the condition and successfully recover.
Symptoms of coonhound syndrome in dogs develop rapidly between a period of one to seven days. One of the first symptoms of this syndrome that a dog owner may notice is that the dog’s bark seems off and sounds strange. Coonhound syndrome causes a spreading paralysis, and if the paralysis affects the vocal muscles the dog’s bark will begin to sound different.
Coonhound paralysis in dogs is a condition that can require months of treatment in the form of supportive therapies. Many dogs that suffer from coonhound paralysis need to stay in a hospital during the time when the paralysis symptoms are at their worst.