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  2. Apparent death - Wikipedia

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    Tonic immobility has also been observed in several species of lizards and snakes. [42] [43] The most common example of tonic immobility in the latter is the North American hog-nose snake, but it has also been observed in grass snakes. [42] Tonic immobility can be reliably induced in iguanas by a combination of inversion, restraint and moderate ...

  3. Rape paralysis - Wikipedia

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    In human sexuality, paralysis, also known as rape paralysis, [1] involuntary paralysis, [2] fright (or faint), [3] [4] or tonic immobility, [1] [3] [5] is a natural bodily survival reaction which can be automatically activated by the brain of a person who feels threatened by sexual violence. During this paralysis, one cannot move and cannot say ...

  4. Rage syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Surviving dogs developed seizures, fecal and urinary incontinence, confusion, memory loss, seromas, emotional dysregulation, focal neurologic symptoms, weakness, and weight loss. [ 19 ] 40% of surviving dogs did not have a reduction in existing aggression, and some dogs' aggression worsened after the procedure. [ 19 ]

  5. Waxy flexibility - Wikipedia

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    Waxy flexibility often develops with other symptoms of catatonia, including: Immobility: showing no signs of motion [6] Posturing: holding in an inappropriate body position for an extended period of time [6] Mutism: lack or absence of speaking [6] Ambitendency: a pattern of incomplete motor responses in anticipation of a voluntary action [6]

  6. Separation anxiety in dogs - Wikipedia

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    Studies proved that 83 percent of dogs exposed to a pheromone, in the absence of their owner, experienced reduced stress and anxiety; 70% of dogs prescribed clomipramine, a psychotropic drug, experienced said reduction in separation-induced symptoms. [36] The dog-appeasing pheromone (DAP), also known as apasine, is a pheromone secreted by ...

  7. Dusky smooth-hound - Wikipedia

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    Tonic immobility is induced by grasping the first dorsal fin with one hand and the body immediately anterior to the anal fin with the other, inverting the shark and holding it rigidly. The mean time to induce tonic immobility in smooth dogfish was 32.5 seconds. The mean duration of the tonic immobility was 61.9 seconds.

  8. Canine discoid lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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    It occurs in humans [1] and cats, more frequently occurring in dogs. It was first described in dogs by Griffin and colleagues in 1979. [2] [3] DLE is one form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). DLE occurs in dogs in two forms: a classical facial predominant form or generalized with other areas of the body affected.

  9. Elongated soft palate - Wikipedia

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    Packer RM and Tivers M found that after about a 6 month follow up, 72.1% of owners stated that their dog’s digestive status was excellent and 75% no longer needed treatment or a special diet . An elongated soft palate can be treated surgically by resection, meaning the excess soft palate tissue is removed. [ 1 ]