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Can dogs get brain freeze?

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Dogs also have a trigeminal nerve, which covers the lower jaw, face and eyes. If a dog were to suddenly cool his palate, leading to local vasoconstriction, then this same nerve would be stimulated. The question then is, whether this sensation is subjectively perceived as face/eye/forehead pain. read more

Brain freeze happens because cold foods causes blood vessels to the head to constrict, which reduces blood flow to the brain. The body tries to compensate for this by sending more blood through the arteries around the brain, which causes them to expand into the brain, which hurts (and causes the pain of brain freeze). read more

Best Answer: Yes they can get "brain freeze" the same as humans. I distinctly remember a time when my mother accidentally knocked my icecream scoop onto the ground, and my golden retriever tried to eat it in all one gulp. He instantly realized it was a bad idea when he got what looked to us like brain freeze. read more

Learn if your dog can get brain freeze and what to do to avoid him from getting it. read more

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