Much like their pet parents dogs can also be stricken by a number of neurological diseases and conditions including Parkinsons disease. What causes Parkinsons in dogs. Can Dog S Get Parkinson S Disease Rock Hill Vet Sc Veterinary Neurologist Animal lovers who suffer from Parkinsons often ask if they would be eligible to have a service dog to help manage their condition. Can dogs get parkinson's disease . Pets the exception being cows goats sheepand deer. Scientists do not know what causes it. Whilst canine Parkinsons is similar to the human disease in many ways there are difference in the ways in which Parkinsons disease affects dogs. According to a recent news report from BBC UK dogs can have the ability to sniff out Parkinsons disease years before the symptoms show up. Typically the dog will lose function of its rear legs and eventually will be paralyzed. Just like humans dogs can get Parkinsons disease. With people this disease develops relatively late in l