Seizure in chihuahua

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Avatar f tn The yelping before hand might make you wonder if there is something hurting him that could be causing the seizure, something inside him that the approaching seizure triggers causing him pain, or if it just his way of responding to the approaching seizure? In Idiopathic Epilepsy the vocalizations prior to the seizure are said to be involuntary and not painful. http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/CanineEpil.htm The drinking afterward could possibly be diabetic related.
Avatar f tn My mother has a seven year old chihuahua and he just started having these fits were he gets stiff, trembles, his eyes bulge and he looks like he is gonna bite his tongue off. Please tell me what it is if you can and how to treat him?
543578 tn?1214412007 I have a 2 1/2 year old male Reindeer Chihuahua, and a few weeks ago while my friend was puppy sitting and called me and said to come home that he thinks Buster (my dog) is having a seizure. So of course I came home and he seemed fine. I asked what happened he said that Buster just started to shake and making this weird face and his mouth was like distorted and he started foaming at the mouth then it was over.
Avatar n tn she is possibly a deer head chihuahua, had a seizure after ingesting people food (raw organic hamburger that was cooked). Not knowing if that was the cause or not, we took her to the vet emergency. They only observed her since it was the first time she had a seizure. She came home after 24 hours of no seizure. That night she had another seizure and was brought back to the emergency room. They gave her phenobarbitol, diazepam injections and keppra tablets.
Avatar n tn He could have something stuck in his throat, yes. Best thing is to take him to be checked by the vet.
Avatar f tn hi my baby is a chi too!! He has seizures cause of the dog food!!!! It's a problem pug and chi's seem to have. It's a problem with the liver. It cant digest crude fat nor crude protein which r the main ingre. in dog food. The liver cant take on all that at one time! But most vets I took him to just didn't do any research nor tried to save his life. So I did a lot of studying about dogs the does and donts and then I found a medication that ended up saving a lot of dogs lives!!!
Avatar f tn In 2008, my 12 year old Chihuahua (2.5 lbs) had her Gallbladder removed due to infection and blockage by gall stones. This put stress on her liver and most likely caused some liver damage. Her liver enzymes and white cell blood count were extremely high. But few months after surgery and medication (Actigal & Colchicine), the blood levels were within normal. In November of 2009, my dog lost her appetite, became lethargic and lost weight.
20825130 tn?1524804690 My 14 yr old chihuahua Pogo was diagnosed with CHF 3 years ago. He was in bad shape when we got him to a specialist. He was put on a cocktail Vetmedin, sildenifil, furosimide and benzipril. Almost 3 years to the day with absolutely no episodes he had a seizure. Took him in to get checked out and we find out he now has kidney disease.
Avatar f tn Took my ten month old puppy (mixed breed poodle, chihuahua, yorkie, pitbull) to the vet for a pre-op checkup and bloodwork before spaying surgery. Dr said she’s really healthy and her blood work was normal and she didn’t have heart worms. Dr gave me two chewables by Nexgard and Heartgard for heart worm, flea & tick prevention. She told me to wait a day to give them to her at the same time. I did it the next day. Puppy had a seizure a few hours later.
Avatar m tn Our small Chihuahua/Terrier started looking up at the ceiling momentarily, looks around and then goes back to himself. He is responsive and can be brought out of his gaze. He doesn’t have anything on his eyes and we had his vet check him out but couldn’t see anything. We haven’t taken him to an optomitrist yet. His looking up has progressed over the last weeks. He still eats, drinks, goes to the bathroom properly and never loses his balance.
Avatar f tn my 2 year old chihuahua has been wheezing or snorting hard to explain it doesn't happen very often but when it does happen he seems to happen after he has had some water or after playing he all of a sudden starts snorting like his whole little body goes into a seizure type jerk but its aint a seizure he is fully aware on whats going on and comes to you when ever u call him when these attacks happen and usually last about 5 minutes its like he has to gasp for air and after i have hold him
495862 tn?1209782090 A mixture of H20, honey and gingerale will help break down the thick mucus in the mouth. Just put your finger in , let a couple drops fall on her tonge, and let her drink the "drops" off her tonge. This will help to break down the thick mucus. You can also try to get her to lick on crushed ice by holding it in your fingers. Keep a check after wards on her temp. Keep the lights lowered and everything mello. I had a dog that had many (~7) a day due to epilepsy.
1127591 tn?1265254911 My first recommendation is to go back on the phenobarb. Anti-seizure drugs like this are meant to be "titrated" in other words, we give enough to stop the seizures, then begin to back off the dose to find a lighter dose that will allow the dog to have a pretty normal personality but not have seizures. Does not sound like this was done. I would highly recommend it. Also, many times anti-seizure drugs are given in combination.
202123 tn?1208051200 My 1 year old pure bred Chihuahua has been having seizures.The first one was on Saturday and the last one was on Thursday morning.I took him to the vet and they ran blood work and all was clear.They kept him for observation and he hasn't had any seizures since.They also put him on some meds! Anyways I'm extremely worried about my baby because he is normally hyper,playful,constantly humping his toys and now all he does is sleep.
Avatar f tn Very sorry and if you it is likely best you soon look for a new dog many rescue dogs I work with as a volunteer are Chihuahua, in fact I have one in my care now - see pictures of Jasper. He's big, about 12 pounds and only part Chihuahua, I'd guess at least 3/4 Chihuahua.... he is a true "heart fur kid".
Avatar m tn We noticed 2 days ago that when we try to pick up my 6 year old Chihuahua he yelps in pain & he doesn't jump up on the couches or the bed because its too painful for him. When we touch his stomach & back area he'll whimper, whine, yelp, or move away. We can't identify the area that hurts because he'll yelp at different areas being touched & it differs everytime. His energy has decreased, lays around all day, & simply seems sad.
Avatar f tn She was prone to it when there were extreme changes in the weather, and she would wind up kind of freezing in her steps and just shaking...couldn't walk forward, backward or to the side..just stood and shook. I know that she knew we were there with her, and I remember her eyes showing fear. We used to try to steady her with our hands and speak gently to her, trying to calm her and reminding her that we were with her.
Avatar f tn Today my aunt informed me that my dog was acting strange last night. She said he was scratching my uncle non-stop. When she heard my uncle complain about it, she turned and asked what was wrong. She saw my dog acting nervous and agitated. She said he was trying to walk but couldn't and his body was stiff, he also had a dried nose. I've tried to look for information about diseases that chihuahua's can have but so far I have found nothing.
Avatar f tn Last Sunday morning I awoke to find my sweet beloved 4lb chihuahua Holly had died. She was a senior at 15,on heart med 4 years but doing fine. I had just taken her to the vet for a check up that day. She was due for 3 vaccinations, two of which I declined because of her age,etc with the exception of the state req Rabie's vaccine. She didn't exibit any problems afterwards,ate her dinner & went to te bathroom. The last time I saw her alive was at midnight & she was sleeping.
Avatar n tn Hi, My female golden retriever is in heat, well I can only assume by the discarge, my female chihuahua gets excited downstairs, and he is constantly sniffing her down there, we had taken her to a stud, and initially he was trying to mount her but I believe we had taken her too early, I took her down as soon as I noticed the symtoms, which was a mistake, we picked her up today because they were doubting she is in heat, but I cant tell if she is just going in still...
Avatar f tn ). He had his first seizure about 4? years ago, had his next one maybe a year later ( not as severe) and the blood work came back showing only an elevation in his liver levels. (they said only). I was told it could be hypoglycemia, and to keep an eye on his gum color-poor guy, every time they looked pale he got either honey or cornsyrup!
Avatar m tn Seizures can vary in length from several seconds to minutes. Our pets may experience a seizure as a one-time event in their life or seizures can occur as a repeated event over weeks or months. We refer to this repeated event as epilepsy. You may hear the term status epilepticus which is a seizure that is continuous and does not end without intervention.
Avatar f tn I am the owner of a 1 year old, 8 lb chihuahua. She is extremely interactive, friendly, playful...but a bit skiddish around strangers. She has not been sick one time since we purchased her January 2008. Tonight, however, she jumped down from the sofa...laid on her side shaking...then could not walk when she tried to come to me. Her back legs seemed to be paralyzed.
Avatar n tn Valproic acid has been used in conjunction with phenobarbital to treat epilepsy in dogs. In one study, when used in conjunction with either phenobarbital or primadone, valproate was successful in reducing frequency of seizures in 21 of 41 dogs by 50% (paraphrasing research information by Dr. William Thomas, DVM, MS). If you're getting SOME results with just the phenobarbital, ask your vet about adding Valproate to see if it improves the efficacy of the phenobarb.
Avatar n tn My sister gave him 4 drops of Rescue Remedy for dogs (the recommended dose) to calm his barking and overexcitement which can sometimes escalate to a seizure. It knocked him out cold. I tried 2 drops and it did the same but for a shorter period of time. I'm wondering if there could be an interaction with the phenobarbitol that would increase the effect. I would like to be able to give him something to calm him down that wouldn't hurt him, but this reaction concerns me.
5967085 tn?1377539802 However, my Chihuahua is family, and I would never do this. In addition, he did state that down the road, we might have to discuss some other breathing treatments. Furthermore, I asked him if my Chihuahua’s coughing was related to her heart. My vet again said no, since the x-rays showed no abnormality and when he listened to her heartbeat, the vet ruled out any association between my Chihuahua’s heart and cough.
Avatar f tn I just came across this when googling the same question as the OP (myown). I have a 3 yr. old female Chihuahua that has epilepsy. Since I adopted her (at 1 yr. old), I immediately brought her to the vet to start her on Phenobarbital due to frequent seizures (sometimes a couple a day before medication started). We had to keep increasing by half a pill( per the vet's orders due to continuing seizures) until we reached the "magic number" of 2 pills AM, 2 PM.