Seizure in a dog

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Avatar f tn Your chi is definitely having seizures. You'll need to have your vet examine him to determine WHY they're happening. If no cause is evident, then it's called "idiopathic" epilepsy, which only means they don't know why these misfires happen in the brain. Seizures can usually be well-controlled with medication like phenobarbitol, so make sure you talk to your vet about it. Our neighbor has a huge labrador retreiver who has had seizures most of his life.
Avatar f tn Hi, my dog, she is a mutt is about 2 or 3 years old. We took her in July '07. She was a stray. We took her to the vet for shots and a check-up about Aug.'07. She was fine. In March'08 she had a seizure. We rushed her to the vet. She stiffened up but at the same time was shaking, drooling, lost control of her bowels and had a faraway look in her eyes. The vet said she had an epileptic seizure and gave her some Valium for me to give her if she has another seizure.
Avatar n tn Our dog has not had a seizure in over a year. (On phenobarb it was still every 2 weeks or so). Best of luck!
1098760 tn?1266447897 Researchers are saying that people with epilepsy do have a chemical in their bodies that change and that is one way a dog can tell if you or a loved one is about to have a seizure. Dogs can also tell by a slight brain wave change is what I have read up on so, yes everyones odor changes before a seizure it is not uncommon. What is uncommon is if you yourself or people around you are smelling it.
Avatar f tn Does anyone know if a dog (like a human) is aware when having a grand mal seizure?
Avatar f tn s prescribe some diazipan just in case...going back in two weeks...started making a journal and made a list of things to do.
Avatar m tn on checking this poo next day I discovered that it is a whole rope type toy and he had to poo it out between seizures is it possible that this is the issue that hastened his having fits as his blood pressure was sky hi in combination with his kidney problem as he did not seem to be in a serious stage until his breathing problem started is it likely earlier in the week he swallowed it and it put his blood pressure up .
Avatar m tn But I have to tell you that keppra changed all of our lives. His seizures diminished in severity and frequency until he may have a petit seizure a couple of times a year. However, he only had 3 grand mal seizures since the keppra and he is now 10 years old. Keppra is surely hard on his liver and his life span may be shortened by a year or two. However the difference in his quality of life and mine for that matter has been nothing short of amazing and miraculous.
495862 tn?1209782090 She is a rescue dog and she had a horrible life before we adopted her (now she has the life of Reilly - totally spoiled) and she is the sweetest dog so its bad enough to see any dog go thru a seizure, but when a dog finally finds a good home and now she has these seisures, its heartbreaking cause we want her to be happy being she was so neglected and abused by the family that had her before us.
Avatar m tn I don't think I'd be inclined to think of something having to do with the central nervous system, I'd lean more toward a structural problem with maybe a narrowing of the spinal cord in the cervical region impinging on a nerve or nerves that causes the tremors in the legs. What breed of dog is he?
Avatar f tn We were almost to his kennel when he lept at another dogs kennel, fell backwards, almost like he stopped halfway, and dropped and had a seizure. Then he stopped breathing. He was rushed to a vet but he was dead. This was not even my dog and I have been in tears all day. I can't imagine seeing this happen to my own dog. The dog I was walking had no history of seizures and was actually perfectly normal for him. Then he just dropped and passed away. He was pretty young.
Avatar n tn I agree with pixie that it sounds like a seizure. When a dog (or human for that matter) is status epileptic they tend to sleep for quite a while. A seizure uses up a tremendous amount of energy and the recovery takes a lot longer than the seizure itself. While seizures are frightening to witness, they don't do harm by themselves unless the seizing doesn't stop. You need to find out why it happened in the first place.
Avatar f tn KNOW THAT I AM NOT ATTEMPTING TO SCARE YOU, JUST TELL YOU THE TRUTH. When a dog has a seizure (longer than a few minutes), it can cause brain damage. Just so you know, if a dog has an ongoing seizure (ten minutes or more), he will most likely die or be so brain damaged as to have to be put down. What is happeneing to your dog is called a post-dictal seizure reaction, which means that the brain will not function quite right for an unknown amount of time.
1423357 tn?1511085442 A little boy on my daughters swim team had a service dog. When the dog detected or sensed that he was going to have a seizure, it would try and go hide. When that happened his mom and dad knew he was going to have a seizure which in turn allowed them time to put on his protective helmet and get him to an area were the odds of him hurting himself was less. Not all dogs react the same way when they sense a seizure is going to happen, that just happens to be his.
203342 tn?1328737207 This evening my dog had what I think might have been a seizure. My daughter called me into the room to tell me that Willow had thrown up. I walked into the room to see him laying down with vomit all over him and his legs were jerking and his head and mouth. I ran to get a wet washcloth and came back and he was struggling to get up. He finally managed to pull himself up and stand. I grabbed him up, put a towel around him and drove him to my vet.
Avatar f tn the vet said it was either her not feeling well or that she had a very minor seizure. we wont know if its a tumor unless the seizures get worse. he said that there is no way to test if it was actually a seizure so she just has to be watched.
3670518 tn?1351646155 I have very limited experience with stroke in dogs, but the way your dog recovered suggests to me it was not a stroke. Given you dog was receiving hospital level treatment I think you should ask the vet involved in that treatment.
Avatar m tn Since your dog was a rescue dog, you have no idea if she had seizures before you brought her into your life. In fact, seizures are big reason for people to give up their dogs. They don't understand the process and/ or can't afford the regular medication (although phenobarb is inexpensive). It's a shame because seizures are usually well controlled with phenobarb. Please try not to worry about the medication.
Avatar m tn The best plan for now may be to shut the Morki in the bathroom whenever this happens again until the whole seizure is over and your other dog has recovered. Just shut her in in a kind but firm way, tell her to 'stay' and 'wait' with a gentle and steady voice. And don't let her out until you are sure the crisis has passed. I presume the vet knows about these seizures? Has any medication been prescribed so far?
Avatar f tn Last night I was 45 minutes late to giving my dog the phenbarbatol ( sp), and his thyroid medication. This morning he had a mild seizure, first one that I am awear of since 3 months. Could being late have caused it this morning? I added a quarter more medication today to each of his dose ( twice a day). I called the vet and they want to recheck his blood levels, which I will do next week.
570306 tn?1222713377 It can sometimes take several hours, sometimes a full day, for a dog to completely return to normal after a seizure. Your vet's first reaction in doing nothing was reasonable. Sometimes seizures happen and that's the one and only seizure a dog will ever have. However, now that your dog has had a second seizure and one that lasted so terribly long, you need to go back to your vet. Your dog will likely be put on phenobarbitol as a seizure preventive.
Avatar f tn It sounds like he is having a seizure, with the right medicine, he will be him self again, please don't hesitate to get him to a vet, if you want to save his life. Which I am certain you do! Good Luck to you!
Avatar m tn Yes, this does sound like a seizure.....Whether it's the food or not, you must get rid of it!!! It's a terrible food and Purina is poisoning dogs all over this country with absolutely no recalls, yet dogs & Cats are becoming violently ill and/or dying on Purina foods....Last complaints I looked at were up to 4000 so far..... Get him on a food with No Dyes, No preservatives, No artificial Color, No by-products & very few grains such as whole grains...
458594 tn?1206301123 Veterinary neurologists agree that Frontline and Revolution are the safest anti-flea and tick products as far as seizures are concerned, however in a very small percentage there is a possibility that either of the products could cause seizures. But it is very uncommon. Therefore, it may be coincidental that your dog had a seizure after using Frontline, or Frontline could have been the cause of the seizure. It would be best to have your dog evaluated for epilepsy by your vet.
Avatar m tn Hello Johnny...IMO, NO this is not normal! Normally after a seizure, a dog will be tired, but be pretty much normal after 20 or so minutes.....Though not as common, 24 hrs. is possible...... Most Vets don't give much thought to 1 seizure...It's after a second or third that more attention is paid....I personally would be back at your Vet Monday to better evaluate your guy..... The elevated Liver enzymes may be a clue, but these continuing effects (Ataxia) is again, NOT normal!
Avatar f tn I have no clue what would cause a seizure, but to be on the safe side I would have her checked by a vet, you can also go to the top of this page and click on Forums, then scroll down to the bottom of the next page and click on Ask A Vet. Possibly you can get an answer there.