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851294 tn?1239015716 my dog had a seizure yesterday. is it ok to give him ativan? my vet is closed till am.
Avatar m tn It does still fit the description of a seizure. Not all seizures involve paddling, slobbering and loss of bladder control. Those are basically what are considered to be grand mal seizures. Petite mal seizures can be anything from a twitching of the head to a state of catatonia for a brief time, which sounds more or less like what your girl had. Please let us know what the vet says when you do get to take her in. Good luck to you!
Avatar f tn 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. I have seen dogs come out of a seizure and act like nothing happened, I have seen dogs like yours who have some trouble after, and I have seen dogs die from a seizure. I am sure that your vet has given your dog diazepam and/or valium (anti-seizure medication). He may do so again tomorrow.
Avatar m tn After those seizures, which lasted all of five minutes, he would snap right back to normal. But after his last seizure, which occurred on Saturday.....different story. That morning, he woke up very lethargic acting, and slept all throughout the day, not eating anything or wanting to drink anything. Then in the early evening, he had a major seizure. This time, he had three of them in a row, and afterward, was back to lethargic.
Avatar f tn All has been well until tonight(10-13-08). I was reading on the net that dogs do not have epilepsy, it is strictly a human condition. I want to believe my vet but.... Will you please explain to me what causes seizures in dogs and what I can di to prevent it?
Avatar f tn He so far has not had a seizure while on it. At first I did not want him on that medication because he seemed like a different dog, but after three week on it, he acts like his old self. I did not read all the post on here, but I will say that the dogs kind of go blind after they have a seizure, so when you come close all they see are shaddows...so they are scared of you. I did the same as you I got my other dogs out of the room and I too was scared to be around my sweet loving dog.
Avatar n tn Not all Ticks carry them, but if they do, there is a real battle on. Not all dogs are strong enough to come through either the disease, or the long treatment. The vet tried. You tried. Some people wouldn't have given that much, but you did. It is so sad, and I'm so sorry for what you are going through right now. Prayers and hugs from me.
Avatar f tn I used to use Science diet light, but some of the things listed on the package make me wonder if this is safe for him, what are your thoughts on all of this? Thank you.
Avatar f tn he had a seizure (laid on side, legs stiff paddling, foaming at mouth) for about 30 seconds then got up and walked around seeming fine within 5 min. About 8 hrs. later he had another seizure & I called the vet & took him in. Due to the Diarrhea the vet figured he was having stomach cramps, gave me metronidazole for the diarrhea & loperamide for the cramps. All was fine. On Mar. 31 his hind legs seemed to be slipping more than usual, a friend was taking care of him for the weekend.
Avatar m tn t want to leave her on anti seizure meds if this could be a allergic reaction.
Avatar f tn Hi Jen, This does sound like a sensitivity to phenobarbital. For those reading this, phenobarbital is an anti-seizure drug and our primary "go-to" drug for epileptic cats and dogs. Generally this drug is very safe and side effects are minimal if any and as long as the drug levels are normal and monitored via blood tests then the drug is safe long term. Rarely though we do see dogs who are sensitive.
Avatar m tn I have seen seizure dogs have their first seizure, pop out of it before the vet could run down the hall, and appear to be fine. I have also, very sadly, seen seizure dogs whose owners waited days, and brought their dog in after seizing non-stop for that whole time. These dogs rarely survive, and if they do, there is very severe drain damage.
Avatar f tn According to my own vet, the answer is no. Dogs react to grand mal seizures just like people, and have no awareness of what is happening while it's going on. The protocol for dogs is pretty much the same as for people: make sure the dog can't fling himself into something that will cause physical injury, and wait it out.
Avatar f tn The past 2 nights around the same time, like 1 am or so he has had what I believe is a seizure... He gets stiff and shakes furiously and has a look of Panic in his eyes. He also looses control of all boul movements and slobes profusily. Like I said this has only happened the past 2 nights and Ive had him over a couple years now and never seen him do anything like this.
Avatar m tn my parents had been to the vet and when I got home I sat with him while he suffered 4 more seizures I decided that I could not see him suffer and we went to vet and tio got the jag to sleep as u can imagine has been upsetting. my question is I found out when he took the first seizure When I was home with himhe struggled to do a poo outside and it looked strange.
Avatar f tn Last night my Labbie Nina had her first ever seizure, a horrible experience. She recovered within 20 minutes and today was her normal happy self. I couldnt sleep after the event last night, so I did some research into canine epilepsy, fits and so on. I discovered that Snailbait is a very common cause of poisoning in dogs and also known to lower their threshhold to epileptic fits.
Avatar f tn 30 pm, he began having seizure after seizure after seizure. Being that I live alone and am not incredibly strong, I didn't attempt to load Merle in my car to rush him to an emergency vet. He was flailing around so violently I didn't want to take the chance of accidentally dropping him and hurting him more.
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.
Avatar m tn He stayed overnight, did not have another seizure and is now on pheno (60mg) and prednisone (short term). They have explained that there is a possibility of a brain tumor; which does not come as any surprise given his age, and the fact that when you look back, symptoms have been there (previous possible seizure symptoms - rapid eye movement, loss of coordination, head tilt, confusion etc) but he always seem to go "back to normal".
202123 tn?1208051200 But I was fortunate to talk to this lady who has four dogs that seizure and she told me to start putting my dog on fish oil,choline,and more natural foods like liver,carrots,potatoes and etc and she says that will help alleviate the seizures.She said her dogs are seizure free(maybe 1 a year)before she had put them on the natural oils and foods they were seizing up to 10 times a day.
Avatar f tn They wanted to put her on a seizure medicine that day. I waited to see if and when she would have her next seizure. A month later she had one. It was not nearly as bad and she recovered much more quickly. Could the rimadyl have caused the first seizure? Could it be possible that having the first seizure would cause more? Maybe the rimadyl could still be in her system enough to cause second? Or is she just a late blooming epileptic?
641243 tn?1235752084 She did have trama that may have induced seizure and was on preocit with two visits to vet. I say if you feel unure about your dogs behavior act on it. I wish I would have done more.
Avatar n tn need alternative medical advise for seizures by Acumom, Jul 19, 2009 06:04PM I am an acupuncturist however I've never treated my animals. After 6 yrs, my poodle rescue had a seizure. A guest had come in the door, and the dog seemed more than usually excited, jumping up, then becoming uncoordinated, posturing with her head etc. We took her to the vet, and they gave her valium, phenobarbitol. We left her overnight, and they reported that she was very hyper.
1423357 tn?1511085442 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.
Avatar m tn My golden who turns 14 in two days had a grand mal seizure at the beginning of November, then was seizure-free until the beginning of February. She had three seizures over a 72-hour period so the vet put her on phenobarbital, 75mg twice a day.
Avatar m tn 2 weeks later blood test shown liver was good. Cause of seizure is probably brain tumor. The first 2 months she was good, only side effect was very thirsty. 2 months ago, she started having maybe 1-2 good days then 2-3 bad days. Bad days mean she is very lethargic to a point only her breathing tells us she is still alive. Her appetite was also affected. She used to eat anything but on a bad day she refuses to eat. I reduce the Pb gradually to 100mg a day now.