My dog, half Shitzu and Chiwawa ( incorrect spelling, I know...never can spell that breed) Luckypooh, had a bad seizure last night. He is only about 5 years old. He was fine all night, and suddenly he came over to me, tensed up then started shaking like crazy. His eyes bulged out and he looked so frightened, and his head started to bop side to side. The episode lasted about 5 minutes long.
I took him to an emergency vet that is open 24 hours, and they did some blood work. The results came in this evening. Apparently, his blood shows he did indeed have a seizure, but other than his liver level reading to be a tad higher than normal...they say he is healthy. They don't suggest doing anything yet, such as prescribing any medications, until we wait and see if the seizure's continue.

It was soo scary. Thought my dog was dying on me.

I saw the cute dog pics thread that was posted on here. I know alot of you guys have dogs...has your dog ever had a seizure? If so...do you have any advice or suggestions for me?

My dog, when he was healthy!

 

Don't know what to say.

 

christy,

Sorry to hear about Luckypooh. He is very cute.
Our companions are part of the family I can understand how frighten you must of been.

None of our pets have had seizures so I'm sorry I can't help you there
other than suggest you do some research off the web or library.

The best to you and Luckypooh.

 

When we had our Chocolate Lab she would occasionally choke herself and have a seizure, fall down like she passed out, she was usually straining at the leash. Was your dog eating anything at the time of, or just before the seizure?

 

This one I have experience with. I had a Begal that had this fairly often.

It is a very heartbreaking thing to watch but according to my vet it causes no pain to the pet. Remain calm and try not to add extra sensory inputs (such as gettting excited yourself, excessive petting, moving fast, etc..) this can prolong the seizure. TIME THE SEIZURE! This is important to help evaluate you dogs condition (what seems like an eternity to you may really be 2-3 min).

A Rx like Phenobarbatol *sp* may be suggested by your Vet. This did a great job of cutting down on the frequency of the seizures without many side effects. Just remember to follow up with blood work when needed.

It's a condition that can be dealt with fairly easy and you should still have years with your pet. Of course I'm sure you regular Vet will offer some of this same info.

Let me know if you would like any more info.

Paul

 

I also had a beagle who had this problem. He used to have one every few months. Outside of the couple minutes it lasted he was not adversely affected, and he lived to the age of 12 or so. Our vet said it was "normal" as well.

 

oh no! my terrier did this also, it turned out to be meningitis and he hasnt been the same since. but we still love him, probably even more than before!

good luck!

 

He wasn't scared. He was likely unconscious. I myself have seizure disorder. You can probably "fix" him with a high-fat diet (lots of red meat).

 

I'm sorry to hear about your experience My gf's collie also has seizures sometimes and the vet said the same as all yours, that it's not really as bad as it looks and that they didn't recommend anything be done. He started getting them years ago and he's still with us so don't be too woried, I'm sure luckypooh will be fine .

Nick

 

one of my cats seized and died while I was playing with him as a kitten. He had kitty marfan's disease, but that didn't stop me from feeling it was my fault. Sucks when pets are sick and you can't do anything about it.