Mariner gave us a scare tonight

Mariner was asleep on the couch next to me - in the usual doodle position - on his back. All of the sudden he did a little bark and feet started moving. We thought oh sh#t here comes a seizure. He then was not moving - I couldn't get him to wake up. I finally lifted him up and put him on the floor. He quickly woke and was totally oriented. He went to his water bowl and when that was empty he went to Shayna's. I guess he was just dreaming and was in a deep sleep. If it was either of the other two we woukd not have thought anything of it. We just over think and worry alot when it comes to Mariner. He is fine.

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on October 14, 2008 at 9:36pm

Oh, I'm glad he's fine!!! And I totally understand about worrying a lot over your special needs guy...I don't remember worrying as much about my kids when they were little as I worry about Jack!

Permalink Reply by Tante & Jordan & now Annie! on October 14, 2008 at 10:13pm

Oh thank goodness, I was expecting the worst.
If he was my dog, I would react the same way. You cant be to careful.
Does he take daily meds for the seizures?
Mariner is a brave soul, who has even braver parents.

Permalink Reply by AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner on October 15, 2008 at 4:42am

Yes - He is on Phenobarb

Permalink Reply by Karen & Lucy on October 15, 2008 at 3:12am

OMGoodness, that is a scare. I would of been petrified. Dear Mariner, he has a place in soooooooo many of our hearts. So glad he is fine.

Permalink Reply by Belinda Stevens on October 15, 2008 at 4:15am

Whew... so glad to hear Mariner is fine. I know that must have been a terrible scare!

Permalink Reply by 2hl9mp3c2fuam on October 15, 2008 at 5:01am

Oh my gosh!! I lost a dog as a child from seizures...it was terrible. Thank goodness he is okay!!

Deep sleeper I guess?? Whew!

Permalink Reply by 2hk9x8js46vxv on October 15, 2008 at 5:40am

What a scare, Andy. I'm so glad Mariner did not have a seizure. You and your family have done so well with him. He couldn't have a better home!

Permalink Reply by 9pavxfihcp80 on October 15, 2008 at 6:56am

Prior to our doodles, we had two cocker spaniels and one of them, Chewy, had seizures and was on phenobarb his whole life. I know how painful it is to see them go through that so I can totally sympathize with you. I'm glad Mariner is ok!

Permalink Reply by AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner on October 15, 2008 at 9:40am

While we have had Mariner he has only had 1 grand mal seizure. It was very scary. Fortunately while it was happening we were able to talk to our vet (midnight). He talked us through it. I don't know what we would have done if we weren't able to talk to the vet.

(Besides having a regular vet practice he also works as an emergency vet. He has been an emergency vet for over 15 years.)

Permalink Reply by 9pavxfihcp80 on October 15, 2008 at 10:16am

How nice that the vet was there for you. We have a wonderful vet as well and that is always a comfort.

With Chewy's seizures, he would suddenly get really stiff, yelp a little, fall over, and would lay there, stiff as a board, and shake for what seemed like a really long time. All we could do was lay there with him and pet him and tell him it was ok. He'd finally start to come out of it but always seemed shaken up for a long time afterwards. Thankfully, we were able to manage the seizures pretty well with the phenobarb.

Mariner gave us a scare tonight

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