Seizure

[Deb McD]

Tonight, I witnessed a very scary situation. My 4 yr old healthy goldendoodle Sophie had a Grand Mal seizure - it lasted for 5 minutes with a 10 minute calm period afterwards. I got her to our vets and she had bloodwork done - results to come tomorrow morning. I was asked by our vet if Sophie had eaten anything out of the ordinary and there was nothing that really stuck out in my mind, except that we have a grapevine on our back fence and she and our other doodle Guinness are always pulling pieces of the vine off and chasing each other around the back yard. I read up on 'dogs and grapes' and it appears that grapes can be quite toxic to dogs. Needless to say, I'll be cutting down the grapevine tomorrow morning as a precaution. I'd be interested in hearing from others who have had dogs that have had seizures - for now, we just wait and see what happens.

[Deb McD]

Just an update on Sophie - so far, no more seizure activity. The vet found that her Blood Sugar was a little on the low side and wants me to drop by in the near future for a random check.

[Rose]

You're welcome Deb. I've also been told by quite a few people, including my vet, that it may never happen again. I was fortunate to be home that morning as well, and I thank goodness that my husband was too! I'm glad to hear Sophie is back to her old self. Hopefully it was a "one time thing" for both her and Blaze.

[Rose]

I'm sorry for you and Sophie and I know "exactly" how you feel! My doodle Blaze, who is 16 1/2 months old now, had a grand mal seizure back on August 28th. His blood work came back normal and he's been fine so far. I still have the blog post on my DK page, if you would like to read it and the comments I received.

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

I have had two dogs that had seizures. The first was my 7 year old golden who had one seizure and never another one. The second was my 18 husky who by 24 months was on anti seizure medication. As he aged he began to have seizures again, although infrequently. Everytime I witnessed one it was soooo scary. Hope your golden is like mine was - a one time event. That said, I had many wonderful years with my medicated husky, he was fine for many years and even as he began to age the seizures were milder and infrequent. Stay hopeful, you will manage it.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Sorry my post was confusing. I meant to sat that i don't see grapes listed as a cause of seizures but they can cause renal failure.

[Karen & Lucy]

OMGoodness, how scary. I learned about grapes here on DK. What a wonderful site that teaches us alot of things. I don't really know if the seizure would of occured from the grape vine or grapes that she may of eaten, but am praying that it is just a one time thing. Thank goodness you were able to induce vomiting. Give Sophie a kiss for us and {{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}} to you. Please keep us posted as to the outcome.

[Deb McD]

Thank you so much Andy from your comment - I will definitely read the discussion on Seizures. It came as such a shock as Sophie has been the picture of health - She had a litter of puppies this summer and I just never imagined anything like this. Being a nurse, I am very familiar with seizure disorders in people and recognized right away what was happening. I pray that it was a one time event.

[Chris & Boys]

I am so sorry, it had to be horrifying. Fozzy ate a whole bowl of grapes a few weeks ago, but fortunately, I found out immediately and induced vomitting. The vet told me some dogs can eat grapes once in a while, and some dogs can die by just injesting one. Thank goodness it was just the grapes that caused the seizure and nothing more serious.

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

Sorry to hear about the seizure. We have a very extensive discussion on seizures in the Special Needs group. This is the link: http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/doodlewithdisabilities/forum/topics/2065244:Topic:138967

Hopefully this is a one time event.

I am familiar with seizures - our dog, Mariner, has a seizure disorder (from a head injury at 7 weeks old). In many cases the cause of the seizure is never known. There are also many times where it is a one time event.

If you read through the discussion you will see a lot of good advice. If I can help please get in touch.

Andy

[F, Calla & Luca]

I don't see grapes listed as a cause of renal failure. They can cause renal failure. I don't think it's the vine but the fruit itself that's a problem. Many seizures are of unknown origin but everything needs to be checked out. Good luck.