seizures ????

[Marion]

Abby 11 month,came out of one of the bedrooms,yelping .
I thought at first ,she was excited about something.
Than all of a sudden,she was shaking,couldn't stand up,couldn't keep her eyes open.When I tried to get her up,to walk a little,it seemed ,she couldn't ,like she was dragging her back legs behind her.
Her tail was between her legs,and she was just laying there,very lethargic.
After an hour and a half , my husband took her to thev et,and sure enough,she was wagging her tail,being normal again.He said,she could have had a seizure????
Have you ever experienced that?????

[Chris & Boys]

Poor Abby! I have never had a dog have that severe of a seizure. I would call my vet immediately. They are just too precious to take a chance on. Seizures are common in golden retreivers. Good luck!

[Amy]

We had a dog once with epilepcy. It was so sad. We were able to control seizures with daily meds (phenabarbatol).
Good luck with your pup.

[Holly Southall]

Both my cocker spaniels had seizures. It sounds very similar. My boy spaniel would have little mini ones and it would only last a few seconds and he would stay standing but be in a trance-like state. Then they both had large seizures that would last for several minutes. Those were more obvious and sound like what you have mentioned.

Our girl had to go on medicine because her seizures became more frequent over time. She was having seizures a couple times a week. Our boy spaniel never went on medicine. He started out with a big one once or twice a year. He had maybe one every other month or so towards the end of his life. But the vet was not concerned enough to put him on medicine.

I would journal the seizures on the computer or on a calendar you keep over the years, incase you need to keep track of the frequency. Hopefully it will never happen again.

[nonnie browne]

I suspect she did have a seizure. I had a lab years ago who started having seizures at 2 years old. She had them frequently and her post-seizure behavior was sometimes mean and worried us with our children. Our vet was able to put her on daily meds to control them, and also help us learn how to notice pre-seizure behavior. Good Luck!

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

There is a whole discussion on seizures in the "Health and Medical" group.

We have a doodle that has a seizure disorder. What you describe is definitely some type of seizure. One seizure is not an emergency. Multiple seizures or seizures lasting more than 5-10 minutes are emergencies. There are a few things you can do for her. One is to put a bag of ice on her lower back during the seizure - it is said to shorten the seizure. Also after the seizure give her some plain vanilla ice cream. The dogs blood sugar may go down during the seizure and this is said to help restore the blood sugar level.

At this point, with having only one seizure, the course is not to treat her. If she starts having additional seizure, based on the severity and the frequency, will determine the treatment. Also the underlying cause of the seizures should try to be determined.

Sometimes dogs have one seizure and that is all they ever have. Hopefully that will be your case.

Andy

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

I'm sorry the discussion is in "doodles with special needs" not the "health and medical" group.

This is the link:

http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/doodlewithdisabilities/forum/topi...

[Marion]

Thank you for taking time to let me know about that.That was very nice of you.

[Marion]

Thank you everybody for you comments:)

[Leslie C.]

Hi, My Golden Retriever developed a seizure disorder slightly before her second birthday. I tried to control her seizure disorder with diet and acupuncture but eventually went with meds. A combination of both phenobarb. and Potassium Bromide worked well for her.
I also learned what her triggers were. One of them was her heartworm prevention medicine and another was waking up in her crate or storm fronts coming in.
There is a website with great information on it with some sort of reference to angels and canine epilepsy. Charting and timing her seizures will be important. It will also help for you to become more educated on how to support your dog during a seizure. I believe that I recall that seizures before 2 yrs. old may be an indicator for canine epilepsy dx.

Best wishes to you and Abby. Dogs with seizures can lead long and healthy lives and most seizure disorders can be controlled with proper medical care.

~Leslie