Thank you for watching this video. Let me know down in the comments if you ever had a dog that had a seizure before and what you and your vet did to help him cope with his condition? Here is a breakdown of the topics covered in this video: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Different types of seizures that dogs get: Seizures, Cluster seizures, Epilepsy, Idiopathic epilepsy & Status epilepticus 02:55 What happens during a typical seizure? 04:14 What causes seizures? 04:44 How are seizures diagnosed? 05:33 How are seizures treated and prevented? 06:58 7 Things you need to do when your dog is having a seizure 08:47 Important tips you need to know regarding your seizuring dog 09:29 Conclusion
My dog has seizures. Once a day. For aboutfrom 2 to 3 days in a row, like every 6 to 8 months. So its not super often. My local vets haven't tested him for anything save a blood analysis which came out ok.
Same here, 6 moths old golden retriever gets seizures maybe once every other month, but when he does, he gets 2 to 4 with in 24 hrs Most vets can’t help me and the once’s that “do” only take my money and an specially it’s so so expensive.
Today at morning 8.45 it's happend with my lady Labrador, become very confused and traumatised, it's really very painful to see your baby in that situation... Thank you for this information. ❤
Thank you for the informative video. I have witnessed this our senior pup. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot vets can do at this time due to possible under lying health conditions. When she came to and we just loved her and kept a calm environment. Hoping we don't witness any more, but it really helps to know more, then it's not as scary.
My dog has had 11 seizures in the last seven months. They have taken his vision, his hearing and now it's crippling him. With the vision and hearing loss he looks drunk all the time and is constantly hitting his head and getting ulcers in his eyes because he runs into things so since he can't see he hits his eyeballs into things. He's on diazepam and Levetiracetam. He sometimes has cluster seizures. He's 15.5 y/o. His last seizure I now have to hold him to poo and sometimes to eat/drink water. These past two weeks he's been having accidents inside, since the last seizure. I HATE what seizures are doing to him. HATE IT!! I'm so angry. He was my husband's service animal and he was very, very good at his responsibilities in caring for his dad. I love this boy so much. With ea seizure he also loses weight. He was 35 lbs now he's 24. Like a commenter below said, she holds her dog while it's seizing. I do the same. I hold him tightly because he can't hear me but I need him to know I'm there with him. My heart goes out to all dogs who suffer seizures and to their owners who have to witness them. It's heartbreaking.
I would ask for phenobarbital and potassium bromide. They do have their accompanying side effects, but they're so good for seizure control. Hope your dog feels better. 💟
@kati-ana- my dog suffered from weekly to 2- weekly tonic clonic seizures for almost 2 years. It is now 10 weeks that he is seizure free. He was on 2-3 drugs from the vet and hospital admission almost monthly due to cluster seizures. I called him “the dog who refused to die “. I did not give up on him. We stayed on levetiracetam but we refused the other meds because we found they made him worse . We refused diazepam because it made him super loopy. Anyway, we tried acupuncture from a traditional chinese vet practitioner, vit c, took kibble away, did home cook food, and everything natural as possible, herbs, chinese herbs for seizure dogs. Nothing worked. I finally found info on ketogenic diet and cbd oil. My vet said cbd is still being studied. They didn’t know about keto. Anyway I did keto diet by following simple recipe from ketopet sanctuary where there is a calculator. And I got good quality cbd oil. My dog is 88 lbs and he gets 6 drops twice daily at 3mg per drop. Seizure free since day 1! He was on keppra 750mg 3x a day, but now he is down to half tab morning and 1 tab night and we plan to reduce gradually to nothing. My dog is happier we are happier. I found a channel called Dan Scott and he gives great info too. I hope this helps somebody and your dog. Goodluck
Thank you so much for all the info! My 12 years old maltichon started to have seizures about 3 months ago. We are monitoring the dates and times to inform the vet. The hardest part is.... to be calm and... not cry.
Trying to figure out right now if there is anything I can do to help her. It’s terrifying. Glad you said keep them cool as I thought she might need more heat as it is now snowing outside. Of course she is an indoor dog but I got it to hot in the room…
Mine gets them while sleeping..on his side he kind of stiffins (seizing) up in an outstretched running position but he's paddling He's somewhat out of it and it's scary because he can't snap out of it...but tonight I placed his paws in my hand gently and he calmed Than God 🙏💗I try to speak calmly but it's so heartbreaking I start begging God to help him and cry like a baby .. because I don't want a seizure to kill him 😢
@@libramagyk I'm sorry you're going through this. Sounds like my baby boy. Always when he's sleeping. After much research and conversation I have decided to try mine on valerian root, chamomile, and olive oil. The herbs are calming to the system, and the olive oil has omega 3s. 🙏🌻💜 All my best.
brilliant explanation my 8 year old has just experienced her first seizures one after the other...spent night in vets with her..she has been given rectal diazepam and has had bloods done showing nothing abnormal...i fear i havent seen the last of this
Thanks Loonylinda. It is a good thing that your vet ruled out the extra-cranial causes (e.g. kidney and liver failure) with the blood tests, so that he/she can now focus on the appropriate medication (e.g. Pexion) to try and get the seizures under control.
This sounds a bit similar to my dog who just started having seizures at age 8 as well, although he has had 3 and all appropriately 5 weeks a part. You posted a year ago. I’m wondering how your dog is doing and if you have gotten any answers?
Thank you for the explanation. My dog started seizure last month, went to the vet, they given some shit to my dog and they prescribed antibiotics and diazepam..and my dog almost never had seizure for a month. Then it came back..bring her again tu the vet..they prescribed the same medicine. Recover from her seizure but she keep walking in circle and also shivering. I don't know what to do. the vet said just keep continuing give her med.
My dog, a Border Collie/Corgie, who is 10 years and 8 months old began having seizures a couple of months ago. He’s always been kept up on his rabies vaccine boosters (we started the three year boosters six years ago), and is an inside dog only being walked on a leash or placed in the dog park that’s fenced in for outside free time. He had his first seizure in the dog park(grand mal) after which he acted like he didn’t know us. After he came to his wits, he wanted to be cuddled and wouldn’t let any of us leave his side. Fast forward to today, Einstein has had a total of seven seizures in 24 hours. After the fourth, we took him to the hospital. He is now on an anti-seizure medication, an antibiotic, and a steroid to try to cover the most likely causes. So far the seizures he has had are less severe and more mild even though he is still having them. The worse case is that he has a brain tumor. 😢
Thank you ,doctor. Very helpful. My blue merle border collie Bernardo is lovely and full of energy, 2years old and has idiopathic epilepsy started at 7 months. It has been a long journey, learning always.
Thank you for this video, my dog just really started having an issue this month he started phenobarbital 3 weeks ago and had a seizure yesterday, I am anxious and nervous all the time. I am really trying to get informed
Thank you!very helpful, my dog was having something i could identify exactly what it is, but he has epilepsy and we dont know what it was, wanted to learn more and help him out
Wonderful video Pete. My 2 year old German Shepherd started experiencing some seizures. I took it to the vet and he gave me phenobarbital to treat it. The episodes have reduced ever since I started treatment
Hey Glenn. Thank you for watching the video. :) I am glad that the medication is working. Just remember to take him to the vet every 6 months or so to test the Phenobarbital concentration in the blood in order to know if the dosage is maintaining therapeutic levels.
Thank you very informative. My poodle/cocker mix has had cluster seizures for the last two days. She is currently on first day of zonisamide which has not taken affect yet. I will take her to our vet tomorrow morning for more immediate treatment. I hope the medication takes affect soon.
Hey Gabriel. Thank you for watching. Yes some seizure meds do unfortunately take some time to be effective. But it is always a good idea to take your dog back to the vet for follow ups so that they can adjust the dosages accordingly. :)
My dog has has multiple seizures today...she has had them before but usually weeks apart.She is 10 and has other health issues. It seems to happen usually when she is asleep. They dont ladt very long,she foams at the mouth and pants for several minutes after she stops convulsing.She appears normal after she recovers...eating,going outside,etc.This is Christmas Eve so I know my Vet is not available.
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Thanks for this video. My vet prescribed 125 mg of Keppra (non- extended release) every 12 hours for my 7 kg 5 year old Havanese. It initially reduced the seizures for 2 months but then resumed. So then he told us to give him the same dose every 8 hours. That reduced the frequency to 1 per week. So now he added 32 mg Phenalbarbitol and 125 mg Keppra every 12 hours. Hoping this will work to significantly reduce the number of seizures to less than 3 per year. What are your thoughts Doc?
My 3 years old Staffy X Bullarab girl, had the 1st seizure a month ago, as she went out for her morning things about 6:20am, what was very scary, as on the end she stopped breathing, and I had to quickly revive her... by giving cpr, mouth to nose breath... it was about 1-2 minutes, but felt much longer. I took her to the animal hospital, as 6:30am the vet was closed. At 7:30am the first hospital sent me to another hospital as they are only open for 12hours (not 24 as on the internet) and they were closing. About 8am I arrived to the 2nd hospital, where the doctor, after I told her what is happened, examined my dog, charged almost $800 for blood tests only and told us, possibly she digested some rat poison. I told her that is almost impossible as all of my neighbours have dogs and as we have good relationships, they would not throw poison over the fence... she checked the blood results again and told us something serious happened as her blood is thin and not clothing in time... she could bleed out. She told us, it's looks very serious and it's highly possible my dog got bitten by a snake, and we have to act quickly, because as times goes by, it could be irreversible her situation... The doctor told us she will send the blood to a laboratory, but it takes 2-3 days to get a more detailed results, so I had to sign and agree to give her antivenom treatment... ($1400) I didn't understand and we pointed out, my dog looks very happy, now playing, jumping, licking... does not show any signs of being unhealthy, poisoned or bitten by snake. We asked her about any visible signs of snake bites on the lip, paws...? But she told us, it's not always showing signs... I asked her could you please check my other dog ( her brother) as he was outside with her. His blood test showed the same exact results. Thin blood, not clothing, but a looking healthy, happy dog... We were puzzled... I had to leave my girl for the day. The doctor gave my boy a vitamin K tablets... As I arrived home, I called back the hospital to bring my 3rd dog (another brother) to check. He was not with them outside at the time of the seizure, but later he was outside for a while. On the afternoon the doctor checked my 3rd dog blood test as well and she told us, he is in good health... his blood test is normal. ( I didn't received this result). She told us my girl received vitamin K as well, intravenous and the Brown and Tiger snake antivenom and she did not show any bad reaction... I asked if she can give me some discount as both of me and my wife lost our jobs due to Covid, what she agreed and we ended up paying $2800. Our girl was very happy, playful and hungry. 2 days later we received a call from the hospital about the blood test results from the laboratory, and the doctor told us, my dogs have a healthy blood test results and the hospital had an error in their blood test... What??? I am gobsmacked... ( so because the error in the blood test, we gave antivenom to the dog...? Isn't that dangerous? ) not mentioning the bill, what money I could use now for brain scan...? My first thought was, okay I understand, after 2nd lockdown, economy is very bad everywhere for everyone... but come on! We should trust the hospital... no? As today this morning 8:20am (1 month later) she had her 2nd seizure. She did not passed out, like the first time. I stayed much calmer, checking her breathing and heart. It was about 1-2 minutes again and after for a couple of minutes she was dizzy. I kept her calm, and after when she was able to stand, she was standing and starring in the dark part of the house for about 5 minutes, when she had some water... poor girl. The interesting part, in both cases: 1st she went out, eating some grass, the first thing in the morning. 2nd she wanted to start playing, jumping with her brother, ( excitement, low blood sugar??) when she collapsed. ( she loves to eat, maybe getting chubby, but she loves to exercise as well...) I am going to investigate further what causes her seizure, as soon as I can, as right now I ran out of my savings, and I am reading everything from the internet. If you could give me some advice, I would really appreciate your help. Great content. Subscribed. Thanks.
Hey Norbi1au. Thank you for sharing the story. It is evident that you really love your pets and will go above and beyond to help them. I can understand your frustration and that is unfortunately what often happens with these seizure cases. Due to the complexity of the symptoms and the endless list of possibilities that can lead up to seizures, it can become really challenging to get to the root cause of the problem. I can understand that spending close to $3000 is a hard knock to take during these difficult times, especially if you don't really have a definitive answer yet. The good thing is that if the blood tests are normal for both dogs, then many of the extra-cranial causes have been ruled out (e.g. organ failure, low blood glucose, electrolyte imbalances etc.). So my line of thought would be to now focus on intra-cranial causes. This could be something like granulomatous meningoencephalitis, brain tumours or idiopathic epilepsy. Diagnosing this specific cause may require a CSF tap or MRI scan, which could end up being very expensive. If the dog has more than 1 seizure every 6 weeks or the seizures lasts for more than 5 minutes, I would advise you to speak with your vet to see if they would be open to the idea to start anti-epileptic medication and monitor the dog to see if the seizures go away. If it does, then you at least know that you can control the symptoms and then you just need to adjust the dosage according to your vets recommendation to reach the optimal concentration. I have seen great results with Pexion and Phenobarbitol, but Kepra (Levetiracetam) and Potassium bromide will also work. I wish you the best of luck and really hope that you and your vet will be able to help your doggos. Thanks for subscribing. :)
@@DogtorPete Thank you so much for your advice. I am more anxious in the mornings, as I hoping the seizure, it's not coming back. I started to give MCT oil, Omega3 fish oil, and Turmeric with Coconut oil, regularly as I have at home now and doesn't costs anything. Also I heard about CBD oil to try. They are on Raw diet since they are puppies, as they had problems from, - and didn't like, - the dry kibbles. I am going to discuss with the vet as well, the other options, you mentioned. Thanks so much again.
@norbi1au I am glad you found the advice useful. :) It can be beneficial to try out these supplements in addition to the anti-epileptic medication and some holistic vets do recommend using them for their various health benefits. Just make sure that you research each supplement properly to be well informed regarding the potential side effects, as with any medication. Good luck with your efforts. Let me know if you and your vet managed to get the seizures under control. :)
That is a lot of money! It's unfortunate you had to go through that, but I see in the comments you've found some cost effective possible remedies. Thank you for sharing your story and helping others in similar situations. I sure hope your fur babies are doing well. They are so special!!
My dog is a 6 month old Chihuahua mix. He had his first seizure today. Will he ever grow out love it. And if it makes a difference he was the runt of the litter.
My dog has tics - opening and closing her mouth very fast and doing a sign that she's shivering and bumps into things but only last a few minutes. Vet told me nothing can be done. Apart from that she's a very loving dog, although she has anxiety, whenever i go out, where dogs are not allowed to go. She's 8 years old
My border collie is 8 years old and has been having seeizures for about a year. She now has phenobarbital and is seizure free but I do worry for her long. term health.
When should you start timing your dog's seizure? The total event, or just the convulsing? Can a dog have a grand mal seizure followed by smaller seizures that you can't see? Like facial ticking and licking and chomping and snarling?
I think the chomping and such is seen before or after the main seizure. Although I'm not sure if it's a part of it in terms of timing. Probably the main convulsions are most important to watch for. Great question. .sorry you didn't get an answer:)
My dog wines and paces prior to and between. She has only ever had multiple, 6 in a 3 hr. Period once. I started giving liver cleanse drops on a daily. She hasn't had one in months but continues to wine and pace.
I am very interested in knowing what your doing in regards to the liver cleanse? My girl is not having as many now with the Keppra and potassium bromide but I worry about her kidneys and liver. What product are you using and how much, per pound/ to what you use. Thank you and so happy your baby is better. Thank you.
My 16 year old dog had a horrible seizure so I rushed him to ER. The acting Vet said that my dog could have brain cancer. I had my dog exrayed and he has a large mass near his lung . He is an older dog , therefore I do not want to do chemo if that is the case. Another vet advised me that he is on Palliative Care so just keep him comfortable. I have given him .5 Trazedone pill and Gabapentin (1 pill) to help him calm down and relax. Any recommendations?
My dog is a rescue and been with me for 2 years. He is still young and was approximately 14 weeks old when I rescued him. He loves playing ball and is very active. Tonight he was sleeping on my bed and I was watching TV. He suddenly awoke and started foaming at the mouth and thrashing about. I just sat with him and soothed him waiting for it to pass. It lasted about 3 -4 minutes. He is now very restless and walking about but getting calmer. This has never happened before. It is past 10:30pm and will take him to the vet in the morning. Will this now be a regular occurrence or a one episode? I suppose no one can answer that?
I'm a veterinarian I went to treat a seizure dog a after treatment when I left I for some hours I was told he was hitting his head on the wall then had the seizure for 15 minutes and after that he passed away
I just went through it with the puppy Yorky at six months old and emergency situation. You can dip your finger in Neutra cow and Cayenne pepper just a little bit put it underneath your tongue are on your tongue vitamin D3 I would say vitamin K2.
My Cane Corso has had 2 seizures. The first one was mild. But the one she had today lasted 5 minutes. When I tried to put a cold towel on her she became very aggressive towards me which caused my other Corso to hold her down. Once it safe I tried to approach her again. This time she tried to attack me. Which caused my other attack her. ...It was horrible.. Is their anything else I can do ? I am so heart broken. As soon as my grandson comes home. I will take her to the vet..😢😢😢😢😢
Op jou video afgekom. Dankie vir die inligting. Ek het twee beagles gekry so amper 'n jaar gelede. Was honde wat al vyf eienaars in 5 jaar gehad het. Pragtige honde...hulle sal nie weer trek nie! Hulle en my ander 5 honde kom goed oor die weg. My rean kry aanvalle. Dit is baie ongereeld, maar blyk meer in die somer te wees. Ek los hom rustig en hou maar net dop dat die ander honde hom uitlos. Hy het binne die eesrte twee maande toeek hulle gekry het, seker elke week een gehad, maar dit het verander na seker een elke twee maande. Dit duur nie baie lank nie. Op die oomblik is ek nie baie bekommerd nie, want dit is min. Dink jy dit is ok as ek net so aangaan. Ek wil nie graag die saggeaarde hond deur 'n klomp toetse laat sit nie. Hulle is so liefdevol en slaap lekker rustig op my bed! Hulle is vyf jaar oud.
Hey Hansie. Gewoonlik is die reel dat mens die aanvalle wil beperk tot maximum een elke 6 weke en aangesien hy net een elke 2 maande kry en dit nie baie lank duur nie, klink dit nie of dit nou so groot probleem is nie. Ek vermoed die feit dat hy so baie aanvalle aan die begin gekry het was omdat hy moontlik uitgestres was omdat hy heeltyd van omgewing en eienaars moes verander, want dit speel ook baie keer 'n rol. Ek sal voorstel dat jul hom net mooi dophou en as die aanvalle meer gereeld of meer intens raak, hom dalk net invat veeaarts toe dat hul kyk. Ideaal sal mens klomp toetse wil doen om by die oorsaak uit te kom, maar baie keer sal veeartse direk begin met anti-epileptiese medikasie om te kyk of dit werk, veral as kostes 'n probleem is. Maar jah jy is 100% reg om hom van al die ander honde af weg te hou terwyl hy die aanval kry, want hulle verstaan nie altyd wat aangaan nie en sal hom sommer gryp as mens nie versigtig is nie. Baie sterkte! Ek hoop hy gaan sommer nog baie oud word sonder enige probleme. :)
My GSD FEMALE is there years old...she just started having seizures three months ago...I'm giving her phenobarbitone 60 mg twice a day and giving potassium bromide syrup for a week twice a day( when seizures occurs) still she's having once in a month...but last time she had twice in just a five minutes interval. It was really helpful to watch the video 👍👍I guess it's not life threatening pls suggest if anything else I can do🙏🙏
My dog just started having episodes where she is just shaking like if she was scared that last for a hour and won't get up and walk and if she does try just sits there. She never has goes fully into seizure though. Does that still considered a seizure I took her to the vet they did blood work and everything was normal and say it may be seizures but they don't know
@@MJ-gj6mj she’s not had much of an issue since her diagnoses to which I’m grateful for. We have medication on Standbye just incase anything was to change, but it’s not been as bad as I originally imagined it to be. I know not all pets are as lucky as mine sadly, but knowing there’s always going to be a risk of seizure is always in the back of my mind. Other than that, she’s all good. :)
@@ashleyyoungs6252 We have a senior who has recently experienced a seizure. There's not too much the vet can do with her advanced age. It's nice to have meds, but I sympathize with you when you said it's in the back of your mind that it can happen again. I'm glad yours is doing ok and I hope for the best for them and you.
Thanks so much for the helpful info. Our 8 year old West Asian Village Dog has just started having seizures at age 8. He has had 3 so far all approximately 5 weeks apart. He’s been to two vets and a veterinary neurologist and they can’t give us an answer. We are living so anxious and afraid to leave his side. Luckily I work at home so I can be with him all the time, but it’s hard to live like this. Im starting to think it could be from heat? He is from Russia with a very thick coat and low heat tolerance. We live in Sweden, but it can still get up around 30 celcius and high humidity here during summer. We were thinking of trying CBD oil.
@@stuckcamping hello! Thanks for asking! He is doing great! He hasn’t had any seizures since august, and we are pretty sure they were caused by a poisonous tree in our yard called Laburnum. He likes to drink water outside, and this tree is very messy when it blooms and loses little blossoms everywhere and it was impossible to keep them out of his water bowl. We had no idea it was poisonous! It seems the seizures happened shortly after he would drink. Now we are getting the tree cut down so it doesn’t happen again!
Hi, I'm having this issues right at this moment and they ask me the possibility to put her to sleep, my question is it that the must human decision at this point? Been not sure how many seizures she has having because I just witnessed today😒
Please help. When is Pexion going to be available in the USA. I am desperate to get this for my epileptic boxer. He is on three meds and still mot controlled.
Hey Vanity68. I am not sure about the US, as I am from South Africa. Maybe speak with your private vet to see if he/she knows? What meds are your dog on so far?
He’s on pheno, keppra XR and zonisamide. I called the company and the FDA gave the approval for the US but there’s no date of release yet. I’m praying it’s soon and it helps my boy. He’s now on herbs for seizures. I hope it helps some. They are wicked awful to watch. Violent and screaming ones. He’s only 2.
My 2 year old mini black and tan mini dachshund Slinky Winky just started having seizures, and just started having seizures, he hadn't done that before. What's going on? Really worried. Has anyone else's Dachshunds been convulsing all of a sudden?
Can a dog “walk” during a seizure? Our Shiba looks like she’s vibrating and then starts freaking out and running, but is stumbling and falling instead. There’s no signs of classic seizure.
I’m late I lost my dog because of seizure the other one is infected not eating anything,her eyes are getting scary ,we did a treatment nothing happened.
Dankie! My hond is 10 jr oud. En 'n week terug het sy in 1 dag 3 aanvalle gekry. Ek het aan geneem dis lae bloed suiker omdat sy niks wil eet behalwe vleis van ons en honde koekies. As sy so beginne sweef dan smeer ek biekie stroop aan die binne kant van haar lip. Bou stres ek. Want daai laaste seizure wat u beskryf het is hoe sy dit kry. Sy sweef eers, slaan om, bene stok stuif en sy ruk erg, en skuim vreeslik uit haar mond. Sy piepie ook. Ek het vir haar stew gemaak met bees vleis en hoender lewer en goente en vyn gemaak sodat sy sal eet. anders eet sy glad nie. Sy is 'n boerboel gekruis met 'n boxer. Ai. Ek kan haar eers die einde vani maand vets toe vat. Sy is my lewe.Dis ao scary.
My baby girl had a seizure every 45 minutes all night a couple of weeks ago. We took her to the vet and they were able to control them but, fuck that was so heartbreaking. We thought she was fine but they started again. Not as frequent but still as sad. Shes on meds and im giving her cbd oil. The shitty part is she isnt playful anymore. :(
Hi, I'm having this issues right at this moment and they ask me the possibility to put her to sleep, my question is it that the must human decision at this point? Been not sure how many seizures she has having because I just witnessed today😒
hey Fidel. I'm sorry to hear about your fur baby. It is a difficult decision to decided when to let go. It really depends on the severity of the seizures and what the underlying cause behind it is. I always prefer to do a proper clinical work up to see what is causing the seizures and then a proper treatment plan and prognosis can be established. But if all this have been done and the pet is still not responding well to treatment, then euthanasia is unfortunately a valid option to consider. Best is to discuss this with your vet and to make an informed decision together. Best of luck!
@@DogtorPete Thank You Very Much for your extremely quick reply, but sadly my baby Died while I was waiting for her recuperation and I just came back from the vet after taking her there to be send for cremation I know she is in God hands and in peace now. Thank You Again 🙏🏼😒
@@FidelElvira I'm so sorry for your loss. I hate those comments bc I feel like they make you more sad...but I've been there too. Have a senior right now and just been really enjoying time with her while she is able.
Thank you for watching this video. Let me know down in the comments if you ever had a dog that had a seizure before and what you and your vet did to help him cope with his condition?
Here is a breakdown of the topics covered in this video:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Different types of seizures that dogs get: Seizures, Cluster seizures, Epilepsy, Idiopathic epilepsy & Status epilepticus
02:55 What happens during a typical seizure?
04:14 What causes seizures?
04:44 How are seizures diagnosed?
05:33 How are seizures treated and prevented?
06:58 7 Things you need to do when your dog is having a seizure
08:47 Important tips you need to know regarding your seizuring dog
09:29 Conclusion
My dog has seizures. Once a day. For aboutfrom 2 to 3 days in a row, like every 6 to 8 months. So its not super often. My local vets haven't tested him for anything save a blood analysis which came out ok.
Same here, 6 moths old golden retriever gets seizures maybe once every other month, but when he does, he gets 2 to 4 with in 24 hrs
Most vets can’t help me and the once’s that “do” only take my money and an specially it’s so so expensive.
Hugging everyone who is going through this journey - it's tough, but don't give up! ❤❤❤
I thought a seizure was a seizure. Hugging my dog while he's shaking/wobbling/drooling finally got him back to normal in less than 10 min.
Today at morning 8.45 it's happend with my lady Labrador, become very confused and traumatised, it's really very painful to see your baby in that situation... Thank you for this information. ❤
Thank you for the informative video. I have witnessed this our senior pup. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot vets can do at this time due to possible under lying health conditions. When she came to and we just loved her and kept a calm environment. Hoping we don't witness any more, but it really helps to know more, then it's not as scary.
cheers mate our collie just had 2 seizures in 4 weeks and this video was very helpfull thank you thank you thank you
Thank you for making this video. Yes I have an 18 year old toy poodle with chf
And has seizures.
Very helpful information, thank you so much. My dog recently started having seizures.
My dog has had 11 seizures in the last seven months. They have taken his vision, his hearing and now it's crippling him. With the vision and hearing loss he looks drunk all the time and is constantly hitting his head and getting ulcers in his eyes because he runs into things so since he can't see he hits his eyeballs into things. He's on diazepam and Levetiracetam. He sometimes has cluster seizures. He's 15.5 y/o. His last seizure I now have to hold him to poo and sometimes to eat/drink water. These past two weeks he's been having accidents inside, since the last seizure. I HATE what seizures are doing to him. HATE IT!! I'm so angry. He was my husband's service animal and he was very, very good at his responsibilities in caring for his dad. I love this boy so much. With ea seizure he also loses weight. He was 35 lbs now he's 24. Like a commenter below said, she holds her dog while it's seizing. I do the same. I hold him tightly because he can't hear me but I need him to know I'm there with him. My heart goes out to all dogs who suffer seizures and to their owners who have to witness them. It's heartbreaking.
I would ask for phenobarbital and potassium bromide. They do have their accompanying side effects, but they're so good for seizure control. Hope your dog feels better. 💟
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@kati-ana- my dog suffered from weekly to 2- weekly tonic clonic seizures for almost 2 years. It is now 10 weeks that he is seizure free. He was on 2-3 drugs from the vet and hospital admission almost monthly due to cluster seizures. I called him “the dog who refused to die “. I did not give up on him. We stayed on levetiracetam but we refused the other meds because we found they made him worse . We refused diazepam because it made him super loopy. Anyway, we tried acupuncture from a traditional chinese vet practitioner, vit c, took kibble away, did home cook food, and everything natural as possible, herbs, chinese herbs for seizure dogs. Nothing worked. I finally found info on ketogenic diet and cbd oil. My vet said cbd is still being studied. They didn’t know about keto. Anyway I did keto diet by following simple recipe from ketopet sanctuary where there is a calculator. And I got good quality cbd oil. My dog is 88 lbs and he gets 6 drops twice daily at 3mg per drop. Seizure free since day 1! He was on keppra 750mg 3x a day, but now he is down to half tab morning and 1 tab night and we plan to reduce gradually to nothing. My dog is happier we are happier. I found a channel called Dan Scott and he gives great info too. I hope this helps somebody and your dog. Goodluck
I apologise- its not tonic clonic its grand mal seizures.
My dog is on phenobarbital and is seizure free with no side effects except extra thirst x
Thank you so much for all the info! My 12 years old maltichon started to have seizures about 3 months ago. We are monitoring the dates and times to inform the vet. The hardest part is.... to be calm and... not cry.
Trying to figure out right now if there is anything I can do to help her. It’s terrifying. Glad you said keep them cool as I thought she might need more heat as it is now snowing outside. Of course she is an indoor dog but I got it to hot in the room…
It would’ve been helpful to see actual examples of dogs having each type of seizure. That’s the only way I’m going to recognize one.
You will know when yup see it trust me.
Yes you will know when it’s happening. Very scary
You will know immediately what's happening once a seizure begins unless you're really stupid or blind.
Mine gets them while sleeping..on his side he kind of stiffins (seizing) up in an outstretched running position but he's paddling
He's somewhat out of it and it's scary because he can't snap out of it...but tonight I placed his paws in my hand gently and he calmed Than God 🙏💗I try to speak calmly but it's so heartbreaking I start begging God to help him and cry like a baby .. because I don't want a seizure to kill him 😢
@@libramagyk I'm sorry you're going through this. Sounds like my baby boy. Always when he's sleeping. After much research and conversation I have decided to try mine on valerian root, chamomile, and olive oil. The herbs are calming to the system, and the olive oil has omega 3s.
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All my best.
We really need to now more about epilepsy and things to treat the condition
This is the most helpful video I've seen in this topic yet.
brilliant explanation my 8 year old has just experienced her first seizures one after the other...spent night in vets with her..she has been given rectal diazepam and has had bloods done showing nothing abnormal...i fear i havent seen the last of this
Thanks Loonylinda. It is a good thing that your vet ruled out the extra-cranial causes (e.g. kidney and liver failure) with the blood tests, so that he/she can now focus on the appropriate medication (e.g. Pexion) to try and get the seizures under control.
This sounds a bit similar to my dog who just started having seizures at age 8 as well, although he has had 3 and all appropriately 5 weeks a part. You posted a year ago. I’m wondering how your dog is doing and if you have gotten any answers?
Thank you for the explanation. My dog started seizure last month, went to the vet, they given some shit to my dog and they prescribed antibiotics and diazepam..and my dog almost never had seizure for a month. Then it came back..bring her again tu the vet..they prescribed the same medicine. Recover from her seizure but she keep walking in circle and also shivering. I don't know what to do. the vet said just keep continuing give her med.
My dog, a Border Collie/Corgie, who is 10 years and 8 months old began having seizures a couple of months ago. He’s always been kept up on his rabies vaccine boosters (we started the three year boosters six years ago), and is an inside dog only being walked on a leash or placed in the dog park that’s fenced in for outside free time. He had his first seizure in the dog park(grand mal) after which he acted like he didn’t know us. After he came to his wits, he wanted to be cuddled and wouldn’t let any of us leave his side. Fast forward to today, Einstein has had a total of seven seizures in 24 hours. After the fourth, we took him to the hospital. He is now on an anti-seizure medication, an antibiotic, and a steroid to try to cover the most likely causes. So far the seizures he has had are less severe and more mild even though he is still having them. The worse case is that he has a brain tumor. 😢
Thank you ,doctor. Very helpful. My blue merle border collie Bernardo is lovely and full of energy, 2years old and has idiopathic epilepsy started at 7 months. It has been a long journey, learning always.
Thank you for this video, my dog just really started having an issue this month he started phenobarbital 3 weeks ago and had a seizure yesterday, I am anxious and nervous all the time. I am really trying to get informed
Hey Michelle. Thank you for watching. I am glad the video was helpful. :)
Thank you!very helpful, my dog was having something i could identify exactly what it is, but he has epilepsy and we dont know what it was, wanted to learn more and help him out
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful.
Very very helpful. Thank you so much for this informative video!
Thank you Dogtor.
Wonderful video Pete. My 2 year old German Shepherd started experiencing some seizures. I took it to the vet and he gave me phenobarbital to treat it. The episodes have reduced ever since I started treatment
Hey Glenn. Thank you for watching the video. :) I am glad that the medication is working. Just remember to take him to the vet every 6 months or so to test the Phenobarbital concentration in the blood in order to know if the dosage is maintaining therapeutic levels.
Thanks for the heads up Doc 👍🏾
Thank you very informative. My poodle/cocker mix has had cluster seizures for the last two days. She is currently on first day of zonisamide which has not taken affect yet. I will take her to our vet tomorrow morning for more immediate treatment. I hope the medication takes affect soon.
Hey Gabriel. Thank you for watching. Yes some seizure meds do unfortunately take some time to be effective. But it is always a good idea to take your dog back to the vet for follow ups so that they can adjust the dosages accordingly. :)
It’s safe to live him alone ? Thank you ,helps to be more inform🙏🐕🦺
Thank you ! It very helpful 🕊🙏🐕🦺
My dog has has multiple seizures today...she has had them before but usually weeks apart.She is 10 and has other health issues. It seems to happen usually when she is asleep. They dont ladt very long,she foams at the mouth and pants for several minutes after she stops convulsing.She appears normal after she recovers...eating,going outside,etc.This is Christmas Eve so I know my Vet is not available.
Very informative. Thank you
Thanks ❤
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Good observation! I am always is awe of their horns, especially the Ankole Watusi breed from Tanzania!
Thanks for this video. My vet prescribed 125 mg of Keppra (non- extended release) every 12 hours for my 7 kg 5 year old Havanese. It initially reduced the seizures for 2 months but then resumed. So then he told us to give him the same dose every 8 hours. That reduced the frequency to 1 per week. So now he added 32 mg Phenalbarbitol and 125 mg Keppra every 12 hours. Hoping this will work to significantly reduce the number of seizures to less than 3 per year. What are your thoughts Doc?
My 3 years old Staffy X Bullarab girl, had the 1st seizure a month ago, as she went out for her morning things about 6:20am, what was very scary, as on the end she stopped breathing, and I had to quickly revive her... by giving cpr, mouth to nose breath... it was about 1-2 minutes, but felt much longer. I took her to the animal hospital, as 6:30am the vet was closed. At 7:30am the first hospital sent me to another hospital as they are only open for 12hours (not 24 as on the internet) and they were closing. About 8am I arrived to the 2nd hospital, where the doctor, after I told her what is happened, examined my dog, charged almost $800 for blood tests only and told us, possibly she digested some rat poison. I told her that is almost impossible as all of my neighbours have dogs and as we have good relationships, they would not throw poison over the fence... she checked the blood results again and told us something serious happened as her blood is thin and not clothing in time... she could bleed out. She told us, it's looks very serious and it's highly possible my dog got bitten by a snake, and we have to act quickly, because as times goes by, it could be irreversible her situation... The doctor told us she will send the blood to a laboratory, but it takes 2-3 days to get a more detailed results, so I had to sign and agree to give her antivenom treatment... ($1400) I didn't understand and we pointed out, my dog looks very happy, now playing, jumping, licking... does not show any signs of being unhealthy, poisoned or bitten by snake. We asked her about any visible signs of snake bites on the lip, paws...? But she told us, it's not always showing signs... I asked her could you please check my other dog ( her brother) as he was outside with her. His blood test showed the same exact results. Thin blood, not clothing, but a looking healthy, happy dog... We were puzzled... I had to leave my girl for the day. The doctor gave my boy a vitamin K tablets... As I arrived home, I called back the hospital to bring my 3rd dog (another brother) to check. He was not with them outside at the time of the seizure, but later he was outside for a while. On the afternoon the doctor checked my 3rd dog blood test as well and she told us, he is in good health... his blood test is normal. ( I didn't received this result). She told us my girl received vitamin K as well, intravenous and the Brown and Tiger snake antivenom and she did not show any bad reaction... I asked if she can give me some discount as both of me and my wife lost our jobs due to Covid, what she agreed and we ended up paying $2800.
Our girl was very happy, playful and hungry. 2 days later we received a call from the hospital about the blood test results from the laboratory, and the doctor told us, my dogs have a healthy blood test results and the hospital had an error in their blood test... What??? I am gobsmacked... ( so because the error in the blood test, we gave antivenom to the dog...? Isn't that dangerous? ) not mentioning the bill, what money I could use now for brain scan...?
My first thought was, okay I understand, after 2nd lockdown, economy is very bad everywhere for everyone... but come on! We should trust the hospital... no?
As today this morning 8:20am (1 month later) she had her 2nd seizure. She did not passed out, like the first time. I stayed much calmer, checking her breathing and heart. It was about 1-2 minutes again and after for a couple of minutes she was dizzy. I kept her calm, and after when she was able to stand, she was standing and starring in the dark part of the house for about 5 minutes, when she had some water... poor girl.
The interesting part, in both cases: 1st she went out, eating some grass, the first thing in the morning. 2nd she wanted to start playing, jumping with her brother, ( excitement, low blood sugar??) when she collapsed. ( she loves to eat, maybe getting chubby, but she loves to exercise as well...)
I am going to investigate further what causes her seizure, as soon as I can, as right now I ran out of my savings, and I am reading everything from the internet. If you could give me some advice, I would really appreciate your help. Great content. Subscribed. Thanks.
Hey Norbi1au. Thank you for sharing the story. It is evident that you really love your pets and will go above and beyond to help them. I can understand your frustration and that is unfortunately what often happens with these seizure cases.
Due to the complexity of the symptoms and the endless list of possibilities that can lead up to seizures, it can become really challenging to get to the root cause of the problem. I can understand that spending close to $3000 is a hard knock to take during these difficult times, especially if you don't really have a definitive answer yet.
The good thing is that if the blood tests are normal for both dogs, then many of the extra-cranial causes have been ruled out (e.g. organ failure, low blood glucose, electrolyte imbalances etc.). So my line of thought would be to now focus on intra-cranial causes. This could be something like granulomatous meningoencephalitis, brain tumours or idiopathic epilepsy. Diagnosing this specific cause may require a CSF tap or MRI scan, which could end up being very expensive.
If the dog has more than 1 seizure every 6 weeks or the seizures lasts for more than 5 minutes, I would advise you to speak with your vet to see if they would be open to the idea to start anti-epileptic medication and monitor the dog to see if the seizures go away. If it does, then you at least know that you can control the symptoms and then you just need to adjust the dosage according to your vets recommendation to reach the optimal concentration. I have seen great results with Pexion and Phenobarbitol, but Kepra (Levetiracetam) and Potassium bromide will also work.
I wish you the best of luck and really hope that you and your vet will be able to help your doggos. Thanks for subscribing. :)
@@DogtorPete Thank you so much for your advice. I am more anxious in the mornings, as I hoping the seizure, it's not coming back. I started to give MCT oil, Omega3 fish oil, and Turmeric with Coconut oil, regularly as I have at home now and doesn't costs anything. Also I heard about CBD oil to try. They are on Raw diet since they are puppies, as they had problems from, - and didn't like, - the dry kibbles. I am going to discuss with the vet as well, the other options, you mentioned. Thanks so much again.
@norbi1au I am glad you found the advice useful. :) It can be beneficial to try out these supplements in addition to the anti-epileptic medication and some holistic vets do recommend using them for their various health benefits. Just make sure that you research each supplement properly to be well informed regarding the potential side effects, as with any medication.
Good luck with your efforts. Let me know if you and your vet managed to get the seizures under control. :)
That is a lot of money! It's unfortunate you had to go through that, but I see in the comments you've found some cost effective possible remedies. Thank you for sharing your story and helping others in similar situations. I sure hope your fur babies are doing well. They are so special!!
vet s are crooks---they scammed you...horrible profession can t cure a dam thing
My dog is a 6 month old Chihuahua mix. He had his first seizure today. Will he ever grow out love it. And if it makes a difference he was the runt of the litter.
I very much appreciate your videos. Thank you!
Thanks for your kind comment. I'm glad you liked them. :)
Thank you for very useful information and advise
My dog has tics - opening and closing her mouth very fast and doing a sign that she's shivering and bumps into things but only last a few minutes. Vet told me nothing can be done. Apart from that she's a very loving dog, although she has anxiety, whenever i go out, where dogs are not allowed to go. She's 8 years old
Very helpful. Thank you
Its hard to see our best friend having this condition this the same as a human keeping things away from the human and the animal
My border collie is 8 years old and has been having seeizures for about a year. She now has phenobarbital and is seizure free but I do worry for her long. term health.
Thank you so much!!! Very good info
You are so welcome! :)
When should you start timing your dog's seizure? The total event, or just the convulsing? Can a dog have a grand mal seizure followed by smaller seizures that you can't see? Like facial ticking and licking and chomping and snarling?
I think the chomping and such is seen before or after the main seizure. Although I'm not sure if it's a part of it in terms of timing. Probably the main convulsions are most important to watch for. Great question. .sorry you didn't get an answer:)
Thanks a ton 🙏🙏🙏
My dog wines and paces prior to and between. She has only ever had multiple, 6 in a 3 hr. Period once. I started giving liver cleanse drops on a daily. She hasn't had one in months but continues to wine and pace.
I am very interested in knowing what your doing in regards to the liver cleanse? My girl is not having as many now with the Keppra and potassium bromide but I worry about her kidneys and liver. What product are you using and how much, per pound/ to what you use. Thank you and so happy your baby is better. Thank you.
@trinaharrison9279 i bought the drops off Amazon, gave her a dropper full a day.
@@sherryhoage9593 thank you for your response!
My 16 year old dog had a horrible seizure so I rushed him to ER. The acting Vet said that my dog could have brain cancer. I had my dog exrayed and he has a large mass near his lung . He is an older dog , therefore I do not want to do chemo if that is the case. Another vet advised me that he is on Palliative Care so just keep him comfortable. I have given him .5 Trazedone pill and Gabapentin (1 pill) to help him calm down and relax. Any recommendations?
Can a dog be taken off seizure medicine if the never had another seizure
My dog is a rescue and been with me for 2 years. He is still young and was approximately 14 weeks old when I rescued him. He loves playing ball and is very active. Tonight he was sleeping on my bed and I was watching TV. He suddenly awoke and started foaming at the mouth and thrashing about. I just sat with him and soothed him waiting for it to pass. It lasted about 3 -4 minutes. He is now very restless and walking about but getting calmer. This has never happened before. It is past 10:30pm and will take him to the vet in the morning. Will this now be a regular occurrence or a one episode? I suppose no one can answer that?
What do I do when my dog is having a couple of seizures and the vet is closed plz help
I'm a veterinarian I went to treat a seizure dog a after treatment when I left I for some hours I was told he was hitting his head on the wall then had the seizure for 15 minutes and after that he passed away
Thanks for this
I just went through it with the puppy Yorky at six months old and emergency situation. You can dip your finger in Neutra cow and Cayenne pepper just a little bit put it underneath your tongue are on your tongue vitamin D3 I would say vitamin K2.
My Cane Corso has had 2 seizures. The first one was mild. But the one she had today lasted 5 minutes. When I tried to put a cold towel on her she became very aggressive towards me which caused my other Corso to hold her down. Once it safe I tried to approach her again. This time she tried to attack me. Which caused my other attack her. ...It was horrible.. Is their anything else I can do ? I am so heart broken. As soon as my grandson comes home. I will take her to the vet..😢😢😢😢😢
Get control of your order dog omg. A dog should never hold another seizing dog down ever. How ridiculous.
Op jou video afgekom. Dankie vir die inligting. Ek het twee beagles gekry so amper 'n jaar gelede. Was honde wat al vyf eienaars in 5 jaar gehad het. Pragtige honde...hulle sal nie weer trek nie! Hulle en my ander 5 honde kom goed oor die weg. My rean kry aanvalle. Dit is baie ongereeld, maar blyk meer in die somer te wees. Ek los hom rustig en hou maar net dop dat die ander honde hom uitlos. Hy het binne die eesrte twee maande toeek hulle gekry het, seker elke week een gehad, maar dit het verander na seker een elke twee maande. Dit duur nie baie lank nie. Op die oomblik is ek nie baie bekommerd nie, want dit is min. Dink jy dit is ok as ek net so aangaan. Ek wil nie graag die saggeaarde hond deur 'n klomp toetse laat sit nie. Hulle is so liefdevol en slaap lekker rustig op my bed! Hulle is vyf jaar oud.
Hey Hansie. Gewoonlik is die reel dat mens die aanvalle wil beperk tot maximum een elke 6 weke en aangesien hy net een elke 2 maande kry en dit nie baie lank duur nie, klink dit nie of dit nou so groot probleem is nie. Ek vermoed die feit dat hy so baie aanvalle aan die begin gekry het was omdat hy moontlik uitgestres was omdat hy heeltyd van omgewing en eienaars moes verander, want dit speel ook baie keer 'n rol. Ek sal voorstel dat jul hom net mooi dophou en as die aanvalle meer gereeld of meer intens raak, hom dalk net invat veeaarts toe dat hul kyk. Ideaal sal mens klomp toetse wil doen om by die oorsaak uit te kom, maar baie keer sal veeartse direk begin met anti-epileptiese medikasie om te kyk of dit werk, veral as kostes 'n probleem is. Maar jah jy is 100% reg om hom van al die ander honde af weg te hou terwyl hy die aanval kry, want hulle verstaan nie altyd wat aangaan nie en sal hom sommer gryp as mens nie versigtig is nie. Baie sterkte! Ek hoop hy gaan sommer nog baie oud word sonder enige probleme. :)
My GSD FEMALE is there years old...she just started having seizures three months ago...I'm giving her phenobarbitone 60 mg twice a day and giving potassium bromide syrup for a week twice a day( when seizures occurs) still she's having once in a month...but last time she had twice in just a five minutes interval. It was really helpful to watch the video 👍👍I guess it's not life threatening pls suggest if anything else I can do🙏🙏
My Indie dog, same condition 😭
My dog just started having episodes where she is just shaking like if she was scared that last for a hour and won't get up and walk and if she does try just sits there. She never has goes fully into seizure though. Does that still considered a seizure I took her to the vet they did blood work and everything was normal and say it may be seizures but they don't know
mine has just been diagnosed with epilepsy. Although its common in animals and humans it really sucks to find out your pet has it.
Absolutely...it's scary too. I hope your furry friend is doing ok❤
@@MJ-gj6mj she’s not had much of an issue since her diagnoses to which I’m grateful for. We have medication on Standbye just incase anything was to change, but it’s not been as bad as I originally imagined it to be. I know not all pets are as lucky as mine sadly, but knowing there’s always going to be a risk of seizure is always in the back of my mind. Other than that, she’s all good. :)
@@ashleyyoungs6252 We have a senior who has recently experienced a seizure. There's not too much the vet can do with her advanced age. It's nice to have meds, but I sympathize with you when you said it's in the back of your mind that it can happen again. I'm glad yours is doing ok and I hope for the best for them and you.
Thank you so much🙏🏻🙏🏻
You’re welcome 😊
Brilliant 💕
Excellent
Thanks so much for the helpful info. Our 8 year old West Asian Village Dog has just started having seizures at age 8. He has had 3 so far all approximately 5 weeks apart. He’s been to two vets and a veterinary neurologist and they can’t give us an answer. We are living so anxious and afraid to leave his side. Luckily I work at home so I can be with him all the time, but it’s hard to live like this. Im starting to think it could be from heat? He is from Russia with a very thick coat and low heat tolerance. We live in Sweden, but it can still get up around 30 celcius and high humidity here during summer.
We were thinking of trying CBD oil.
How has it been going?
@@stuckcamping hello! Thanks for asking! He is doing great! He hasn’t had any seizures since august, and we are pretty sure they were caused by a poisonous tree in our yard called Laburnum. He likes to drink water outside, and this tree is very messy when it blooms and loses little blossoms everywhere and it was impossible to keep them out of his water bowl. We had no idea it was poisonous!
It seems the seizures happened shortly after he would drink. Now we are getting the tree cut down so it doesn’t happen again!
Hi, I'm having this issues right at this moment and they ask me the possibility to put her to sleep, my question is it that the must human decision at this point? Been not sure how many seizures she has having because I just witnessed today😒
Please help. When is Pexion going to be available in the USA. I am desperate to get this for my epileptic boxer. He is on three meds and still mot controlled.
Hey Vanity68. I am not sure about the US, as I am from South Africa. Maybe speak with your private vet to see if he/she knows? What meds are your dog on so far?
He’s on pheno, keppra XR and zonisamide. I called the company and the FDA gave the approval for the US but there’s no date of release yet. I’m praying it’s soon and it helps my boy. He’s now on herbs for seizures. I hope it helps some. They are wicked awful to watch. Violent and screaming ones. He’s only 2.
Sjo okay. Was your vet able to find the exact diagnosis and cause of the seizures?
@@DogtorPete no. He had an MRI and and spinal tap. All was ok. He was dx with idiopathic epilepsy.
hello , my dog is suffering from canine distemper virus
can you me out of it
My 2 year old mini black and tan mini dachshund Slinky Winky just started having seizures, and just started having seizures, he hadn't done that before. What's going on? Really worried. Has anyone else's Dachshunds been convulsing all of a sudden?
Thank you sir for the excellent explanation.
I want to share my dogs case with you, how to contact you? I'm from India
Can a dog “walk” during a seizure? Our Shiba looks like she’s vibrating and then starts freaking out and running, but is stumbling and falling instead. There’s no signs of classic seizure.
I’m late I lost my dog because of seizure the other one is infected not eating anything,her eyes are getting scary ,we did a treatment nothing happened.
Mine has been
Dankie! My hond is 10 jr oud. En 'n week terug het sy in 1 dag 3 aanvalle gekry. Ek het aan geneem dis lae bloed suiker omdat sy niks wil eet behalwe vleis van ons en honde koekies. As sy so beginne sweef dan smeer ek biekie stroop aan die binne kant van haar lip. Bou stres ek. Want daai laaste seizure wat u beskryf het is hoe sy dit kry. Sy sweef eers, slaan om, bene stok stuif en sy ruk erg, en skuim vreeslik uit haar mond. Sy piepie ook. Ek het vir haar stew gemaak met bees vleis en hoender lewer en goente en vyn gemaak sodat sy sal eet. anders eet sy glad nie. Sy is 'n boerboel gekruis met 'n boxer. Ai. Ek kan haar eers die einde vani maand vets toe vat. Sy is my lewe.Dis ao scary.
My baby girl had a seizure every 45 minutes all night a couple of weeks ago. We took her to the vet and they were able to control them but, fuck that was so heartbreaking. We thought she was fine but they started again. Not as frequent but still as sad. Shes on meds and im giving her cbd oil. The shitty part is she isnt playful anymore. :(
Hello. I have an almost 2 yrs old dog. And he started seizure just today. I think it's because of the medicine maybe he got overdose..
My dog started on steroids for allergies and has since started to have seizures ... so scary
Vet in few hours
How is your dog
Your not helpful,actual action if the dog is seizing what shall we do!
I was told that dogs don't die from seizures.
Hi, I'm having this issues right at this moment and they ask me the possibility to put her to sleep, my question is it that the must human decision at this point? Been not sure how many seizures she has having because I just witnessed today😒
hey Fidel. I'm sorry to hear about your fur baby. It is a difficult decision to decided when to let go. It really depends on the severity of the seizures and what the underlying cause behind it is. I always prefer to do a proper clinical work up to see what is causing the seizures and then a proper treatment plan and prognosis can be established. But if all this have been done and the pet is still not responding well to treatment, then euthanasia is unfortunately a valid option to consider. Best is to discuss this with your vet and to make an informed decision together. Best of luck!
@@DogtorPete Thank You Very Much for your extremely quick reply, but sadly my baby Died while I was waiting for her recuperation and I just came back from the vet after taking her there to be send for cremation I know she is in God hands and in peace now.
Thank You Again 🙏🏼😒
@@FidelElvira I'm so sorry for your loss. I hate those comments bc I feel like they make you more sad...but I've been there too. Have a senior right now and just been really enjoying time with her while she is able.
Thank you for this useful information.
Thank you a lot!