Seizures in Dogs - Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment | Southeast Veterinary Neurology
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- A seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in the brain. The cells that make up the brain, neurons, communicate with each other using electrical signals. A seizure is when there is too much electrical activity in the brain, all at the same time. When this happens, pets may fall on their side, may paddle their limbs, vocalize, urinate or defecate and salivate. Most seizures last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
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My dog has got renal kidney failure. She's had four seizures now. This video is informative and i'm sending love to everyone that's going through something similar.
I’m so sorry 😔
@@gabrielcaro thank you 🕊
Mine had 4 seizures in one day,took him to the emergency vet as it was a Sunday night and made the decision to put him down. I miss him but I know he's not in pain anymore.
@@Murph_gaming I’m so sorry for your loss. You did the right thing, unfortunately more seizures results in less motorbility, there health declines it damages there body, eyesight and hearing until they have a fatal seizure that they can’t get out off. Least the suffering has ended 🕊
@@SoulFaeWorld it was all so sudden too. I left for work Saturday and he seemed ok, Saturday night he was kinda lazy, didn't want to leave my side or the bed which wasn't typical. Sunday he was resting on my bed until early Sunday afternoon he had his 1st of 4 seizures. I would have loved to have known what was going on with him but I couldn't afford to have them keep him overnight and do a bunch of tests. He was 12, soon to be 13 so his quality of life even on medication probably wouldn't have been great.
I’m and adult human neurologist. You have given an excellent overview of epilepsy!
Well thank you!
But this video is for DOGSSS
@@Urjnot but there might be similarities in the pathology!
@@ronniesal7436 I've been a pediatric rn x30yrs so I've dealt with seizures in kids. But my pup? That's different. Where as kids will be exhausted and sleep following seizure, a dog will often pace around and be starving, even if they just ate. But I couldn't assign any patho I have learned to how melatonin inhibits seizure activity. But our vet said try it can't hurt as all the antiepileptics were failing my boy. So out of desperation we left office and went straight to the store and smoke shop. They have a cbd oil for neurological issues that we use
You sir are an EXCELLENT TEACHER! Thank you for the education. My dog had a seizure today and this video told me exactly what I need to know. Thank you.
Thanks. Sorry your pup is having seizures. Thanks for taking the time to learn and help him.
My cavalier is in the hospital tonight after a long seizure quite nasty. She had one in July a mild one looked more like a simple family which she recovered from within a few minutes (she's 7 year old CKCS). The vet at tye time could fund nothing wrong with the heart or neuro obs or bloods so was put down to a one off seizure (very hot day so he thought it may have been a simple faint).
However this eve out of the blue she had a mild seizure v similar and recovered within a minute however that was followed within 20 mins by a traditional seizure jaw clenching foaming at mouth limbs paddling etc. It was terrifying. O brought her straight to emergency vet who at first wasn't sure if she'd had a strike or not her body temp was gone very low for some reason he can't understand. Rang him an hour ago and she's improved and is now standing by herself but she had another seizure shortly after I left the hospital he had to give her valium. He's not her regular vet they are closed on weekends. Provided she recovers fro this with no brain damage its looking like we have to consider epilepsy. Other than that she's in good health but she was diagnosed as being a Carrier of the gene for EFS which my vet says means she shouldn't develop symptoms but I've spoken to other owners online who say they had identical diagnosis and that it DOES seem to affect them regardless if they are only carriers. Such with worry
This is the best and most informative explanation of seizures in dogs on the internet. Thank you so much.
I really love this video so people can realize that not only human can get seizures. I was born with seizures and everyone should give people with this disability a lot of love, support, and understanding. NO ONE IS PERFECT!
A week ago I was playing fetch with my 3 YO German Shepherd when she experienced her first seizure. Scared me to death, I thought she was dying right in front of me. Thankfully, she's okay, and we had the tests done and both came through clear. But please, don't make my mistake of trying to hold her/pet her while in seizure. I got a pretty nasty bite for my efforts! My vet, and other vets I've seen online all say to just let them be. And once the seizure passes, they still may be disoriented for 5-10 minutes afterwards and may show strange behavior and may not even recognize you.
I hope any of this information helps!
My girl has been diagnosed since she was 10mths old with epilepsy and was having up to 30 seizures a day, she's 7yrs old now and still having monthly clusters we've tried every combination and strength of medication possible but she doesn't seem to move off around 12 to 14 in 24hrs once a month I'm thankful it's not the number it was but I'd love her to have none unfortunately that's the best I think she's gonna have it she's a beautiful jack russell I won't stop fighting for her with everything I have ❤
Oh. This helps out a lot. My Sweet girl has seizures. But this information helps out. Sometimes these episodes can make my mother extremely upset while I have mental breakdown.
My family recently lost our beloved dog, Buddy, after a sudden, prolonged seizure. I've been trying my best to understand exactly what happened to him, and this video helped me more than anything else on the internet. Thank you so much.
Sorry to hear about your loss - had your dog been having seizures before this or was this a one-off seizure? My 5yr old dog has been having seizures for 6 months, with some reduction with daily medication but with increased signs of some brain disturbance between seizures.
Thank you for the video. I went to many vets and all missed what was causing my dog's seizures. It was her dog food. Most vets fail to do a diet consult and it's where things should start because the processed pet food is killing our pets slowly.
I will be doing a video to tell my story.
What food were you on? I just adopted a dog that has seizures. I just stopped her Nexgard because she seized about 36 hours after I gave it.
@@jenniferwyoming8067 ...hi Jennifer...I made the big mistake of feeding taste of the wild. Prey..turkey. As soon as I stopped it, the episodes lessened and then went away. Is there anyway you can get a frozen food? I have ele on my perfect pet..look it up...we are on only gently cooked chicken and veggies. You can even make the food yourself. Also, I'd give either RO or distilled water. No essential oils or plug ins etc...when was your dog last vaccinated? An excellent resource is Dr Karen Becker here on TH-cam. I will not be surprised if you can get the seizures to stop. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for reaching out.
@@jenniferwyoming8067 My friends dog died due to Nexgard. He said there is a group on FB who have had their dog died or sick from it. I'm not on FB or could give you more info. My dog just had her 5th seizure in 6 months. I do not get her vaccinated or give Nexgard. I feed her top of the line pet food, but will check out that possibility. I took her to the vet today since she had a seizure about 10 days ago, and then at 1:30 am this morning. In the meantime, my vet just gave me Phenobarbital to start, so it looks like I will start her on that tonight. All of her bloodwork came back normal. She just turned 9 years old last week, and is a female Pitbull.
Kimberly Pollock I am so happy you mentioned diet because I believe that plays a role in controlling the seizures too. My sweet pea experienced a cluster of seizures on Saturday it was so scary.
Kimberly Pollock same thing just happing to my dog I buy a very expensive food at Whole Foods market and my good is getting sick . So scary for my dog I cry a lot
My dog had one recently and started giving him CBD tincture. It's helping him alot! He hasn't had anymore and it's keeping him more calm and not so anxious
What brand and strength please.
Where did you get your CBD for your dog? How much?
Thank you so much, Doc, for the clear and thorough explanation. You don't know how much your videos mean a lot to us who live overseas with no specialist in the country. We are located in the Philippines and our doctors here have limited time explaining our dogs' test results. My 16 and half Japanese Spitz mix male intact dog (please don't judge, neutering is not common where we live) had his second seizure this year, this one took two hours continued seizure (he was responsive to my voice and very aware while he was having a seizure, teeth clenching, front limb paddling) until we reached the nearest emergency vet. We had just been to our regular vet a few hours before it happened. Our regular vet says he has low phosporous which is causing the seizure, and this was due to the ceistine stones (not blocked), and his platelet was borderline low also. All other blood and imaging tests came back normal (no head tumor showing in the xray, heart normal size, only mild arthritis on his left hind). The ER vet injected a strong sedative for the seizure which he responded well. We went home and the next day he was fine. But on the third day, he showed signs of vestibular disease (nystagmus, falling over, left head tilt and left head lameness and left paw knuckling).
My question is, how is a seizure and signs of vestibular disease related? Can a dog have with a normal blood test results (except for the phosporous) have an inner ear infection?
The ER vet thinks our regular vet might have been looking at the wrong direction (too much focus on the stones) despite the monthly follow up checkups we proactively do. I'm at loss I don't know how to proceed. He is walking again now with a head tilt but othewise normal and back in his happy self. Please help me, Doc. Thank you for your time.
What a super talented veterinary professional with exceptional communication skills. Thanks for explaining that
Thank you very much. This is so informative. It certainly cleared many of my questions.
This seems to be very detail and extremely helpful.
Very well explained doctor. It gave us all the right information.
Thank you so much! Our 2 year old cat had a short seizure this morning, and we rushed her to hospital, where she's been kept for observations & bloodwork. While we sit on tenterhooks waiting for the clinic to call, your videos has provided clarity and (a bit of) calm. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm helping someone in fb messenger. I sent her this. I had a dog that got seizures.
Great video. Thank you for being so thorough and keeping it simple for us. I had to make the tough choice to say goodbye to my 14.5 year old senior.
Great explanation
You Delivered Lecture is too smooth and bucket of information
Regards Dr. Baig
Thank you my beautiful champion mini poodle
Just had a seizure before going gor a check up at the doctor's for a lump...
Thanks for the video. It has great amount if info. Our dog 5 year old labrador has a idiopathic epilepsy and has had gradually severe seizures. She just had two seizures last week in less than 24 hour for about 2 minutes. Everytime we tell a doctor they just say its going to happen anyway, and practically has laughed at us for taking her to hospital just because she had two in a row.
This is by far the best video explanation on seizures that I have found online. Thanks for sharing. Pet owners should have a good starting point after this explanation. Our 12 year old Dachshund had a seizure for the first time ever, this week.
Thank you very much, my dog had fits for the last 3 years, 1st it was once a year, then progressed to everyday for week, that's when I saw your video, I asked the vet to follow the steps u show, it was toxoplasmosis. Now he's free from it after treatment. Thanks again.
I took my dog to see Dr. Wong before because he used to have seizures. I must say Dr. Wong was able to treat my dog normal vet could not. Thank you Dr. Wong!!!
Very informative. Thank you
I appreciate the explanation of how you determined what the cause and treatment you do for us human fur baby owners. Thank you for explaining that so clearly for me. My 2 year old hound dog had a seizure last night and I have made an appointment for her to see what caused it and if she will have more.
Wow hell yea best dog seizure video out there no one even comes close.Do more videos
Thanks. We have a couple on our page. But yes, we are always adding more.
What an amazing presentation doctor, thank you so much. My 14 months Beagle pup has started suffering from tremors and severe breathlessness recently and I was worried whether it is epilepsy. My vet doctor has prescribed Gardinal 15mg twice daily and now he's been fine for the last few weeks.
Thank you
Excellent informations!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This information was super helpful for my family. Thank you.
You're welcome. Hope things are okay for your pup.
@@SEVNeurology 2nd seizure within a month of a 15 yr old black lab mixed with dachshund....good boy. he will be ok. thank you again for the video :)
Wish you were my vet, really good video. Thank you.
A must watch for any dog owner. Thank you for educating!
Sharing your knowledge is so much appreciated!! Now more than ever as it is really difficult to get an appointment with any local vet!
Yes. Most of the veterinary industry is overwhelmed right now with pets in need. Many are understaffed. We ALL appreciate your patience!
Great, informative video! I’m curious, has there been much research into the placebo effect in epilepsy treatment in dogs?
Thank you so much for making this extremely informative video. It is just what I needed to know about my Cavalier’s condition.
I know , right . :)
Amen Wow you are smart love the information you explain in the video
an English spaniel cavalier, right? I sorta know, lol. I'm big with and on dogs, cats and horses. I am able to work with horses and pet and hug and hold the horse I get to work with. I'm not able to go because I have a team and care coordinators and they are helpful
so, I have a 5 year old son, and my peer support has a son and has personal stuff like me. I am not afraid, embarrassed, or worried about what others say or think about me. I have been staying back because I'm protecting my peer supports son, my peer support and her family as well as I am with me and my family. I think I'm almost on point with the breed.
My 14 year old pug Jolly Molly was put on liquid Baytril to prevent secondary infection from trachael collapse and present gag cough and had two seizures when on the liquid med for 4 days and stopped all meds. Thank you for the info - appreciate
Thank you for breaking it down like you did. My Standard poodle has her 1st one 2 years ago this week. She seems to have about 10 a year. The first 2 she had (4 months apart) were well over 3 minutes. The rest have been about 2-3 min. Comes out of them very euphoric and happy. She just had one Dec 28th, 2022 and it was almost 8 minutes long. I know this because I try and video them in case my vet or anyone needs to see them. She is on 125mg Zonisamide twice a day. Anyway my point is that I very much appreciated your video. Valerie
My dog has a similar pattern to yours where he’s had them 3-4 months apart with the worst one yet last night. How has the zonisamide been working out for y’all???
Thank you! sanza had one last night and I do believe it's Idio... Shes 4 and its her 2nd one ever in 5 months. I wasnt there for the first one but I was for last night's and I was scared at first but then I calmed myself and spoke to her in a sweet voice to let her know that it will pass. Plus I prayed and In my opinion it Helped out a lot.
Great job staying calm. That can be really hard to do. It certainly could be idiopathic epilepsy but there are other causes. Since she’s only had two, may not need to start medications yet, but if there is a third seizure, should consider tests and medications.
Prayer changes things. As long as faith is put forth. Prayer without faith, is just words!!
Thank you so much for giving an information...so helpful , my doggy has been suffering from last 1.5 year same problem
You’re very welcome. How is your pup doing now?
This is so helpful. Well explained and easy to follow and understand. You are a great educator! My dog had a seizure today (first time) and your video provided a great overview and everything I needed to know. Thank you Doctor!
Hi there. Thank you for the feedback! We're glad you found the video useful and hope your pet has no more seizures.
Thanks a lot!! /vet student studying for finals
Kick butt on your test.
That was a REALLY well done video.You spoke clearly and slowly and explained a lot of things for me
Thank you. Glad you found it useful.
My dog has had a seizure and I need to take him to the vet you helped me know what to expect especially with this economy I feel at ease that it’s not as expensive as I thought it would be
I didn't watch whole video, but I read that it's very expensive. Please elaborate.
This was great overview. My 13 yo Chihuahua has his first seizure this week. I had noticed some focal tonic seizure before this but didn't think much until I awoke to a full blown t-c sz. that lasted about 3 min until he went post ictal. His labs were unremarkable, his CSF was unremarkable and his MRI was mostly unremarkable except for a few microbleeds that were < 2mm. So nothing glaring other then a few microbleeds. He is now on zonisamide and has been stable, just lots of yawning and some mouth movements ocassionaly
I wonder, when they yawn and have mouth movements if it's like a psychomotor seizure?
Dr. Wong, being a physician & working in ortho I can appreciate your clear orderly and concise explanation for seizures. I really appreciate it. ( saved me lots of time and effort scowering texts ) Our Abbey is starting to have them and it gives me a great sense of comfort ( likely) ruling out inside causes. We will bring her in for further eval.
Thank you. Best wishes for you and Abbey.
We have a Spaniel with rage disorder caused by seizures. We've kept it really well controlled without medication though, and she's young so she still has to be spayed. I hope getting her spayed will reduce or get rid of them.
My dog is on all 4 of the medications you listed. It wasn't until after we put her on the KBr (very last option) that her seizures stopped. We went from averaging a few a month to only 1 in over 2 years. It took 5 years since her first before I finally pinpointed the cause: trauma. Tara went nearly a year without a seizure on KBr until she was attacked at a dog park and had one that night. They've always been in her sleep, never once while awake. They started almost directly after a traumatic event 5 years ago. I can only figure that she's having bad nightmares that are jerking her awake and causing the neurological issue to trigger.
I started my dog on canine CBD and it's working amazing so far.
Thank you for this! My Frenchie had. Seizure last year after the vet gave him Simpirica. A few months later he had what another vet at the same office called a Focal seizure while he was in his office. Neither vet even offered to test him. He has a more severe one the other day. I think it’s time to find a new veterinary clinic.😢
How long after the Simparica did her have the fits? How old is the dog?
Our dog just had her first seizures today and this video was excellent! Thank you Dr. Wong!
How’s your dog doing now? I’m kinda in the same boat? What was causing your dogs seizures?
@@jbart1985 thank you so much for asking ✨ unfortunately she passed away last March. The vet explained to us that one of the causes could’ve been that while going through surgery for a cyst removal on her bum and a few others on her back, her blood pressure dropped and stayed low for too long - causing her to have seizures. But one day she got one after the other every few minutes until we had to take the saddest decision ever; the vet didn’t think she was going to get better after that. It was the hardest thing in this world and we miss her every single day.
I truly wish that you find an effective way to manage and reverse what your puppy is going through ✨
Can you post an informational Video on "Paroxysmal Dyskinesia" which are in a different catagory to Epileptic Seizures in dogs? Thank You.
I have a husky with epilepsy. Today he had 5 between 6 am and 9 am. Last Sunday he had 1 mild seizure. Sometimes he has them 1 or 2 days a week and sometimes they can be 2 to 3 weeks apart. He is on two medecations, phenobarbital 2 pills twice daily and levetiracetam 1 pill twice daily.
I have taken him to my vet many times but not to a neurologist yet. My vet said that whatever is found wouldn't change the treatment. He thinks it might be a slow growing tumor based on his behavior after a seizure. I'm praying that isn't the case. I'm trying to save the money to afford a neurologist to find out for sure. Prayers are needed.
How old is he now? How old was he when he starts having seizures?
@@SEVNeurology He turned 2 on November 9th 2019, he started having seizures in October 2019.
My Luna Gail turned a year on 1/14/21. On 3/27/21 I took her to ER Vet because she seemed anxious, was trembling and drooling. She threw up once we got to the clinic. After 4 hours of waiting, labs were done and they were normal. The vet prescribed no meds and said to keep a diary of any other episodes. It was scary. I just lost my 14 year old Oreo last year 4/28/20 from kidney disease. Losing Luna would hurt me.
My 9 year old cane corso x blue nose pit mix just had her first seizure. She peed herself, bit her lips so strongly blood came out and salivated a lot, the muscle contractions were also there and afterwards she seem out if it/confused and physically tired for a few minutes, she's been eating the same diet for months now and it hadn't happen before, I know she didn't eat something that could upset her like that. After seeing your amazing video I sense that it could be some sort of metabolic or brain issue, should I keep monitoring her and wait to take her to the vet if she has 2 or more seizures or should I take her as soon as I can even if it was just this once?
Thanks for posting this articulate and informative video! My 14yo chihuahua had a severe seizure of over an hour in duration three days ago, which was only stopped with emergency veterinary intervention. It is almost certain that she has a brain tumor and is now on anticonvulsant medication plus emergency rectal valium in the event of another similar seizure. It has been a heart breaking three days, but I'm comforted by giving her all the loving care she needs at this life stage.
Helen G Glad you found this useful. Sorry you and your pup are going through this. I have a 16 y/o chihuahua so I know how you feel. Take care.
The biggest reason is flea meds? They cause these! Especially the ones in the isoxazoline class such as Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard and Simparica. STOP poisoning your dogs if you are using toxic flea treatments! Sue these companies! MANY VETS KNOW THIS TOO, yet they keep
Pushing these drugs because they make a lot of money pushing drugs including vaccines! DVM should be removed from their names when they practice this way! Also, I’m a breeder and only feed RAW diet, NO vaccines before 12-16 weeks especially for small breeds. Processed foods are causing your dog a LOT of harm just like processed foods in people!
@@kenyamarlow1408 that's all very well, but my best friend never had flea treatments and was fed high quality foods. She has now passed away since my original comment, from a brain tumor. The main symptom of which are catastrophic seizures!
@@kenyamarlow1408 Yep! My 4.5 lb maltipoo began having seizures at age 4 after she was given a one-size-fits-all Capstar when she was being groomed. Literally began having neurological issues like if you opened a bag too loudly, she would momentarily seize. It feels like no one believes me even her vet. But I know that’s what it was.
@@heleng3995 Sorry to hear about your loss a few years back Helen x I'm reading through these old comments trying to get some tips for managing our dog. We also fear our 5yr old Whippet-cross may have more than idiopathic and potentially stroke/tumor as she's experiencing more seizures now on medication and some cluster seizures (3 in 48hrs) and some signs of brain damage/stress. MRI is very expensive here in New Zealand - we are just trying to give her some comfort for now and make it manageable for us as a family. As you would know it can get very stressful.
I am an intern at a vet hospital and while I'm watching this a pomeranian dog 14 yrs old just had 3 seizures back to back and passed it is possible..crazy he was just ok an hour ago smh life so short
Dog food is only one reason! I’m a breeder and only feed RAW diet, NO vaccines before 12-16 weeks especially for small breeds.
Also, The biggest reason is flea meds? They cause these! Especially the ones in the isoxazoline class such as Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard and Simparica. STOP poisoning your dogs if you are using toxic flea treatments! Sue these companies! VETS KNOW THIS TOO, yet they keep
Pushing these drugs because they make loads of money off pushing these drugs! DVM should be removed from their names when they practice this way!
My 17 1/2 yr old Jack Russell had her 1st seizure this past monday. 😢 My husband said she had another today (Friday)! They've lasted less than 10 seconds and she seems to rebound fairly quick. I'm contacting my vet monday for appointment. Thank you for this information so i know what to expect! I know she's old but she's always been a very hardy little dog.
We're glad you found it useful and hope you can get the seizures under control!
My 3 year old Giant Schnoodle has been having seizures since November. Over the last month they've gotten worse and we ended up at the Emergency Vet due to not being able to control them with medication at home. We have an appointment scheduled with a neurologist in October. There are just so few animal neurologist out there. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It's given me some peace of mind until I'm able to talk to a neurologist face to face.
Hi! What did the vet say? How’s your dog doing? Mina is 4 and just started getting seizures 3 months ago
I took her to have blood tests done and an MRI but everything was fine, so she was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy 😢
@@Gabeerojas Poor Mina! We visited with the neurologist at the end of October. They have diagnosed Pickles with myoclonic seizures. Thankfully the vet was honest and said that an MRI would be wasteful as it wouldn't give us anymore answers - so we saved money. We have upped Pickles Kepra dosage and continue to give her Phenobarbital. At the recommendation of the neurologist we also started an antianxiety medication as stress and anxiety can cause the seizures to happen. Our goal is no more than 1 seizure every 3 months - this felt like a huge tasks since Pickles was having several seizures a week. Happy to report that since 10/28 she has only had 1 seizure :) I do hope that Mina continues to improve.
What was your outcome?
My dog only has seizures when he's in a situation that causes him high anxiety, so far at the vet and groomer. I'm reluctant to medicate daily versus just removing stressors.stressor. He is almost 3, first one was experienced at approximately 1.5 years of age.
Thank you for this overview! I'm curious on your input on CBD oil for dogs with Idiopathic epilepsy?
Thank you for the thorough explanation. I strongly believe my dog comes into the third category. It doesn't happen often, maybe once in two months, and sometimes let longer than that. I think what triggers his epilepsy is pork, it r happens when I give him pork bones. It's really hard to watch him suffer. Although the epilepsy may occur for less than a minute, but it always seems so long
Seems like a helpless eternity. I know it hurts me WAYYYY more than it hurts her😭
My aging lab was on Proin for incontinence. After two months on this drug she had a grand mal seizure. Prior to this I noticed muscle twitching, excessive thirst and agitation. People should be WARNED about this! She is back to incontinence but is still alive and not having symptoms that are far worse than the occasional incontinence.
We didn't have this problem at all
My coonhound is 8 or 9 a rescue i noticed a month or so ago he started twitching his right ear happens most of the time he is up and about at first we thought ear infection this was ruled out finally a neurologist thought it might be focal seizures after sending him a video the problem being he will sometimes scratch behind his ear after a twitch shake his head and sometimes yelp or if you accidently bump into him and hit his head he will give a yelp not sure i want to put him on seizure meds. if seizures are not the problem because i read once you start them on the meds and than take him off it could do more harm than good would like your opinion on this it would be much appreciated thank you
My 17yo diabetic Dachshund had one and her gums where cold. I could not check BG as they have discontinued the alpha Trak2 been trying to get the strips. I have one arriving tomorrow as explained the situation there is a shortage in Australia they are all on back order. Her bloods and biochemistry is good following the seizure. I put glucose on her gums when it passed as my first thought was not an hypo due to how full on it was with the mouth chomping. It is common for cold gums with a seizure? It went for less than 3 mins. She gets active at night I’ve noticed so I check bg until I ran out the week of the seizure as low bg can be tricky to see with her sometimes. She is vision and hearing impaired. Not related to diabetes she has had cataract surgery, gunderson flap, and one eye removed some of her eye surgeries since 2017. Slow loss of hearing over 3 years. I thought maybe dementia as when I’d check her BG when she was up and active at night it was fine. But the sezuire if not BG has thrown me. She has been diabetic for 9 years and not being able to check her BG at the time as not helped, I rubbed glucose her her gums of course but with her age I wonder what your thoughts are? She has grade 2 heart murmur no tx needed atm. Full pet insurance and a great team of eye specialists, heart and diabetic vets, and will do MRI if needed but she had her eye out in May we use an anethesthologt if now. But due to age and comorbities the vet and I don’t want to put her under unless it’s necessary. Already 3 GAs this year which is about standard for her. Sorry for the waffling just wondering if cold gums common in all sezuires or more related to BG? I really appreciate your video and I feel so stupid not being able to check her BG as it would of save me a lot of panic.
Oh damn. This is an old video. I will post anyway. I really appreciate the way you broke things down and explained it all. My dog was roughly 3-5 years old when she began having them. I am not sure of her age but she was fairly young when I adopted her. I took her to an emergency Vet (always happens on the weekend) and he put her on Gabapentin and Keppra. She's been taking these drugs for 5 years now. Maybe a little less than that.
On those meds, she would go about 3 months between seizures. The longest she has gone was 7 months or something astonishing, but then they started coming with a vengeance. Now her seizures are coming literally every 3 weeks and 2 or 3 days.
She had 2 in the same day the last time and we increased her dosages of both drugs and increased the frequency to every 8 hours. Now today she had another one, 3 weeks and 3 days from the last one. Putting her on much higher doses and more often has done absolutely nothing.
How hard would it be to take her off these two meds and put her on something else like Phenobarbitol? I am going to take her back in to see the Vet as early in the week as I can but until then, I'm going to keep her close to me cause at this point, anything could happen. I just want to be the best mom I can be. This breaks my heart.
It takes her longer to come out of the fog these days too. I'm afraid of the damage that is happening to her as a result of the seizures. She's too sweet and too lovable to live like this.
I know, these seisures are heart breaking. My pomeranian just started having them about 2.5 months ago. I just hate these seizures
@@judycrisenbery2982 I feel for you.
@@Pack.Leader thank you:-)
@@judycrisenbery2982 I have started her on MCT oil and although it's too early to tell, she seems to be doing well on it. I hope to God it makes the seizures much farther apart and less severe but only time will tell. I'm considering also starting her on CBD but I'll wait so I can evaluate the MCT. It is said that MCT oil improves a dog's seizures by over 40%. Do some research and maybe try it for your baby.
Thanks so much for the helpful video, pretty devastating watching my dog start to go through this... I hope we get a couple more good years..
How's your dog doing🥺
@@RaynaMay terrible :( constant whining and anxiety, he's having a ton of trouble coping
@@ericomfg how is he now ?
@@ericomfg My dog is also facing the same problem. He also lost the bladder control.
Got any advice for me ?
@@sritammahapatro4016 oh man ... It's not going well here. I don't know what to say. I'm learning a lot about life, it's very precious while you're healthy. My poor dog is out of control at this point. The dosage of the medicine is so high it's making him go crazy... Trying another medicine soon.
Phenobarbital was first, now going to try keppra
What if my dog's 'normal' is seizures lasting as long as 10 minutes? His frequency fluxes between 8+ months or monthly or as frequently as a week apart. I can't rush him to the emergency vet because every seizure is longer than 3 or 5 minutes. He's had blood work done 4 times after a seizure and all vitals/blood work is amazing. We had him on Keppra and just added Phenobarbital this week. He is always normal after his seizures. We give him midazolam nasally after the 5min mark of his seizures, but it doesn't stop them quickly.
thank you for uploading this video! my dog had seizure today she is not eating well and find it hard to walk im so sad
Sorry to hear. Do you have a veterinarian or vet neurologist is your area?
I have a chihuahua that has seizures 2 to 3 times a month and they last hours. Been this way for years. Had a catscan but not much was revealed. They seem to be getting more frequent. She has had 3 this week each one a couple days apart. And the average one 2 hours. Any suggestions
I do have a question, our dog kicked off at 3 when her flea and tick and heart worm medicine was upgraded due to weight and age. How do we break that threshold for our pets?
Thanks for the great video! I use aloe juice for my dog. I buy it at Walmart and give him a 1/4 cup morning and evening. It has cut his seizures down to a small one about every six weeks. My vet said if it works, it's better than drugs and that the seizures he has are called marker seizures. He would have them even with the phenobarbital. Thanks again!
How does the dog drink the aloe juice? Do you dilute it with water at all? (its quite thick right?) How has it been working? I'm looking for anything helpful for my dog who has had seizures for about 6 months now.
@@nzcatz760 I buy my aloe juice at Walmart. It's 'Fruit of the Earth Aloe Juice' and it's the consistency of water. I don't dilute it I use about an 8th to a quarter cup with each of my 2 feedings per day.. My dog is 9 years old Lab and I've been using it for about 8 years. I also put in a couple of dashes of turmeric with each feeding. When I open the gallon aloe juice I put in about two tablespoons of Taurine. It has been a godsend. I hope it helps your dog.
I think my dog ate ice droppings since then the siesures began the other dog ate as well but no siesures....he is a bit bigger..
Will you please suggest me that my 2 and half year dachshund has seizures since 1 year. Recently I have started giving her Phenobarbital 30 mg but since then I’m noticing that her body started shaking while touching her upper body such as neck and back. Please tell me what’ll I do.
My dog (who was about 6 months old at the time) started having seizures about 2 weeks after we purchased a kitten he had them for three years every week sometimes 3 times a week till unfortunately our cat got run over after that he didn’t have another seizure. We can only assume he was allergic to the cat although the vet said she had never come across it before and we didn’t put 2 and 2 together before that. The cat used to sleep with the dog they used to get on very well. He is now 12 years old and hasn’t had a seizure for 8 1/2 years
I have epilepsy and I think you are wonderful for catching this. Doctors won't consider the most basic and apparent reasons for the cause of seizures. Very good.
Wow, that is very interesting! I would not have thought about this connection.
Thoughts on weather influences; my dog is medicated daily but still has seizures on the full moon and changes in barometric pressure?
I have epilepsy. I think you are very intuitive. Yes, you are right, no matter what any doctor might tell you. My doctors don't believe me.
My 8mnth old beagle Goblin just had 2 seizures today with 5 hours interval. Can't run him in vet for eval because it is closed.
What about valley fever/coccidiomycosis?
My dog has been on Epiphen for 2 years now but unfortunately the seizures started again in August so I've been researching myself since then for a natural remedy. I found it and am documenting my findings in her seizure journal and I have done a 5 Minute TH-cam vlog with a 2 week update and weekly updates thereafter. The title is (Epilepsy in dogs) the channel is (Just Kidding) . After having 16 seizures from the 1st December till the 14th I started her on this natural remedy on the 15th December 2023
They even tested her for Cushings, we just try to be the best parents should can have and do the best we can
My dog has been having them more frequently the last few days and her head is hot. What can I do to get her cooled down? Will baby Tylenol help? Is that what is causing them? She’s 4 yo and started to get them a year ago. She was the runt of her litter and I am surprised she is still with us due to her issues. I’m thinking maybe her blood sugar is low.
great presentation. My 17 year old Lhasa maltese just started what appeared to be a mini stroke or seizure. Last less than a minute. He will cry out in the middle of sleeping, lift his head, sometimes shakes his head and then stretches his neck and eyes become fixed. Sometimes, he will just fall over. Seems to always happen when he is sleeping. He had 3 identical, peed a little bit during one of them, but he seems to come out of them quickly. Thoughts since he is 17 years old?
LavenderOcean MaryAnn Could be a heart problem. Could be a seizure. If a seizure, could be due to things like low blood sugar or due to things inside the brain like a tumor or stroke. Exam, blood tests, x rays and possibly a visit to a neurologist (and MRI).
Our pup has seizures. He is only a year and a half. He has them multiple times a week. We have tried numerous meds and currently trying potassium bromide. We took him to the neurologist and he felt confident that it wasn’t a tumor. We didn’t run a mri as that’s super expensive. We had to take him to the emergency vet as he had clusters but it was 8 in a row. It’s so crazy. We are hoping the bromide works
I hope so too. Sometimes it’s a combination of medications that is needed. Most of the time we don’t stop all seizures but aim to make them less severe and less frequent.
In the same exact position as you, expect we ruled out everything else via mri for our 15 month old pug. Starting bromide now as he is in hospital, he has many clusters and many in a row similar to your pup. I hope all is well. Sending my love to you and yours. My little man is my first one, and dealing with all of the different medications and juggling school is a lot to manage. Since our situations are so similar, please reach out if you ever want to share more. We are hoping for the best for our sweet Elon.
Best, Joey
My cat has seizure her vet need MRI to diagnosis what kind of seizure was. I can’t do that for her it’s very expensive it cost 6000$. Im asking if there is another way like a test to know what kind of seizure she had? Thanks to anyone who answered my question
Thank you, I just adopted a 5mth old pup with seizures, that started when she was 3 mths old. Haven't done an MRI yet but sounds like I should, she's on Keppra but had 6 seizures yesterday, now having an overnight stay with the emergency vet.
Yes, if she has had seizures since 3 months of age, idiopathic epilepsy is less likely. Tests (blood tests, bile acids testing for liver shunt, MRI, spinal tap, and possibly infectious disease testing).
@@SEVNeurology yes, she's had blood and bile tests, all clear. next step is change to pheno and then MRI
Idiopathic is NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH YOUNG DOGS!! Our boy (pug)started at 2-3 months old and he is now 15 months. The situation evolves and alternates between being sporadic and chronic. Currently hospitalized and starting 4th medication (KBr). We've also tried pulse therapy with Chlorazepate. He has confirmed refractory idiopathic epilepsy (rule out diagnosis via metabolic testing, MRI, CSF tap). We were always td it was very unlikely to be this but that is the way it worked out. Unfortunately he is a more severe case, and we are trying our best. I hope your pet is doing well, and that things begin to get better for all do our little friends.
Best, Joey
Help! My dog is 1.5 years old a week ago he started to what seems like hallucinate it comes in the evenings around 8 or 9 pm. He hasn't had any seizures? But I did read about Fly Snapping syndrome? Blood work checked fine at the vets??? I"m so confused?
my pom lays on the ground and seems to be running in place, I always thought it was so cute, now I am wondering if this is a seizure. This happens regularly about 5 times a week. I always thought that it was a burst of energyy. She seems fine afterward. Do I need to worry/
Hello, I have a question
Homecooked fresh food diet with a small amount of grain free kibble seems to help .. Also doing well with Turmeric and Honey added to food . Healthy treats such as Carrots and Green beans help too .. Stay away from Flea Tick meds ..
I think my dog had just her first seizure 3 hours ago for 5 to 10 secs. I'm not sure cause she was just lying on her tummy, she suddenly wants to get up then that's when it started. She's on medication for blood parasitism(anaplasmosis) right now. She also had nexgard which is an anti-tick 4 days ago. I don't know if it is because of her medicines. 😭
@@IHeartBangtan_7 My dog had its first after Nexgard .. Please try to stay away from any flea tick meds ..
GOODMORNING !My dog is older dog she had last week tue and wed today Saturday morning he had one but he is walking or eating except during water!Giving him water ice chips also trying give secure med!He won't take it !Help , please I can't afford MRI he is update with shots!
Hi please I need help my dog is the first time have seizures I don’t know what do do I set up the appointment to see the doctor sooo scary please I really need some answer thank you very much
How did everything go w the DOC
Do all seizures include shaking and stiffening.
thank you for the video! I have a 13 week golden/lab/? mix. I got her last week so I don't know when the seizures started. In the week I've had her, she's had 5 mild seizures, lasting about five seconds for the main phase and about one minute altogether, at least 24 hr apart. I won't have the money to take her to the vet for two weeks. Any advice? She seems healthy otherwise, clumsy and sleepy but normal puppy behavior.
I did try to rehome her but everyone just says "I can't afford that" when I tell them I want a reasonable rehoming fee. Um, if you can't afford $200 you can't afford the $2000 vet bill.
What about hyperthermia? How would you treat the hyperthermia that comes along with?
What's the reason for seizures in day old puppies continuously for more than one week?
Thank you, this was extremely informative, and I greatly appreciate it! My 4 yr old boxer just had her first seizure early this morning. My son was screaming, and I found her laying on her side looking like she was trying to run, and urinating! It lasted for maybe 15 seconds, and she just laid there. My son said he started screaming for me when she fell over, so I’m guessing it was a minute in total. My vet told me not to do it in the future, but I immediately picked her up, to carry her downstairs. What’s crazy, after laying her back down, she immediately jumped up and became playfully excited, with each of us standing around her. I’m sure it’s all in my mind, but if felt like she was trying to calm us all down, because she could see ppl crying. Definitely not me, I wasn’t crying, lol! I made an appt to have her seen by her vet, what a scary and freaky morning! Thanks again for your video, you really did a great job breaking it down.
Gavin1130 Sorry to hear. Good idea going to the vet. Hopefully it was just a one-time thing but it all depends on the cause. Take care.
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My 7 month old Rottweiler passed away last night. She had cluster seizures once two months ago but she did have a foreign material and was thought at that time it was due to the foreign material because she stopped once removed. She did fine after that blood work always normal and she was a completely normal pup. Then yesterday suddenly she had another group of cluster seizures 6 by the time we got her to the vet. We did X-rays and blood work everything was clear nothing alarming as to what was causing it but she did aspirate during her seizures. She was then given a propofol drip to help control the seizures as she had about 12 already. Unfortunately she passed away. We are devastated we don’t know if there’s something we did wrong or was this something genetic that we couldn’t control. We just recently lost our first Rottie back in March due to cancer and then we got our little pup after and now we lost her also. We are at a loss for words and just wish we can have some answers to give us peace.
😭😩🙏🏻praying for u.
My dog is now at a stage of she acts like she has her paw in a light socket on a regular basis. She is on potassium bromide and levectrim