My dog has seizures, but they aren't like what I think of...

This sounds like the effects of sugar to me. Could it be that your dog suffers from some sort of sugar disorder (like diabetes)?? Without really seeing the seizures it's hard to make a judgement on what is going on. But you have to remember that every dog or persons seizures will be different from each other, because we all deal with them very differently. I most certainly would ask for the blood sugar levelling of your dog to be checked out. Possible even get a second opinion from a different vet. Love and light to you and your friend (who looks incredibly cute by the way!!).

I don't have a dog with this problem but I did ask a friend of mine who works for a vet and it isn't good. She said there are only 2 conditions she knew of that can cause the type of seizure your dog is having: epilepsy and brain damage. Epilepsy has several different types of seizure - minor ones where they just "go blank" for a couple of minutes to the "grand mal" convulsions. Without medication, the seizures can and will get more frequent. Even with medication, it can get to the point where the medication no longer works. Normally, the type of seizure you described is the type an animal will have after the medication no longer works (paralyzing seizure). She said the type of medication depends on a couple of different factors and it is up to your vet; which one and how frequently they should be taken. Brain damage - could have been caused by a fever or other illness; a blow to the head; poisoning; or even a brain tumor. IF the dog has no other symptoms or behavior changes; it is "probably" not a tumor. Brain damage may remain stable or get worse depending on the cause and whether the dog has any additional head injuries. Medications may or may not work to prevent this type of seizure. Brain damage would usually not show up in tests unless the damage was extensive and then there would be other symptoms. If the dog is not having daily (or more frequent) seizures, she said you might not want to medicate because of the side effects. She also said there are some herbal remedies you can try. Unless your dog is allergic to one of the ingrediants - "they won't hurt him and they might help". She said you can get them on-line, from a catalog, or in some of the bigger pet stores. She also said keeping him calm and not making a big deal out of his seizures will help him handle them better himself; dogs are very excepting creatures. Sorry, I don't have any better news for you.

Race dogs are subject to several illnesses, yours if I do not make a mistake is subject to epilepsy, you must cure him, if only vetertinario tries to hear another one, one can never. Mine has 12 hanni is a mestizo last year I have found a tumour cutaneous and suffers of arthrosis, also today he has had a crisis with the cold, was not walking any more, and have kept him in arm for half hour then was well. My dog for me is like a son, ... ... know it many say that it is absurd, but not me.

plz show them to the vet, better a specialist in dog seizures...ha may be able to help u....

This never happened to my dogs but this advice might help... Watch him and record his normal activties though out the day a record how often he has his seizes and around what time of day and then where he usally is when it happens.He could be having a food reaction or if something like flea medication or something minor like that or it could be somthing that sacres him.just try that for now hopfully this helps u.

My sister's chihuahua has seizures, the same kind you described. When she took him to the vet she said that they were stress induced and to talk to him and hold him and take him to a secluded area like a room and just shut the door and pet him and try to comfort him.

Fortunately my dogs have never had seizures. That's a terrible thing for a dog to suffer with. You can't tell them it's ok you can only comfort them. I would feel terrible if it happened to my dog. I wish I could be more helpful but I have no experience with it. Hopefully they will not become too regular and you can avoid medications.

the dog i used to have, had a couple of siezers the last few months of his life. it was soo scary! he flopped around and well like i said it was scary. we had to hold him still so he wouldnt keep hitting his head. then after awhile it would stop and he'd get this look like he didnt know what had just hapended. it turned out that the first time it happended he was having a bad reaction to medication and the second time it was lack of blood flow getting through his body.

I haven't had any experience with this, but I think your post is good for some other pet owners that may encounter the same problem. Good luck.

My dog who is 8 years old is epileptic, has a couple seizures every month and we put her on medication last year. She doesn't seem to have as many seizures but they still happen. It happens so often that I'm not really freaked out anymore, but one of the common things during her seizures is that she pees all over herself and foams at the mouth. After the seizure she seems extremely out of it, and she walks in circles and follows you. We end up letting her go outside while we clean up the puddle of pee. It usually takes her about 6-8 minutes for her to get back in focus. I remember the first time she had a seizure I was so freaked out, and the entire household had to just watch her until it was safe(for her) to communicate with her.

eventhough i haven't had this experience with my dogs but i know how horrible it feels to see your dog suffering like that. i hope your dog's seizures will lessen and always give your dog lots of care and affection. =p

I am so sorry about you dog having seizures. That must be awful to watch. I have a friend and his dog has seizures too. Romeo has the regular convulsing kind. He has to take medication every day for it. Even with the medication he still gets them, but not as bad. He too had a whole bunch of tests, and they all came back fine. He gets very insecure after having one, and just gets as close to you as he can. It breaks your heart.

Seizures are awful to watch! I work in an animal hospital as a nurse (though my hours are really limited now that I have kids). In my experience, when a dog has chronic seizures and they come into the clinic, we will "phenobarb load" them. Which means, they get a dose of phonobarb every few hours to control the seizures and break the cycle. They are treated as needed with valium should they seizure between doses. They're usually pretty loopy from the phenobarb. After the seizures are controlled, the dog will go home with a prescription of phenobarb. Levels are checked every so often (monthly for a while, then every few months, as long as the seizures are controlled). Potassium Bromide (KBr) can also be added if the phenobarb doesn't control the seizures adequetly. Some dogs will have a seizure, then not another for many months/years. Others will have a true disorder and seizure on a regular basis. Good luck. I hope you fall in the former category!

Hi. I have A boxer who is now 7yrs old. She started having seizures about 3 yrs ago. Very scary. I too took her into the vet and all tests came back normal. We have not been giving her any meds as the vet does not think it is needed. Our dog does not have them to often. She sometimes gets them if she gets to excited. She pretty much acts the same as you described. her legs go limp and she falls to the floor. Afterwards she is very affecionate. I am sorry I am not much help but did want to let you know in our situation hers have not increased and they are farther apart now.

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