I was watching television, then my dog that was next to me suddenly gets up all wobbly, coming towards me, shaking, barely able to walk. I get worried so I pick her up quickly and she’s really stiff and shaky, and jerking like if she doesn’t want me to hold her, I put her on the floor, and she is still wobbly and can’t walk so I pick her up and hold her. Then put her on her bed, and she’s back to normal, acting like herself now. Playing with her toys like usual and such,
It all lasted less than a minute.. her jaw was not moving at all it was closed at all times, she’s a small dog, yorkie/chihuahua
Can anyone help me please? I am going to take her to the vet tomorrow since they are closed right now but I would like to know if it was a seizure she just had or what was it so I can tell them tomorrow?
Could very well have been a seizure. Seizures may or may not involve loss of consciousness, and they may be focal, or generalized.
My question for you right now is: Could she have gotten in to *anything* unusual. Seizures can be primary, or they can be secondary (and toxic exposure is something that you’d want to worry about).
My own dog has focal seizures which have been witnessed by a vet, and diagnosed as primary epilepsy. His post-ictal phase (time it takes him to get back to normal after a seizure) is pretty short.
I’ve also had conversations with veterinary neurologists that back up the above statements.
He is a miniature poodle and he is about 11 years old. And he has been having seizures for years. We taken him to the vet and the vet can not provide answers for us. Is there any information that anyone has? The vet told us they usually don’t do anything besides keep them calm. Any help anyone?
go to a different vet.
When dogs get seizures do they know whats going on or no? Because i have a dog and the vet says he has epilepsy because my dog gets these "attacks" where his front paws get cramped up and he starts shivering and my vet says its epilepsy, but i heard that when they get seizures they dont know whats going on, but my dog knows hes going through something and he looks at me scared and after its over he knows something happened to him, and also he sort of tells me when its going to happen to him because he starts looking at me with scared eyes and then his front legs starts cramping up..im thinking this is stress or anxiety or something because it doesnt just happen randomly, i noticed the situations he was in when it happens..
go back to your vet! tell him! NOT US! believe your vet. he knows more than you. tell him exactly what you told us. maybe there is a cure.
My 5 year old Rat Terrior, Jake, has been stealing kleenexes and i just want to make sure they arent bad for his health in any way.
I hope not because my little dog will eat any Kleenex left around for two seconds!!
lol
cuz thats the type of seizure i have andthey suggested a dog but i was wondering if these dogs can still alert for focal seizures rather than grand mal seizures
It depends on the individual dog. You can not train a dog to alert to seizures (or any medical condition other than diabetes), and it is estimated that approximately 15% of the dog population has this ability. Once you know your dog has the ability (normally because they start alerting), then you can train them in how you want them to alert. Do you want them to paw at your leg, nose your leg, stomp your foot? That kind of thing.
I have Dystonic seizures as well as syncope and have a service dog that alerts to both. He was a pet that started alerting even before we knew there was something to alert to.
There is a faction of people who believe medical alert dogs are not valid service dogs, and they will likely be around here shortly. However, in the Final Rule that was published in September and goes into affect on March 15, 2011, the DOJ stated that when a dog takes action to alert, they go beyond just sensing something and it becomes a valid task.
My male yorkie has some black spots on his belly area and a blackish brownish patch on his genitals. I thought it was just dirt so I gave him a bath but it didnt come off. Does anyone know what this could be?
I would first think: simply the color of the skin.
Dog’s sometimes have spots that are another color than the rest of the skin.
If you see that it’s not just color of the skin, see a Vet.
If your not sure "some people may not know skin color or something wrong" then go to a vet.
i mean, normally, the type of seizurres that i have are only focal, so they’re not that bad, but the other day, at my basjetball game, i ended up having a grand mal seizyre and having to go to er and everything. doctors still cant figure out why this happened like this. this type of seizure has never happened to me before. anyways, adter that, my parents were introduced w this idea of a seizure service dog..just in cas e any big incidents happen again..or maybe for my small type seizures too..im not exactly sure. …so what wouls this dog be like? anyone think it would ne a good idea?
I have a seizure alert dog (and syncope alert). My seizures are not grand mal, in fact, they are non epileptic. They are dystonic.
Anyway, you can not train a dog to alert to seizures. Its an inherit ability and a dog can either do it or they can’t. It is estimated that less than 15% of the dog population has the ability to alert. What is it like? The dog has an alert "signal". That they are trained to give when they sense a seizure coming on. (You can and do train a dog in the manner in which to alert after you know they have the ability). For example, some dogs are trained to paw that the persons leg. When you receive that signal, you know that you need to get to a safe place to prepare for the seizure.
What programs train are seizure response dogs. These are dogs that respond and help you during and immediately after a seizure. They may go get meds for you, get a specific person, "body block" to protect you, etc… Most seizure alert dogs are cross trained to also be seizure response dogs.
I have a pug/shiatsu/pomeranian, she is three years old going on four (in march). She has been having seizures every now and then since she was a little puppy. What could be causing it? And what should I do to help her? please help, if anyone knows about this kinda stuff! Thanx
Lived my whole life with seizures, my youngest out of three also has these (he is autistic too I think there is a link). Many other family members have these too…
We have had one dog with these .The doctors can not even tell us why we have them (genetics is all they say). My one cousin went through the sugary and according to my aunt did not help him (that whole family but my uncle has seizures, my cousins kids also have them).
Because you have lived with a dog with seizures for so long (our pooch lived until she was 4), you could be a very big help on the boards. Others to have dogs with these and could use your help on how to deal with there pooch with these :0)
Best advice I think are those that have been there seen that…It does mess up the body!
I would not put our dog with these on the drugs. Why? Because of what they do to us! My son is currently on the medication (I refused to take them, but rarely do I have grand mals). If my dog can not get eeg’s and blood work done to protect her poor insides I think it is BAD to give drugs.
I think it is irresponsible to put anything on drugs (especially such nasty drugs) without follow up care. My son is not supposed to be in sun light for more then a hour a day (because of the drugs, same drugs they give dogs). His kidneys (or something internal) can get VERY damaged from this medication. I met someone down the road who had there pooch on these drugs. I asked them about the follow up care and they had no clue what I was talking about :0(
The vet I had I was taking this dog too agreed that no medication should be given. I feel vets do not or could not possibly have the training for these! A specialist in neurological disorders is what is needed and a vet just does not have this training! I mean why would they? Though they can sell desperate owners the medication to give to there poor helpless dogs who can not speak for themselfs….Either passing on from a seizure which is really not painful (I no I have had all sorts of kinds of seizures, doctors say anyway) or passing on painfully from the drugs…
So any how yes there are others who have went through this and who live with these out here. There not fun but a part of day to day life….I also commend you for not putting down your pooch when the first seizure happened. I just could not do it, how could I? When this pooch finally past on my youngest found her and went through a lot of therapy, he thought he too was going to die from his….
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