Big Scare this morning

[Happy Gilmore]

I had an ex-gf who was epileptic. It wasn't fun.

[Buckhunter24]

My moms dog had seizures practically her entire life after she was hit by a car when she was young (she was a mutt, never really new what breeds). Probably had 6 or 8 a year that we knew about. The vet did prescribe something for her that my mom gave to her everyday, not sure what it was but it seemed to make the seizures more infrequent. She lived to be 17. It was always upsetting when they happened but it didnt take long until she was up and moving fine after they happened. I hope your pup is okay, they can still live long and happy lives even if they have regular seizures.

[Caseyd]

Any update today? How's the dog doing

[wildweeds]

my info is solid..............straight from my birdhunting vetrinarian..............An A+ WSU grad and small animal hospital owner. Nuclear meltdown china syndrome can occur.Heatstroke is what kills them from all of the convulsing muscles.

You really should get the dog to the vet........preferably one that won't puh shaw the problem off as " It happens". You need some phenobaribitol to administer when the dog is having the seizure, if the seizure lasts more than 7 minutes brain damage is occuring,and if it goes on long enough it will cook their brain.I've had 3 dogs out of 25 so far that have had seizures,two of those dogs seized once and only once is what it took to kill them,one at age 7 the other this year at almost 9.The remaining dog has hypoglycemic grand mal seizures that when he awoke was nastier than a rattlesnake.


  P.S. THE ONLY WAY to diagnose epilepsy properly for SURE is to pull blood sample from the dog WHILE the SEIZURE is happening.

Definitely find a vet that takes this problem seriously.
The advice Wildweeds is giving is for a specific type of seizure. How long a dog, or human for that matter, has a seizure does not determine brain damage. It is how high the body temperature gets and how violent the seizure is (how low glucose levels reach and how high acid levels reach).  Phenobarbital medication in dogs can cause its own health problems. If your dog is having the type of seizure described above where brain damage will occur then phenobarbital is better than not doing anything. That is NOT the proper treatment for all seizures. Labs can be prone to have the type of seizure that Wilweeds had to deal with.
Epilepsy is a general medical term that is a diagnosis once 2 or more seizures have occurred. The blood work helps determine what type of seizure is occurring.

[L8NITE]

Never a problem with my labs but I had a hound that had seizures. The vet put him on some meds and they happened less frequently and were pretty mild. Never slowed him down or stopped him from hunting. I was always worried he would have one at a very bad time and get eaten by a bear or cat but he made it through that and died of old age. Good luck with your pup and talk to several vets you will get a different answer almost all the time.

[Elliott]

Well I thought I would let you guys in on what has happened in the past few months, well rane had a total of for seizures, spanning two and a half months, they all seemed to be the same magnitude, none more severe than the first. He has been on phenobarbital since mid december and hasn't had a seizure since thank God. His dosage is 97 mg and he gets it twice a day one with breakfast and one with dinner. I just put it in with his god and he eats it like a piece of kibble. The down side of his medication is that at first he was extremely hungry and thirsty and he would drink about half a gallon in one go around and he was always roaming around looking for food. That side effect has decreased somewhat. The other side effect is that it made his back legs very wobbly and he would drag his back legs when he walked.that side effect has also worn off to a degree. unfortunately we missed out on the entire duck season. I wanted to make sure that his dosage was sufficient to repress any seizures. So yeah kinda just spat out a bunch of random info on how he is doing but yeah I'm glad that he its doing well it was really hard to watch him going through his seizures and the effects that follow.

[Bigluke1981]

Glad to hear that he is doing better!!