dog seizures

3/29/2009 6:06:30 PM	dog seizures
sassy28mama Lennon, MI age: 28	My one year old pomeranian just had a seizure. I have never seen anything like it before. It only last a few min and right now she is ok and just resting on my lap. Her heart rate is a little rapid but I am trying to keep her relaxed. Has anyone else experenced this and any ideas. I am also researching what I can on the interest also.
3/29/2009 6:08:30 PM	dog seizures
kdm1956 Roscommon, MI age: 52	Relax yourself pet her on her back and stroke her upper cheat and say good girl she needs to be relaxed...
3/29/2009 6:08:38 PM	dog seizures
kpm1957 Waterford, MI age: 51	No Have no idea how to help....
3/29/2009 6:09:12 PM	dog seizures
cincin3500 Lapeer, MI age: 36	Very common in small dogs... hard to watch but she will be fine.
3/29/2009 6:10:53 PM	dog seizures
sassy28mama Lennon, MI age: 28	Thank you everyone....Yea she is sitting on my lap right now....It just was weird ..one min i was on the computer and she was playing the next she was on her side seizing.
3/29/2009 6:11:33 PM	dog seizures
mahjong_2009 Harrison, MI age: 54	Most pure-breds have some type of health issue.
3/29/2009 6:18:25 PM	dog seizures
jen100174 Baroda, MI age: 34	Yes pure breds have alot of problems because of inbreeding. I used to be a Vet Tech and saw it all the time. Also, animals can have epilepsy just like people. In my case, with a pom that I used to have, he had them because his spinal cord was getting pinched due to deformaties in his spine..from inbreeding. The vet can give you meds if it keeps up.
3/29/2009 6:21:46 PM	dog seizures
sassy28mama Lennon, MI age: 28	Ok thanks Jen. I heard of a friend of mine her mother in law had a pom for 5 years before they had to put it down. She is not imbreed that I know of I got her from a breeder but I have the family tree to. THis was her first and only one I have seen her have... I read somewhere that if they have a sudden drop i Vit b6 that it can cause seizures so I am going to check that out as a possiblity...Maybe I need to change her food? I am going to call the vet tomorrow.
3/29/2009 6:23:23 PM	dog seizures
jen100174 Baroda, MI age: 34	Its very common with Poms for some reason.
3/29/2009 6:28:40 PM	dog seizures
mahjong_2009 Harrison, MI age: 54	Need to do some intense blood work.All I can do is guess,best to take the animal to a Vet.
3/29/2009 6:29:49 PM	dog seizures
sassy28mama Lennon, MI age: 28	I will I am goign to call the vet in the morning. I love her to much to have anything bad happen. She is my baby.
3/30/2009 6:37:58 AM	dog seizures
bigbobo2 Westland, MI age: 56	Quote from sassy28mama: My one year old pomeranian just had a seizure. I have never seen anything like it before. It only last a few min and right now she is ok and just resting on my lap. Her heart rate is a little rapid but I am trying to keep her relaxed. Has anyone else experenced this and any ideas. I am also researching what I can on the interest also. I had a dog that I got when he was 10 months old. He was a german shephard and Husky mix and was snow white and weighed 125 pounds. He started having seizures. I took him to the vet and he was hit in the head with a shovel by the people that gave him to me. It caused brain damage and the seizures. Yours could have a seizure disorder or epilepsy. My dog was prescribed 2 phenobarbitrol capsules per day. This kept him from having seizures every other day, but he still had one every couple of months. My dog got strung out on the meds and the Vet was selling me bottles of 1000 capsules. My dog needed 3 per day, then , 4, and at the end, he was getting 4 capsules, 3 times per day. He still had a seizure 5 or 6 times per year. The Vet said eventually he would have a seizure and not come out of it. When he had a seizure, he would start to come out of it and try to get up and run. He couldn't see where he was going and would run full blast into something. It is a lot harder than you may think to hold down a 125 pound dog. I tried but he got away once in a while. I was in Boyne City, he had a seizure and got away from me. He ran towards the forest and into the woods. We looked for him for 3 days and couldn't find him. They even made announcements on the TV and Radio to help us find him but he was never found. I hope your dog had a one time thing because it will get expensive and hard to control the seizures even with meds. I wish you and your puppy luck. [Edited 3/30/2009 6:40:32 AM PST]
3/30/2009 9:53:18 AM	dog seizures
sassy28mama Lennon, MI age: 28	I hear it is very common in small dogs...She is my baby I can not see anything being wrong with her. She is only 4 pounds and she is the best dog anyone could ever ask for, I have been home from work for an hour now and she has not had one. But she had several last night and a couple before i went to work this morning. I am hoping thats it. If it gets to the point i have to keep taking her to the vet then yes I will have to probley put her down (tell the kids she ran away) SHe is just so full of life I hope she is going to be ok...I do thank everyone for their advice and stories...
3/30/2009 10:11:29 AM	dog seizures
mahjong_2009 Harrison, MI age: 54	Stress and low blood Sugar; Toy-breed dogs particularly can be susceptible to stress, which can cause a condition of low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia. Puppies under 10 weeks of age are more prone to get hypoglycemia. In small breed puppies from post-weaning to 4 months of age, the most common form of hypoglycemia is called Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia: "Transient" because the symptoms can be reversed by eating; "Juvenile" because it is seen in young individuals. Glucose is the "simple" sugar that the body uses for "fuel" to run its various functions. Table sugar, or sucrose, is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose, and can be broken down rapidly after eating. All sugars are carbohydrates. Grains are also carbohydrates but are considered "complex" carbohydrates because they have many more components and take longer to be broken down. The body uses glucose as its primary energy source. All the parts of the body except the brain can, if needed, use alternate energy sources--fatty acids, for example, which the body accesses by breaking down fat stores. The brain, however, is completely dependent upon glucose to function. If the glucose in the blood is lower than normal, the brain function is the first to show signs. In dogs, these signs may be seen as weakness, behavior changes, confusion, wobbly gait, or even seizures. In fact, in young dogs that have had what may appear to be an epileptic seizure, low blood sugar is generally ruled out before a diagnosis of epilepsy is made. Why are small breeds different? Puppies of very small size and toy breeds of dogs have characteristics that make them more prone to the development of Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia, which is brought on by fasting. Pups of any breed are more likely to develop hypoglycemia than adults are, because their skeletal muscle mass and liver size are smaller and brain size, larger, in proportion to the rest of their body. Therefore, there is less glucose being put out into the blood and more being used by the brain, which is dependent upon adequate glucose in order to function. In small and toy breeds, this discrepancy is more pronounced. Even a brief period of fasting in a toy breed puppy can trigger a hypoglycemic "attack." As discussed, one of these attacks may appear as weakness, confusion, wobbly gait, or seizures. If your puppy is lethargic, listless, or not interested in eating, stress and low blood sugar may be the cause. Eating food that is readily digested and metabolized will reverse minor signs, but intravenous glucose administration is required for severe cases. Puppies with Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia have normal liver size and function, but inadequate glucose precursors or glucose in its stored form. Therefore, any significant stress, such as a routine trip to the vet’s, which occurs in the absence of a recent meal, can cause the blood sugar to drop to dangerously low levels. Low environmental temperatures, infections, vaccinations, strenuous exercise, worming, and inadequate nutrition increase the risk even further. Feeding recommendations for puppies at risk for hypoglycemia include frequent (4 - 5 times a day) feedings of high-carbohydrate, high-protein and /or high-fat foods. Normal feeding schedules will be 3-4 times per day. Our puppies are free fed (food always available in dish) until they are 5-6 month old. Make sure that Water is available at all times! Stress and hypoglycemia can cause dehydration and can lead to death. If your puppy shows signs of stress, you can use a quick remedy for this: Pedialyte (or generic electrolyte replacement formula) can be purchased at Wal-Mart and is an effective quick remedy for stress & hypoglycemia. Gatorade or similar electrolyte sports drinks can also be utilized. Even a quick remedy of plain sugar water or corn syrup can be used, if you do not have anything else available. If he will drink the fluids on his own, allow him to do so! Improper administration of fluids by syringe or any other means can result in choking or aspiration and can lead to aspiration pneumonia. if puppy won't drink on his own rub a little bit of karo sirup on his gums. Contact your veterinarian immediately if the puppy does not respond to the Nutrical or Karo syrup.
3/30/2009 10:15:29 AM	dog seizures
bigbobo2 Westland, MI age: 56	Joe, you're loaded with advice. I always knew you were loaded, but ADVICE TOO!!!!!

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