My dog is epileptic. When he had the crisis for the first time ...?

Question

I hold him, give him supot. I wonder if him felt confortable with me cause he trusted me or if he was just scared?

Answer 1

You can do only what you are doing. Talk to him, hold him, and be there when he comes out of it. I know with people who have this, they are not aware of what is happening during the seizure, but it is frightening when they begin to come around and do not have control of their bodies yet. A friendly voice, and someone who cares is the best help. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I had a dog who had seizures. It was very scary. The last seizure he had, he had over a dozen in less than an hour. Fortunately my boys were asleep when this happened. Even though we could afford to care for him, at the time we couldn't afford the medicines. We put him down after calling the vet & being told without medication he would just get worse. With medication, your dog does have a chance for a happy life. Without it, life won't be as happy. I would suggest taking the dog to the vet now & getting the meds, otherwise the dog will suffer. You can also go online & look up epilepsy in dogs. You can find awhole lot of info. We did extintsive research & called the vets before we made the heartbreaking decision to put Jake down. I read somewhere that the more seizures a dog has, the more brain cells are lost. So one way or another, help your dog. My dog was a australian shepperd/beagle mix & he was just over 1 yr. old.
They say NOT to touch a dog while they are having a seizure. They are too disoriented to know what they are doing & might accidently bite. It is very hard watching them have a seizure. Feel free to comfort them afterwards, just talk in a low, calm voice & say their name. Also make sure there is nothing around them that can harm them during a seizure. One more thing, has anything happened lately that has been stressful on your dog? That may have triggered the seizures, also anything toxic. The vet will probably want to know all this. It may be genetic. Also some breeds of dogs are prone to having seizures.
I hope this helps you!!

Answer 3

My 13 yr old dog had the first seizure 5 weeks ago. Because she was due for her rabies shot and she had come in contact with a sick wild animal I was thinking rabies. Because I was afraid of her frothing and then growling at me (Hay - I saw Old Yeller) she took about 3 hours to become normal. The second seizure came 4 weeks later and this time I stayed with her for the 5 min seizure and after wards when she seemed to not see very well and to not know who I was - but she seemed content that I was not hurting her and it only took about 1 hour for her to return to normal. So I'm thinking the comfort really does help. I read up on human seizure and the description fits what my dog went through. Humans have no memory of it, assume that dogs do not either. Posted a seizure question and got a couple people saying to give the dog something sweet to replenish their blood sugar level. Scary stuff isn't it?

Answer 4

You can also put raw honey on his gums. Homeopathic groups say that this will shorten the time of the seizure.

Answer 5

you should see a vet!! my dog has epilepsy,he is on phenobarbital.which prevents him from having seizures.