My Pom may have seizures? Have you ever seen this or heard of anything like it?

Question

I have a three year old pom - who i think may have seizures - every so often he body tenses up and she cant walk do anything - its heartwrenching - it kills me. she tries to keep going - her tail is not affected... her legs just dont work and get stuck in the position they were in when whatever it is that is happening happens - so it may be stuck straight out - or may be tucked it... i dont know what to do. ive taken her to the vet and they said its probably seizures and there is nothing that i can do about it. for the first time tonight she yelped right before it happened, breaks my heart. she is my little dogchild! have you ever seen or heard of anything like this? please help!

Answer 1

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. I also have a pom who is 6 years old, and she acts the same way you were
describing. Her legs go stiff and she can"t walk or move .
I have taken her to the vet and told me the same thing your vet told you. They also said if i could get her to them while she was having it they could have a better understanding. I tried but by the time i got her almost there it stopped. She has a seizure about once a month, sometimes she cries out, and i know what you're going through because it breaks my heart to. The only thing i know to do , is while she having one i keep her on the floor and hold and pet her and talk softly to her telling her she is OK. w/in a few minutes it passes.It is heart wrenching watching something like that happen and not being able to do anything about it. You are the only person i have heard of other than myself that goes through this. thank you for letting me comment.

Answer 2

Yes. My Lhasa Aphso has seizures. Does the same thing. The vet intially put her on phenobarbitol but it made her sluggish all the time so we took her off it. She only has one or two a month and we just keep petting her and stroking her and she is fine. I know it breaks your heart...but your doggie will be ok. I understand it is common in many smaller breeds. (Our dog is 16 years old.) Fact is, my son has 5 different kinds of seizure disorders so I had plenty of experience prior to our dog having it! The fact your dog yelps first is kind of good that means you have a chance to get to her/him . Your dog is not in pain, jsut to let you know. The yelp is a "short circuit" in the brain and the yelp is common prior to a seize. (same as humans. They may have a "yelp" prior, too.) Take care and if it becomes 2 or 3 a day I would say ask the vet about meds...but if it is just periodically ...I wouldnt. Take care.

Answer 3

I have a Corgi/Pomeranian mix who has the same thing. The first time it happened, I took him to the emergency vet (it was a Sunday evening). They ran all kinds of tests, and found nothing wrong with him. Since then it has happened every few months. He doesn't seem to be in pain, but sometimes throws up during the seizure. Afterwards, he is a little tired, but is frisky again in a couple of hours. I wouldn't worry about it too much. My dog is almost 5 years old, and healthy in every other way. Good luck!

Answer 4

I believe that they've always had this ability, but conditions in their life awaken them to become more understanding of their gift. It could be a seizure, or it could simply be their age. Many psychics say that they didn't receive their gift until later in life. To: ô¿ô You are the reason why people do not accept modern-day witches. If it were up to you, the witch hunt would still be alive today. How dare you accuse us of worshiping Satan?! Why don't you actually RESEARCH our religion BEFORE you put us down, because you look like a total idiot spouting off crap that isn't true. Your BIBLE isn't the only spiritual text, in fact your religion is one of the newer ones. While Paganism, Buddhism, and other middle-east religions were the first religions. So why don't you get off your f'n high horse and actually look stuff up instead of using your only souce (aka, the bible.) Oh and did you know, every time you have sex you're practicing magick. So according to you, you are a satanist! Blessed Be!

Answer 5

I had a yellow lab that use to have seizures. There are meds that they can give them to try to prevent it. In my situation the dog was having grand mal seizures. It was very scary. I use to have to be near him all the time to make sure his body wasn't slamming into anything & to make sure tables, lamps, etc did not fall on him. Our vet put him on a narcotic that I use to have to purchase at the reg drug store & a liquid med called potassium bromide. It did help for a while, but each time he had a seizure it damaged him more.. So we had to increase his meds. Then at one point he was getting nippy with the kids & we were afraid he was going to harm them, so we had to get rid of the dog. I would contact your vet & ask if there is any meds you can give to help your dog, so maybe the seizures can be prevented or if there's something that can keep them to a mimimum.

Answer 6

I think he is having a seizure. I would contact a different vet and get medicine for the seizures. I understand how hard it is to watch him have one.
There is a great website for seizures in dogs: http://www.daneangelnetwork.org/health.htm


P.S That vet does not know what he is talking about, there is medicine out there that treats seizures.

Answer 7

Well mckenzi: if your dog is older by age I would suggest
that any kind of seizure must be treated carefully because
only once an vetnairian does know take Pom to an Animal hospital right away for treatments as such! or discuss with family
too
God bless& trust him

Answer 8

Take her to a different vet, there must be something that you can do! It must be awful, I can only imagine. If all the vets say theres not anything that can be done and if you know that your pom is really suffuring, I would consider euthanazia. It the kindest.

I urge you to look for more vets to find a cure.
Dont give up! :)

Answer 9

I have a boston terrier that has seizures. But everytime we took him to the vet the eposode was over. His eyes would almost bulge out. He would shake and not walk. It is very heart breaking. Good Luck

Answer 10

I have never seen it in a Pom but I have in a Chihuahua...the vet said that it was probably genetic and something akin to epilepsy in humans. I feel for you so much...you may want to take your baby to another vet to get a second opinion. I will keep your little one in my thoughts and prayers.