My dog has seizures. I just wanted to know if dogs are concious during them. also do dogs feel them coming on?. Is there anything I can do to prevent them?
2006-12-08 09:08:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
A lot of dogs have seizures. Our dog always seemed to know when one was coming on. Even though she had seizures all her life, she lived to be 18 years old. In her later years we got a medication from the vet to prevent the seizures, as they seemed to get more frequent as she got older.
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2006-12-08 09:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a new vet! Repeated seizures can cause progressive brain damage and lead to death. No vet should tell you your dog is 'fine' if it has had multiple seizures. There are fairly inexpensive medications they can give you to help control them. In addition, if they last for 30 minutes or longer, you should be able to get him into a vet while he is seizing so they can get a better idea of the type of seizure. Keep track also of what he ate before the seizure, his activities, etc. as it could be helpful in determining a possible trigger.
2016-03-28 23:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a dog who had seizures. He knew they were coming on because he would always come to one of us to hold him during the seizure. Docs can be medicated with epilepsy drugs. This helps to control and sometimes stop them. I don't know if the dogs are aware during the seizure but thoughts are they are not, as ours would act like nothing ever happened after seizure.
2006-12-08 09:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by g49joeybethl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a boyfriend that had seizures (grand mal). He said he was NOT conscious during them and didn't feel a thing. He only had a short warning that they were coming on (forget what is was, I think he couldn't speak).
As for prevention, except for medication there's not a lot you can do.
One possibility: for epileptic children a ketogenic (very low carbohydrate) diet is often recommended. Many years ago I had a dog who had occasional seizures. For a while I had her on a raw diet and I noticed that she had no seizures during that time. Later on when I learned about the ketogenic diet and seizures it made sense, since the raw diet is low-carb (meat and veggies, grain free).
Discuss this with your vet and do some research on epilepsy, low-carb diets and homemade diets for dogs. There is also the commercial brand EVO which is pretty low-carb.
2006-12-08 09:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can prevent them to a certain degree, consult your vet. He will most likely pre-scribe medication. Also, sometimes dogs are conscious, it depends on the severity. Our chihuahua is on pills 3 times a day, but he doesn't have seizures anymore. Best wishes :)
2006-12-08 09:23:13 · answer #5 · answered by hailey718 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take your dog to your vet. to see why your dog is having seizures. With a grand mal seizure they are unconcious. You need to know what the cause is and then let your vet. find the treatment.
2006-12-08 09:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by ...ジme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not aware of what is going on. I doubt they can feel them coming on (people usually do not) Do you know why your dog is having seizures? Have you taken it to the vet. Perhaps the best person to answer your questions is the VET.
2006-12-08 09:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by Shepherdgirl § 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its like asking if a human stays concious when they have a seizure and whether they feel it...
2006-12-08 09:14:07 · answer #8 · answered by Dunno 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about dog seizures
2006-12-08 12:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by chrisbrownsgirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have had 2 dogs die from seizures.
With no history of seizures.
Go the vet asap!
2006-12-08 09:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by robbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋