5 days ago our 3 month old cocker spaniel puppy started having seizures, almost every hour from 7pm and @ 2 we took him to the emerg. vet. and they did an x-ray and gave him a seditive. THis really did not help. My husband took him to our vet @ 7 that morning and they use phenobarbatol and he kept having seizured, not as often but more than 10 a day. The vet took him home that night and Saturday he did not have a seizure. Sunday he had a small one and today he had one that lasted 3 sec (very small one). We can not find anything he could have gotten into. Our son said he saw Puck jump off the couch and landed on his head and he cried. He was fine the rest of the afternoon and the seizured started that night. Could the fall do all this?? We contacted the breader and there is no history or medical problems. I am at a loss. We lost our dog of 9 years to cancer 4 months ago and I can not take this! My heart is scared something bad is wrong. Is it weird this happened all of a sudden????
2006-12-26 04:35:20 · 5 answers · asked by Jan A 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The Dr. said the fall "could" be the reason. I would just like to hear if this happened to anyone else, is there hope this will pass....thanks for everyone's time to try to help me..
2006-12-26 04:48:15 · update #1
I just picked Puck up and he was kinda blank. He was not excited to see me. I wonder if it takes time to heal because he acts so different. He does not like you to love on him and he was sniffing the place like he had never been there. He had burst of energy and would run for a sec, then almost get distracted by something else. Almost like having an imaginary friend.. Hope this goes away. If we have to give him med. for the rest of his life we will, but only if he acts some what normal and not like everything is new every 5 minutes. The Dr. said we will ahve to wait and see. It was so sad because he personality was so altered. However we JUST got him home, I think we will know more tomorrow. Sometimes being the grown up really stinks! I want some one to tell me what to do:) I can not say enough how great you all are being! I really needed all the comments!
2006-12-26 07:48:18 · update #2
The fall would be the most likely cause.
You will have to decide if you are comfortable keeping the dog in your family. Most times seizures can be controled very well with meds but you are going to have to give meds every day for the rest of the dogs life. You are going to have to moniter the dog and have regular check ups and meds checks for the life of the pet.
The meds are not really expensive but you have to be consistant in giving them. And it will be a lifelong thing.
You need to sit down and eveualte your life style and living situation and make sure you are willing to make this type of comitment with and to this dog. If not either place the dog with a rescue or if the breeder will take it back or humane euthanise it.
Any way you go the decision will be hard and I am sorry you are having to go through something like this. Good luck in your decision.
2006-12-26 05:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you ought to particularly take your domestic dog decrease back to the vet. She is in all probability having problems, and that they could in all probability be bothering her the main at evening while she is attempting to loosen up. The vet could propose giving her aspirin in many situations, yet being that she is a domestic dog, you will unquestionably desire to get the terrific suited dosage from the vet (aspirin must be risky if no longer given properly). Animals won't be ready to let us know that something is hurting, yet i'm constructive that the after outcomes are inflicting her some form of long-term soreness. if your widespread vet would not look too worried, locate one that is worried. She shouldn't ought to stay something of her existence in soreness. She needs to have something for convenience and to help her sleep. If it injured her techniques, who's conscious what areas of the physique may well be feeling soreness. She desires some alleviation. you're able to ought to evaluate laying her to relax. this is not honest to make her go through for years basically because of the fact she will't inform you the place she is hurting. additionally, do no longer enable all people upset her, irritate her, or something of the kind. She may well be residing an entire life of pain and no one is conscious it. God Bless your toddler with an entire restoration.
2016-11-23 17:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our pug Yoda God bless, had seizures but not often so no meds needed. Many animals have seizure disorders and with proper treatment and diagnosis can an a loving member of your family.
Sorry for your loss.
Soolee
2006-12-26 05:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by ladysooleawa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my rottweiler started doing that, but after his seizures he would turn on us because he was so scared and didn't know what happened to him. i had to put him to rest. unfortunately. i did not want a dog on pills, never knowing - will he have another episode? that was my choice. my doc told me, it would be one or the other.
i would get a good check up from 1 -2 vets, to get opinions. blood samples etc. and then make a decision depending on what you can do for your dog.
i'm sorry that you are going through this right now,
i hope it will turn out ok.
btw he was diagnosed with epilepsy
2006-12-26 04:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well have u asked the vet if the sezuirs could be an effect on the fall
2006-12-26 04:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by Kassi 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋