2007-02-02 23:41:22 · 5 answers · asked by Vyolet 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
As a side note...I have already taken Mocha (said puppy) to the vet and have begun testing. However, nothing was given to stop them and was wondering if I should take her someplace else with another idea.
2007-02-02 23:54:05 · update #1
Hi Vyolet!!
Most puppies who have seizures prior to one year of age and almost all puppies who have seizures prior to six months of age have a cause other than primary (idiopathic) epilepsy as the underlying cause of the seizure activity. It is important to look for an underlying cause when seizures occur in young puppies and when the first instances of seizure activity are close together.Please look article: http://www.askedweb.com/askedweb/Various_Types_Of_Treatments_For_Eepilepsy_In_Our_Dogs/
The most common underlying causes are:
1. infectious disease (primarily distemper virus)..
2. Prior trauma (may be an unknown event)
3. parasitism -- roundworms sometimes cause seizures....
4. toxins - especially lead exposure
5. kidney failure
6. liver disease other than portosystemic shunts
7. hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
There are probably hundreds of even less common causes.
Most of the causes of seizure activity in puppies less than 6 months of age are not inherited defects but hydrocephalus can be and portosystemic shunts seem to occur more frequently in some breeds than others, suggesting a genetic component to their occurrence.
I think that most neurologist would advocate attempting to identify an underlying cause for seizure activity .
Keep a diary or mark the seizure dates on a
calendar you can keep, so that you will have a record of when they occur
that you can discuss with your vet.
Jason Homan
2007-02-03 01:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having seizure at this age just indicates that most likely she has a congenital brain defect or a porto-systemic shunt defect. Maybre you need to go to a good vet for an advice on what to do. This is rather a difficult problem because there's no cure for this. Every now and then, this problem will be recurrent and for the lifetime of this pup, it might be necessary to give him Phenobarbital just to suppress this symptom.
2007-02-03 07:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca N 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No idea and probably not very many people are going to know "why" your dog is having seizures. I strongly suggest taking your dog to a trained professional because there is nothing normal about a dog having a seizure, there is something wrong there. Help your dog as soon as possible please. This is coming from someone who almost lost their dog a couple of different occasions
2007-02-03 07:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would care less about the "why", which you can't do much about if it's genetic. I would care a LOT more about finding a better vet. There's a Yahoo group that will help you a lot:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9epilepsy/
Post on here to find a vet that's near you that knows what he's doing, and to get more info about how to help your dog.
2007-02-03 11:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Misa M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ditto with .........Mike O
Yahoo! Answers is the wrong place to seek professional medical advice.....
Take the dog to the vet ASAP!
2007-02-03 07:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋