I really need advice/help with seizures in pug dogs?

Question

I really really could use some advice on dogs, mainly pugs, and seizures. My Harley, 5yrs., has been averaging about 3 a year, and all under 5 minutes...which isn't bad, but this morning he had a really bad one that lasted almost 10 minutes and took him longer to come out of and return to normal. He acted much diff. that usual so I worried more. I take him to the vet and they tell me meds is an option, one I'm not ready for yet. So I log everything in his little diary and bring that in and hope we can figure it out...see what's causing him to have these. Most of them, minus one, have all been in his sleep. So maybe nightmares? I have no clue. The doctors say it's really tough to decipher these and the only way they research them is on dead brain tissue. So i get nowehere. I was hoping someone reading this would know of something, ANYTHING, in regards to this. What might cause them, eating habits (which by the way, is not that cheap **** being recalled), behavioral habits...ANYTHING!

Answer 1

Seizures are hard to pin point a reason. I'm wondering why your vet hasn't put your dog on a medication to prevent these seizures. I have a dog that had seizures and the cause was not determined, but the vet put her on phenobarbital. It is a cheap med that you can get at the pharmacy. My dogs seizures aren't bad at all but hasn't had any episodes since being on the medicine. Ask your vet about this. I hope this helps your four legged baby.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, most seizures in young, adult dogs are caused by epilepsy. There is no known cause for epilepsy (either in people or dogs), although you can sometimes find things that will trigger the seizures (like bright lights, loud noises etc) At this time I would consider putting your dog on antiseizure medication. Very few of these cases are ever found to be caused by an outside source, unless the pet is being exposed to some type of toxin.