There is no history of fits in her family history (she's a pedigree) and her bloodwork came back clean from the vets. she's having a Lumber Puncture tomorrow, the results of which apparently take up to five days to come back.
She had access to plenty of water and the day was not in any way overly hot so what could cause her fits?
2007-07-19 13:13:01 · 8 answers · asked by starfallprotocol 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I will of course be prioritising the Vets advise, but was just wondering if anyone had any experiance of anything similar.
Her 1st fit, consisted of full on, shaking of her body, foaming at the mouth, and total loss of energy/co-ordination, her second fit took place at the vets and i did not witness it, but i would assume it was similar.
I'm asking the question here, because so far the Vet has no idea as to the cause and the tests they want to run, will take a few days to come back. So i'm just looking for a few ideas, to eliminate potential problems when she comes back home tomorrow.
2007-07-19 13:34:29 · update #1
Most likely epilepsey - the tests will tell. Could be an ingested toxin (blue-green algae, rat poison, snail bate). If epilepsey, nothing will be done unless there are more then one attack per month. If toxic, it'll have to work through since the toxin is not known. She was probably prescribed phenylbarbitol to be given as needed for the time being and perhaps the dog form of valium, right?
By the way, a pedigree has nothing to do with the health of a dog or it's ancestors; all it means is the dog is purebred. If the breeder had epilepsey in the lines on either side (and they probably wouldn't have known), then it is there. Because of the line breeding, the chances are greater for a purebred to have it then a mixbreed. It depends on how diligent the breeder was to ensure that it is not in the history.
2007-07-19 14:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the definition of a "fit" is. A seizure you mean? Or did the dog just go nuts. If doggie just went berzerk it could be anxiety related, or maybe hyperactivity or both.
If it's not a medical problem then probably best course of action would be to consult a dog behaviorist like Caesar Milan to help you understand the root cause of the fits and show you how to effectively deal with them.
2007-07-19 20:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a dog that had epilepsy. Dogs, like humans can have peite mal seizures or grand mal (which would be the worst of the two.) It sounds like it could be this. My dog would just fall out and at times lose his urine. He had the petite mal kind. My mother had a poodle that had grand mal seizures and she would fall over, start convulsing and almost choke on her tongue. It was a scary thing. In both cases there are drugs available that can control the disorder. My dog lived to be 16 and hers was even older. I hope everything turns out okay.
2007-07-19 20:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by Scooter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has she been exposed to anything? Did you paint? Put in new carpeting? Use chemicals to clean your floors?
Is she on any kind of flea medication? Did you flea spray inside? Did anyone flea spray outside? If you are in the country, did someone spray any toxic chemicals in the fields?
It could be epilepsy too. There are a number of causes. Stay with your vet. Unqualified strangers on the internet are not going to be able to give you any answers compared to a vet, so why are you asking us instead of the vet?
2007-07-19 20:17:52 · answer #4 · answered by D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had a dog once that became epileptic. The seizures were controlled with prescription medicine.
If they continue, maybe your vet can give you some anti seizure meds to control it until you figure out what is going on. Seizures are very hard on them physically.
Hope she gets better soon.
2007-07-19 20:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by maxmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait for the results from your vet, and take any diagnosis on here with a grain of salt.
There could be any number of things, really, and only your vet can tell you for sure.
2007-07-19 20:19:34 · answer #6 · answered by rustyredstar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her checked for Portal Shunt, a liver problem. where blood does not go to the liver, and toxins build up.
2007-07-19 20:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by doggy mom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although I agree with "D" that it may have been some kind of reaction to some kind of chemical.
I think he was giving advice too so doesn't that make him UNQUALIFIED and a STRANGER also.
2007-07-19 20:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋