I have 3 dogs and my 8 years old just this year he started to have seizures. They are 3 weeks apart and happen at the 3rd week of the last one. We took him to the vet but he couldn't find anything wrong with him. Now last night my other dog just had one last night he is 6 years old. These two are always outside when I go to work. What could be causing them to have this problem??? can someone help??!!! please!!
2007-11-05 05:31:05 · 9 answers · asked by Lola 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The vet cant find anything wrong them. All my dogs are NOT related. They are pretty quite when left outside unless some one comes to the gate to gut them.Like another dog. .
2007-11-05 05:57:35 · update #1
Two dogs in your household are starting to have seizures.
Are the two dogs related? A family trait?
Most likely it sounds like it's something they're ingesting.
2007-11-05 05:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can happen for dogs to have seizures later in life. 3 weeks apart is pretty heavy. Since your vet couldn't find anything from a blood test, it may suggest you have some plants they are allergic to in the garden.
Poison or chocolate may activate seizures, but usually only when given in large quantities, of which you could see traces thereof in their stool or urine. Again, your doctor has not found any evidence of this in the blood test, so you claim. The fact your other dog had a seizure, may suggest a sympathetic response, unless someone or something is interfering with your dogs. If they are related, it could be genetic. However, I keep repeating your words, that the vet saw no evidence after taking what I presume must have been a blood test and/or taken other further investigation, where required.
If I were you, I'd keep the dogs inside and see if the problem continues. Meanwhile get a bottle of valerian from the health shop and add some drops in a spray bottle. When they go into a seizure gently spray around the inside of the lips and on top of the nose. Also add some rescue remedy drops in their drinking bowl. Feel if their coat is oily and has a strong odour.
It is possible that they are suffering from some type of epilepsy, but again, too early to tell and no evidence to that effect from the vet's blood tests?
Check their teeth to see if there are food remains or grass to establish if it is a human intervention or nature's way.
At this stage, if you have any 5 mg diazepam in the home, you can give them 1 max 2, depending on the size and weight of the dog, if another seizure occurs as it makes the animal very tired and stressed. Speak in a gentle voice and you may need to separate them, as they may go into attack mode. The other dogs watching this get upset and want to help, but being dogs, their kind of help is sweet and thoughtful, but increases the seizure. Keep calm and try not to panic as it affects the dog's confidence, which will make it worse.
Hope you find your answers soon. It must be heart breaking for you, watching them go through that, not to mention the worry and stress you will experience. Be gentle with yourself also.
Pls note that this is a diagnosis without it being based on actually seeing the animals concerned and is purely suggested on what you have expressed in your post. Keep in close contact with your vet as this could potentially, be very serious if it continues. Thus far it sounds like some kind of fluke incident. Better be safe than sorry.
2007-11-05 14:01:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mercia Holistic Whisperer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seizures should always be evaluated by a vet. Since there is more than one dog having seizures, something strange is definitely going on.
2007-11-05 13:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had three animals in my house seize over the course of one very hot summer. At first I thought it was heatstrokes, but there were no other symptoms- no elevated temperatures. After multiple tests we found lead paint in the walls. The heat was causing the older paint to flake up and the animals were ingesting it. Check your home for lead paint.
All three animals, dog, cat, ferret, survived with no further issues once the paint was removed.
2007-11-05 13:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by howldine 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you think someone could be poisoning them? Check where your vehicles are parked to make sure there is no anti freeze leaking out that they could drink. Check around the yard for any sources of poison. I only say this because I used to live in the country, and my dog kept getting sick, and I caught my neighbor feeing him chocolate over the fence one day. I asked him why and he said he was tired of hearing him bark!! Some people are nuts.
2007-11-05 13:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by Eraserhead 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
your to dogs could have gotten posined or they could have parvo do you have any plants like ivies out side or any plants that are hamfull to animals you need to go check and see if they been diging or get in to anything check your sheds or where you keep th yard stuff
2007-11-05 13:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by Marie21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if there is fireworks going off then thats probably it you should take it to a quiet room or to a vet again. or as someone else suggested it could be poison.
hope it is alright.
2007-11-05 13:45:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poison would be my guess, since there's more than one dog involved.
2007-11-05 13:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they might have eaten something poisonous.
2007-11-05 13:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by Angela C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋