My dog keeps having seizures.?

Question

she doesnt quite get to them, because we give her honey and syrup to help them. supposebly shes hypoglycemic?

we arent really sure ,but she stumbles all the time.

whats wrong with her and what can I do to help her?

she went to the night emergency room.

they said she should be put to sleep, but shes not in any kind of pain.

Answer 1

Better check with your vet, maybe there is something they can give her to stop or reduce the seizures or at least find out what is wrong. Thats serious symptoms and not to delay seeing whats up. good luck.

Answer 2

So you need to find out why she is having seizures. Since you really didn't give any information about the dog's singlement, here a couple ideas.

First - I'm sure your dog is in pain with what ever is going on with it. Have you ever had a seizure? It is VERY exhausting and hard on the body.

Second - there is nothing you can do for your pet at home - your dog needs medical attention and a diagnosis.

Third - giving a dog ANYTHING by mouth during or even just before a seizure is VERY dangerous. They have NO swallow reflex and can potentially aspirate contents into their lungs. Aspiration pneumonia is a slow, agonizing way to die.

Fourth - If your dog is Young - suspect portal systemic shunt, epilepsy, intestinal parasitism (like coccidia).

Fifth - if older then suspect brain tumor or insulinoma. Either are pretty much fatal. Insulinomas can sometimes be removed but must have chemotherapy for any survival time. Removing the insulinoma and not doing the chemo is just putting your dog through more hell.

What you can do to help your dog is to have her worked up by a veterinarian. Blood tests like a glucose - insulin pair to diagnose and insulin secreting tumor, or bile acids to support the diagnosis of a shunt, radiographs, abdominal ultrasound, CT scan, etc will all help in making a diagnosis.

If you can properly get to the root of the problem and treat appropriately then you should consider euthanasia.

Answer 3

I have a cocker spaniel and she was fine till about 7 months old and she had her first seizure. she's not verbal she just shakes and cant walk. All of sudden she would just start having them and we couldnt figure out why. I took her to the vet and eplained the type of seizure she was having and that it didnt happen all the time just certain time. With help from the vet we were able to determine that they were caused by too much stimuli. It makes the electrical wiring in her brain go hay wire..she's a very high strung dog. So my best advice to you is to go to the vet and write down every seizure time and date and what she does when she's in the seizure or heading into one. The onlyway they would know if she was hypo. was if they did a blood test and thats no reason to put an animal to sleep. good luck

Answer 4

I agree my mother has a Juck Russell and he has seizures, they just sit with him through them and when they are over he is a little tired but that is all. He has been to the vet and they say it is okay. He is very playful and has a loving attitude. Don't put this dog to sleep there is hope !

extra note we are boaters and he goes on the boat so if you do take the dog to the pool etc.. always make them where a life jacket so they don't seize in the water otherwise this will most likely end poorly:)

Answer 5

Take her to the vet and ask about what you can do to make her life easier without putting her down also if she is hypoglycemic make sure shes on Meds as if shes not it could be causing more damage then u know, get her checked ASAP

Answer 6

I used to have a dog that sleeps alot in her kennel and we as owners were concerned because she had the exact symptoms you are describing and so we brought her to the vet to check her and our dog was tested and most dogs develop certain types of epilepsy when they are still very young some are treatable but it's not like dogs live from that kind of stuff, Now one thing we were told was to change the foods or diet of our dog, Hang in there.

Answer 7

First and foremost you need to get her/him to a vet. Is it a small dog? how old is it? small dogs tend to get hypoglycemia moreso then large dogs. they cn also get too much sugar. some karo syrup with water might be better than the honey. It might tolerate it better if that indeed is the problem. You really need to find out what the ACTUAL issue is. Take it to a vet!!!

Answer 8

TAKE IT TO THE VET.

i got my golden at the pound and i had no idea of his history..
my sister and i were in my bed room when my dog started crawling towards me.. crawling, it was so strange. my sister and i started screaming.. i picked him up (70lbs) and ran down the stairs with him and set him outside on the grass.. he started convulsing, peeing, and drooling/foaming at the mouth. called my dad and he was home from work in 15 minutes..
we took my dog to the vet and they gave us meds for him. they are $15 to refill.. not bad at all..
plus, he hasnt had a seizure since he has been on the meds.
problem solved! :]

and the seizures dont put him in pain, 2 minutes after his seizures hed be running around the yard acting like nothing happened!

so.. take your dog to the vet, theyll do blood work and explain everything.

Answer 9

i had a dog the vet said it was puppy seizures and she grew out of it at about 8 months the sweet stuff helps bring her out of the seizure ask the vet if this could be the problem

Answer 10

If you are feeding her chocolates, tomatoes or grapes...these things will cause seizures in a pooch

edit: not in pain?
the poor thing is seizing, I don't think it would be anyone's idea of fun.
If it's old, listen to your vet.