Possible Seizure? Something else?
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That does sound like a seizure.  |
| That's what I'm afraid of :/ I don't have any experience with seizures in dogs, but the foster mom said she has witnessed a few and this didn't seem like one. Maybe it was just very mild?
When I go to the vet does anyone have any advice on what to look for? We will likely do a checkup and some bloodwork. |
| It could have been a petit mal seizure instead of a grand mal.
Tell her to check out the website - http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com Unfortunately, I have found it to be very useful in the past few months! |
| Heather, looking for an underlying cause can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Typical causes of secondary epilepsy are things like liver shunts, brain tumors, toxins, I think unregulated diabetes can do it and who knows what else. More often than not, it seems, it turns out to be idiopathic, especially in young to middle age dogs. In a senior dog with no history of seizures I'd be more inclined to think other underlying cause.
Your vet will know what to check for, especially depending on age of dog and what known history you have plus breed (when apparent) predispositions. Depending on the dog in addition to bloodwork they may want to do a bile acid test, possibly screen thyroid. S/he may also suggest the dog be checked by a cardiologist as syncope can apparently look like a seizure but tends to be heart related. The OESCA Health website links to some useful info: http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/basics/basics_main.html You'll find tons of information in the web as it's not uncommon in dogs. I have a number of friends, now that I think about it, with various breeds and mixes who are on seizure meds. Especially in the performance community as a number of herding breeds are predisposed, though one of them is a poodle and a few of them are Heinz 57s. JRTs are prone to epilepsy, apparently; and it must be a big enough problem in the breed that it warrants its own sub-committee: http://www.jrt-research.com/Committees.html - and the standard rat terrier has epilepsy listed as one of its top five health concerns, so it's not a bad bet if you're correct on breed(s) identification. Some times they only have one episode and it never happens again for unknown reasons. Most vets, even after ruling out other diseases, prefer not to put a dog on anti-seizure meds right away. My aunt had a rescue beagle who was regulated for years on just a teeny-teeny dose. She learned to recognize the signs that he was preictal and could take steps to secure him. His break through seizures were in any event few and far between and pretty mild comparatively speaking. Kristine |
| Unfortunately there are lots of different types of seizure so even if it doesnt look familiar it can just be a different sort of seizure.
FWIW (probably not much  ) the description sounds like a seizure to me.
Good luck with him.  |
| Thanks for all the information!
Hopefully we will be able to figure it out tomorrow. |
| Hi Heather...I have had two with seizures
They come in all shapes and forms.. Personally I would be aggressive with treatment.. Once they get too bad you have a harder time treating.. The dog that bit me at work was having a seizure. It is so hard to watch... Hope the little guy is doing well |
| Bloodwork and urinalysis came back normal. Sydney is doing well in his foster home and his foster mom is going to keep an eye out for any more episodes... keep your paws crossed for the little guy! |
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