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Seizures and a dog's health
Started this discussion. Last reply by Allison Nov 30, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone, I have had numerous posts before about seizures and I still need help. My corgi has been on pheno. for 8 months now. It has increased from 2 to 3 to now 4 pills a day. She has a set of…Continue
seizure help
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sam Tsang May 16, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi everyone. I am still kinda new to having a ddog with epilepsy. She is on pheno and has been on 2 pills a day at .5 gr. Just now she had a set of 3 seizures lasting 10 seconds with about 10 to 20…Continue
First time dealing with a seizing dog and scared!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jill M Mar 9, 2012. 29 Replies 0 Likes
This morning I woke up to my 3 year old corgi seizing. She had 3 within 30 minutes and my vet told me to bring her on in. The doctor said they would give her a shot of anti seizure and watch her…Continue
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Jennifer Markley replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"Keep us updated....I'm curious to see if it helps. Sending positive thoughts your way!"
Taylor K replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"Thank you all so much! Now with talking to a new vet we both have decided that adding the potassium bromide is a smart direction!"
Jennifer Markley replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"Taylor,
The biggest problem with the Potassium Bromide is stupor. You have to load them with a big dose in the beginning (we actually had to stop the loading dose because Tasha became too stumbly), but once they get used to it there really are no…"
Taylor K replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"I have talked with another vet within the same facility and they want to put her on the potassium. What kind of side effects were present with your dog?"
Allison replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"My Romeo has seizures. He was on Phenobarb twice per day but still had seizures so they upped the dosage. This worked for about 2 months but the seizures became more frequent again. His vet put him on Potassium Bromide. This did not work for him at…"
Taylor K replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"Thank you for your help. Her seizures have been maintained for the past few months (1 or 2 in the middle of the night that would last 15 seconds) but lately there have been more and they last longer. A few times the valium we would give her would…"
Jennifer Markley replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"I had a very similar situation with a german shepherd/husky mix. She started when she was 2, and had cluster seizures every month, and when storms would come in. She was on phenobarbitol and just did not do well. I had to take her to the…"
Tomahawk and Fences replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"I had a cocker spaniel with epilepsy caused by distemper when he was younger, so any brain or nerve disorders he had was cause by the distemper and not the seizures. Does your corgi have grand mal seizures? I was told by my vet that if they lasted…"
Rachael & Waffle replied to Taylor K's discussion Seizures and a dog's health"Not sure about the seizures, but pheno greatly increases the risk for pancreatitis, a potentially deadly inflammation of the pancreas. You may want to consider putting her on a low fat (<10%) diet with limited fatty table scraps to reduce…"
Taylor K posted a discussionSeizures and a dog's health
Hi everyone, I have had numerous posts before about seizures and I still need help. My corgi has been on pheno. for 8 months now. It has increased from 2 to 3 to now 4 pills a day. She has a set of seizures it seems like once a month and exactly a month. Lately though she experienced 6 severe seizures a couple weeks ago and now last night experiences 1 seizure that lasted longer than 30 seconds. At the moment I cannot talk to a vet but I am very concerned about her health now. She is only 3…See More
Taylor K posted a discussionseizure help
Hi everyone. I am still kinda new to having a ddog with epilepsy. She is on pheno and has been on 2 pills a day at .5 gr. Just now she had a set of 3 seizures lasting 10 seconds with about 10 to 20 minutes in between. We called our vet and now says to give her pheno 3x a day because the seizures are now monthly. After the seizures are completely done she comes right out of it and does great too. Is it normal and an ok rate for my dog to have these type of seizures monthly? Any help would be…See More
Jill M replied to Taylor K's discussion First time dealing with a seizing dog and scared!"yes, he a couple until we got the med correct. once the meds were correct- he was on a combination of pheno and potassuim bromide as his seizures were bad.
Then the first signs that his kidneys were failing and had developed high blood pressure as…"
Taylor K replied to Taylor K's discussion First time dealing with a seizing dog and scared!"Glad mine isn't the only one. Has he had any since while being on the meds?"
Jill M replied to Taylor K's discussion First time dealing with a seizing dog and scared!"Yes, those first 3 days were terrible. He had lot of cluster seizures back to back. And until we got his meds right would have several. "
Taylor K replied to Taylor K's discussion First time dealing with a seizing dog and scared!"Thank your for your help.
Did yours ever go through with that many seizures in one day? I just feel like that is so many. When I hear about other's dogs who have had seizures its normally 1 here then another later in the week."
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