My Dog Had a Seizure Pt.2

My taco bell dog (I forgot how to spell the species name) had epilepsy. He would convulse a lot. We controlled it without meds as the vet said it would happen even with meds. A way we got him to go through it easier was get him wet with cold water while it happened. Warm water made it worse for some reason. We also stopped him from being so ‘buff’. He lost a bit of his muscle mass & the seizures wheren’t so bad and not so often. It eventually drove him crazy. He became very protective of me & my kids to the point he fought anything/body that came by us. He got in a fight with my moms dog & he had to be put to sleep. I however had my mom put her dog to sleep because he wa just as bad with her as my dog was with me. The vet told me a lot of buff little dogs seize because of their muscles. They are too tight or sonething and it’s like a whole body muscle spasm. I hope you dog gets better. Thought of giving him calcium? My vet recomended that as loss of calcium can cause muslces to seize.

Aww…I’m sorry to hear about Teddy. I’d probably be horrified if I see a dog having a seizure. I hope everything turns out for the better.

My dog has epilepsy as well – well, what’s thought to be epilepsy, as it can be terribly hard to diagnose properly, especially in purebreds. He’s on a daily dose of Phenazepam, which is actually an “outdated Soviet tranquilizer”, but it works remarkably well and is now manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals. Anything can trigger these seizures, so make sure you’re always ready just in case something happens unexpectedly. Keep his head up during the seizure, rub his hind legs and back and make sure to give him plenty of water afterwards. We give our dog a shot if it’s a particularly heavy one, or spray a bit of water-diluted phenobarbital elixir (liquid phenobarbital with something or other) through a plastic syringe into his mouth. We’ve been battling this for over 5 years, but it doesn’t look like it’ll go away anytime soon :( I hope Teddy’s doing better :)