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09-02-2008, 12:32 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SGV, CA USA
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| My new puppy is having seizures Hi everyone, my 6 month old yorkie is having seizures and on medication rite now. does anyone here have the same problem and have a more natural solution to it? Please advise, thank you in advance. |
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09-02-2008, 12:34 PM | #2 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Seeing as he is on meds...what is the diagnosis. There is some underlying medical problem that is causing it. If you share that you will be able to get more info to help out. Good luck.
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09-02-2008, 12:39 PM | #3 |
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| Well we didn't know till i saw it in person when he was having one. I took him to the vet and had a blood test. The vet said everything same out perfectly normal. sugar level was good and his liver was perfectly fine and seem to be a very healthy puppy. we were feeding him Science diet before but he stopped eating it and we are now feeeding him royal canine. Do you think its the food? We been giving him medication every 12 hours. and the seizure stopped. but the vet said he should be real mellow and sleepy while on medications, but he is still super hyper and very active. Do you think this could be the cause? Please advise. thank you. |
09-02-2008, 12:44 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Seizures are a symptom...not the disease. Giving him anti seizure meds isn't correcting the illness. I seriously doubt it's related to the food. I used to feed RC but stopped because it made one of mine itchy and his eyes were really teary.
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09-02-2008, 12:46 PM | #5 | |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Quote:
Honestly there are lots of top quality dog foods available. I personally don't feed any of those. If you look at the health section there is a post it that is saved that gives you a link to high quality foods. You can check that and see what you can find locally.
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09-02-2008, 12:51 PM | #6 |
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| This is my first yorkie, and my first toy dog. So i'm not toooo familar with small puppies i had a doberman before which died at the age of 14. but i will try to do anything i can to keep him healthy. Does anyone have any suggestions for good dog food for for my puppy? Last edited by YOSHILEE; 09-02-2008 at 12:53 PM. |
09-02-2008, 12:52 PM | #7 |
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| I am going to take him to another vet to have him checked out. Well when i did other research on it some people said he can have seizure cuz he is very highly active. maybe a little too hyper. and tha can cause it. Is this true? |
09-02-2008, 12:53 PM | #8 | |
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09-02-2008, 12:55 PM | #9 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Most yorkies are very active. Seizures are not caused by that. A pup can suffer hypoglycemia if they don't eat enough and burn out all of their reserves. The vet had to have some idea of what his problem is if he prescribed meds. What specifically did they say about the seizure?
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09-02-2008, 12:55 PM | #10 |
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| Well the vet told me that he is perfectly healthy and there is no way for them to find out. I will try another vet. Do you know if Banfield is any good? I'm worried to take him there, cuz most of them are inside of a petsmart. |
09-02-2008, 12:57 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Wellness, Nature's Variety, A taste of the wild are all good foods for your puppy.
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09-02-2008, 12:57 PM | #12 | |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Quote:
What do you mean beniful dog food? I think that petsmart sells wellness...which is supposed to be a good food. Beniful is not one of the best you can get out there. Some good foods are Chicken Soup, Wellness, Merricks (which is what I feed). There are a few more but I can't remember the names off hand.
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09-02-2008, 01:01 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Seizures in a 6 month old puppy can indicate liver shunt. I suggest you take him somewhere...other than Banfield and have a bile acid test performed. Those results will tell you whether or not his liver is functioning properly. If not...additional testing needs to be done to determine if it's a shunt. If his liver isn't functioning properly...you are risking damage to his liver along with his body becoming toxic from a poor functioning liver.
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09-02-2008, 01:57 PM | #14 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | Some dogs can have seizures for no reason. That's when they are diagnosed with Epilepsy. There doesn't always need to be an underlying health issue. that being said, i would take the puppy somewhere else to get another blood panel run and a bile acid just to make sure. having epilepsy at such a young age is unusual. i'd want to be sure its not anything before putting him on anti-convulsants.
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09-02-2008, 01:59 PM | #15 | |
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