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I have some experience with seizures in Yorkies. It sounds like she had a generalized tonic seizure. Have you taken her to the vet? Your vet needs to do a blood panel to rule out any obvious reasons for the seizure like liver problems and do a neurological exam.

The bad news is that once she has had a seizure, she will probably continue having them for the rest of her life at odd intervals. But, the good news is that seizures are not at all uncommon and it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with her. Take her to the vet and let him run some tests. At this age, a generalized tonic seizure is most likely going to be due to idiopathic epilepsy which just means that the cause of the seizures cannot be identified whereas symptomatic epilepsy can be attributed to a cause.

Dogs with Idiopathic epilepsy usually experience their first seizure at 1-5 years old. There is no test for Idiopathic epilepsy. It is only diagnosed by ruling out other causes. If her tests come out negative, then your vet is going to ask you to keep a log of how often she has seizures and how long they last. Typically a vet will not give medication for epilepsy unless the seizures are severe or are occurring on a frequent basis.

A seizure that last for under 15 minutes is not usually life threatening. If the seizure lasts longer or occurs one right after another (cluster seizures) then they can be dangerous and must be treated right away. If you are worried, you can ask for a dose of rectal valium to keep on hand (the valium should be kept out of the light because it will break it down and make it less effective). The valium is only to be administered if the seizure lasts longer than 15 minutes or is particularly violent.