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Originally Posted by LuvMyPrinceKobi  Ugh.......today was going SO well, and I mean sooooooooooo well, and then, Ms. Kiwi just had another seizure  I feel so horrible for her. I just feel so helpless. It lasted about 20 minutes, but was not as "major" as the last one...it kind of came and went and came and went a few little ones. Oh, I am so sad for my little girl I called the vet, and I'm pretty sure we'll be going in to get a prescription for phenobarb...I pray that helps her. She ate so well today and then vomitted it all up during her seizure...awe she's getting sooo skinny
Okay, well, can you all say some prayers for my little girl, please...thank you. |
I'm so sorry to hear things are getting worse. An average seizure only lasts about 2 minutes. 20 minutes is a really long time for a seizure to last and VERY dangerous, brain damage will begin to occur after about 30 min.
Did your vet talk to you about keeping a log and timing the seizures? You need to seek immediate medical help anytime a seizure is longer than 10 or 15 min, occurs one right after the other (cluster seizures), or occurs more than 2 a day. You also need to be aware that during a seizure her body temp could spike so you may need to cool her down. I also recommend asking your vet for a dose of rectal valium to keep on hand. You would administer this anytime she has a seizure for more than 10 min or in clusters. It would help to bring her out of it and prevent brain damage.
Idiopathic epilepsy (unknown cause) is the most common cause of seizures in dogs but when a dog over 5 yrs old starts to have seizures, there is usually an underlying cause that must be addressed.
I know that you are doing the best you can with her and she is very lucky to have a mommy like you to take care of her.