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Originally Posted by Ladymom  My Lady is an epileptic. She was diagnosed at four years old.
You need to take him to your vet and get a complete physical, including bloodwork. He should also get a bile acids test to test his liver function and a thyroid panel. Both liver shunts and a thyroid imbalance can cause seizures. It isn't an emergency situation unless he he starts having several seizures in a day so it can wait until Monday.
Yorkies are 36 times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds combined so it is essential that he have a bile acids test done. Seizures are one of the symptoms.
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Whenever a Yorkie has a seizure, liver shunt should be looked at first.