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Originally Posted by LazyDaisy  So from what I understand, eclampsia could happen during pregnancy, after and in future pregnancies...
and has to do with calcium..Is that correct?
How did your girl act? what advice would you have?
And I do believe Mom will be spaying her dog after this pregnancy...
Oh and her name is Millie, Missy is one of her other dogs that has been very sick for the last 2 months, she has put thousands of dollars on vet bills and they still have no clue on what has caused her to stop eating and to go into kidney failure... |
Eclampsia is caused by the failure of the parathyroid to release calcium that is stored in the bones. It usually occurs during lactation when the call for calcium is high. It will begin with a slight weakness, move to tremors, and end in collapse when muscles start shutting down. It can result in death as the heart ( and all muscles) requires calcium to contract and will stop beating. Knowing the early signs of eclampsia is vitally important as once it starts the dog will go down very quickly. Internveinious calcium treatment is required to save the dog in most cases. Once the bitch has had eclampsia there is a much higher chance of reoccurance.