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Originally Posted by spiked_poodle  Thank-you. My heart is breaking for my baby. Why do people breed this stuff into their pups? They can't possibly have hearts. Uma never hurt anyone and yet she has to suffer. The vet. told me it is hereditary. Someone had to know they were breeding this into defenseless little pups. |
I know how you feel. Every time I have to watch Lady have a seizure I feel the same way.
Unfortunately, there is no genetic marker for epilepsy so parents can't be tested before breeding. It also usually doesn't start until a dog is several years old so they could have had puppies before ever having that first seizure. They can also be carriers with no seizures themselves.
It just emphasizes how important it is to get a puppy from a reputable breeder who knows her lines generations back. Getting a puppy from someone who doesn't understand genetics and just puts two dogs together is like playing Russian Roulette with their future health.
Try to stay optimistic about Uma. Lady had two days of cluster seizures a few years ago. We were very concerned about permanent brain damage and it took her two weeks to recover. Most of her behavior afterwards, drunken gait, etc, was from a valium hangover, not the seizures. It took a few weeks to get it out of her body.