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Originally Posted by manolos mom  I have not heard back from the doctor yet. I will update everyone on this condition. Dumb me, I thought he was fainting. But the last time I knew it was something else. Manolo is 3 years old and I have had him since he was a baby. He is my daughters dog but he stays with us. I free feed him Canadae and distilled water sometimes chicken but thats it. Im glad someone else has seen this type of seisure. Its very scary the way their body just gets stiff and head tilted back. Im thinking its low blood sugar also but I wanted to be sure. How do you check his sugar level? Do you do this yourself? I will keep you guys informed on what this is. |
I do use an at home blood glucose meter, I prick the pad of his foot for a drop of blood. The vet had said, to use his ear, I had no luck with that or his tail. I do believe you could poke his gum/lip area too, but I have not been able to do that during a seizure...he's totally helpless, stiff, panting, tongue hanging out, his eyes seem to be wide open but not focused. He's either on his side with his legs straight out, or on his belly, spread eagle. The gums and inside of his ears turn a very strange bluish/purple color almost gray, as if he's getting no oxygenated blood. I rub NuriCal on the roof of his mouth, this seems to work the best...although he does usually vomit afterwards. I've had some luck, not using quite as much and this helps with the vomiting. I'd say it takes about 20 minutes, for him to be able to stand up again and walk, but he starts coming around within 10 minutes, I just hold him, talk to him, comfort him and wait. I don't know, I worry that I'm missing something...a reason for this...a way to prevent it. Of course I don't want to overlook something that may be fatal, if it can at all be treated, you know?
Please do let us know how your little one is doing and what your vets take is on it, thoughts and prayers go out to you and your Manolo.