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bethceleste · 12-27-2009, 05:35 PM

Hi. I have a 15-1/2 year old Yorkie who has started having seizures. He's never had one before. He had one on December 21 and another on December 26. The doctor said that we could do tests but at 15-1/2 it would really just be for information purposes and a CT scan was around $1000.

He has been getting growths once in a while on his back but they were being controlled with antibiotics. Usually he would get one and he'd go on antiobiotics and it would go away. Now his back has a whole bunch of them. So right now he's on antibiotics for the growths.

Our vet put him on a steroid to help reduce inflammation since we weren't exactly sure what we were dealing with after the first episode. The first was under the Christmas tree and he kind of went to his side and his body kind of contorted and he let out his blood curdling yelp. He came back around and just laid there. My son was rubbing his back reassuring him that he was okay. He just laid there limp for about 3-4 minutes.

The second one was 2 in the morning and he let out that yelp again. This time he was laying down in what I call the sphinx position and his body was rocking side to side and he wet the bed. We called our vet and he's now on phenobarbitol. At 15-1/2, we're trying to keep him comfortable.

Our vet said that we probably only have months left with him and if he had another one within a week (which he did) that it would be less than that.

I was wondering, without seeing the dog and just going by what I have posted, can anyone tell me what I should be looking for in the coming weeks/months or what I should expect. Nobody ever wants to tell you, even with humans. But I really need to know. So if anybody has any experience with this and can shed some light on this for me, please let me know. I would really appreciate it.

12-27-2009, 05:35 PM	#9
bethceleste No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ottawa, IL, USA Posts: 1	Hi. I have a 15-1/2 year old Yorkie who has started having seizures. He's never had one before. He had one on December 21 and another on December 26. The doctor said that we could do tests but at 15-1/2 it would really just be for information purposes and a CT scan was around $1000. He has been getting growths once in a while on his back but they were being controlled with antibiotics. Usually he would get one and he'd go on antiobiotics and it would go away. Now his back has a whole bunch of them. So right now he's on antibiotics for the growths. Our vet put him on a steroid to help reduce inflammation since we weren't exactly sure what we were dealing with after the first episode. The first was under the Christmas tree and he kind of went to his side and his body kind of contorted and he let out his blood curdling yelp. He came back around and just laid there. My son was rubbing his back reassuring him that he was okay. He just laid there limp for about 3-4 minutes. The second one was 2 in the morning and he let out that yelp again. This time he was laying down in what I call the sphinx position and his body was rocking side to side and he wet the bed. We called our vet and he's now on phenobarbitol. At 15-1/2, we're trying to keep him comfortable. Our vet said that we probably only have months left with him and if he had another one within a week (which he did) that it would be less than that. I was wondering, without seeing the dog and just going by what I have posted, can anyone tell me what I should be looking for in the coming weeks/months or what I should expect. Nobody ever wants to tell you, even with humans. But I really need to know. So if anybody has any experience with this and can shed some light on this for me, please let me know. I would really appreciate it.