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Originally Posted by slahey2000  Yesterday Linus had a 2-minute seizure when he was leaving daycare. This has never happened before, and he is only two-years-old. They've ruled out causes like poison and brain swelling because he doesn't have any symptoms, and they think it may be epilepsy. Please let me know if this has ever happened to your baby. I'm petrified to leave Linus alone even for a minute because I'm afraid he will have a seizure and nobody will know  Any insight would be great. |
My Elvis is 2 1/2 and just had a seizure. I've only had him a few months and his previous person said he never had one before. the vet says 2-3 years is a common age for epilepsy to set in. I'm taking Elvis to UC Davis for neurological testing. Did they tell you what to do for emergencies until your baby is on meds? The major concern is that they are in a safe place to seize (put a blanket or towel on their body only) if the seizure last more than 5 minutes or they have several in a row (Elvis has cluster seizures) or they are not returning to normal within 10 minutes you need to seek emergency care. Get the emergency number of the vet and the directions to the clinic memorized now, it will save the panic and mistakes later. Also if the vet didn't leave you with any meds to administer during or after the seizure, then get some karo syrup, thin it out a bit and get a dropper depending on the weight of your dog you need to administer a dosage after seizures to aid the kidneys---that may only be for cluster seizures and is only until actual pharmaceuticals are prescribed). I use my hands anyways but the vet recommended keeping a a leather piece, or heavy gloves, or a rag to open the mouth in during seizure if necessicary, like if your dog is choking to prevent getting bitten on accident.On a personal note if you have other dogs, separate them and be careful. My Scoobers was really weirded-out by Elvie's seizures, he growled at him and ran away didn't want to be anywhere near Elvis for almost two days after, he never bit him or anything but he was growling at him to go away and then would leave the area...and Scoobers loves other got so be careful even if your other dogs are bonded, animal instincts come first. Just prepare yourself as best you can so in an emergency, you are... well prepared!