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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Haven't read through all of the responses yet, but if it were a seizure you would not be able to stop it.
The fact that you can snap him out and then cause one by making him lie still is very interesting clinically- in my mind it would rule out toxins.
A focal seizure btw, means that the seizure is focused or limited to one area (such as a particular limb) versus being generalized over the entire body.
Also, seizures, even focal ones, tend to be followed something called a postictal state- the pup either goes to sleep or appears disoriented afterwards.
You are making some great observations! |
Simple focal/partial seizures do not disorient them, They come in alot of different types.
From my experience they can start in a puppy usually around 10 to 14 weeks old and can disappear suddenly like they came at 5 to 6 months old. Some breeders blame it on a head injury and place the blame on the buyer. It can be caused by an injury or it can be brought on by poisons etc etc or It can be hereditary.
You will not know if it was hereditary or not unless you breed and it shows up in the puppies. Then you know it was inherited from the parents. There is so much more to it than just a cut dry and diagnosis.