Originally Posted by nvnvgirl  Something very similar happened to me a few months ago. Only Max didn't hit his head....he hadn't done anything, in fact, he'd been sleeping in my lap while I was on the computer. He stood up, like he will a lot of the time b/c he wants to get down into the bed just below the desk, so I went to pick him up and set him in it. When I went to put him down, his front paws drew back, and I thought he'd changed his mind, or I'd just misread his moving for wanting to get down and he really wanted to stay on my lap. So I pulled him back up to my lap, but his front paws stayed pulled up against his body, and I thought it was odd. So I tried to set him down again, but his front legs wouldn't straighten out. So I held him up in front of me, and I could see that he was just sort of staring; not focusing at all, and I called his name, but he didn't respond to me at all. I was so freaked out, I had no idea what it could have been and thought maybe he'd gotten something stuck in his trachea (although he'd been sitting with me in the office for at least half an hour or more), so I was doing the whole CPR protocol, and even when I stuck my fingers down his throat, he didn't resist. I was going to rush him to the vet's (although I was afraid that if he wasn't breathing, we wouldn't make it there in time), but once we got into the car, he was alert and we got down the street and I knew that the vet wasn't going to be able to tell us anything. We turned around and went home, thinking that if he exhibited any other problems, I'd take him in immediately. But we got home, he raced outside, peed and pooped, ate food and was just himself. NO weakness, no confusion, no sequelae at all. And it hasnt' happened again (yet). It almost makes you wonder if you didn't over-react b/c maybe he was just sleeping. But even a dog that's sleeping responds when you call him or pick him up, so I don't know. Now I'm thinking after seeing your experience that this IS (or very well might be) some sort of seizure activity. It's just hard to explain to the vet when the dog that you take in is perfectly normal. |