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Lyric · 10-17-2012, 02:11 PM

Betcheleste, I was amazed to find your post, as I, too, have a 15-and-a-half year old Yorkie and the poor little guy also just started having grand mal seizures. I don't know if he had any before when we were gone, but the first one I noticed was just last month. He actually had two that night, within a few hours of each other. He screams now during each seizure as if he's very distressed. He is on Phenobarbitol, which makes him very groggy and "out of it" to the point that he just lurches around, falls over on his side, and paces in circles. He has also had at least three more seizures while on the Phenobarbitol, and I can't imagine putting him on a higher dose, as he can barely tolerate the one he's on now. Also, after each seizure, he sleeps so deeply (sometimes with his eyes open) that it's like he's unconscious. He has no idea where he is or who we are. He is barely breathing. And this after-seizure lethargy lasts for HOURS.

He is also blind and deaf and can't smell that well anymore, either. It is so sad. I know we are losing him. The vet suspects a brain tumor, but we can't do an MRI, as he wouldn't survive the general anesthesia. (And there's no treatment that a dog of his size, fragility and age could stand, anyway.)

So sorry about your little Yorkie. Believe me, I know what you're going through, as the exact same thing is happening at my house.

10-17-2012, 02:11 PM	#11
Lyric YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7	re: 15 1/2 year old Yorkie with seizures Betcheleste, I was amazed to find your post, as I, too, have a 15-and-a-half year old Yorkie and the poor little guy also just started having grand mal seizures. I don't know if he had any before when we were gone, but the first one I noticed was just last month. He actually had two that night, within a few hours of each other. He screams now during each seizure as if he's very distressed. He is on Phenobarbitol, which makes him very groggy and "out of it" to the point that he just lurches around, falls over on his side, and paces in circles. He has also had at least three more seizures while on the Phenobarbitol, and I can't imagine putting him on a higher dose, as he can barely tolerate the one he's on now. Also, after each seizure, he sleeps so deeply (sometimes with his eyes open) that it's like he's unconscious. He has no idea where he is or who we are. He is barely breathing. And this after-seizure lethargy lasts for HOURS. He is also blind and deaf and can't smell that well anymore, either. It is so sad. I know we are losing him. The vet suspects a brain tumor, but we can't do an MRI, as he wouldn't survive the general anesthesia. (And there's no treatment that a dog of his size, fragility and age could stand, anyway.) So sorry about your little Yorkie. Believe me, I know what you're going through, as the exact same thing is happening at my house.