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ChristaPelaez · 04-07-2017, 12:39 PM

Hi,

I am hoping someone might know the cause of some episodes my 3 year old Yorkie has had...

Symptoms:
He will completely tense up, spread out his legs, and grip the floor. Sometimes he shifts to one side, and is completely stiff as he spreads out his legs. The first and second times it happened he threw up, and one time he defecated. This third time (today) he just stiffened up, but I tried holding him, and that seemed to calm him down. I noticed he was panting slightly as I held him. I thought he had recovered, so I went to put him down, but he spread out all his legs and stiffened as he approached the floor.
He seems aware as this happening, nothing significant happens with his eyes, but he doesn't look at me if I call him. It is almost like he is paralyzed - he just stands there gripping the floor. Each episode has lasted about 5-10 minutes.

Frequency:
The first time this happened was about 4 months ago, and it has happened intermittently twice since then.

After the first episode, I rushed him to our vet for an evaluation. He checked his vitals, and said it did not sound like a stroke, and thought it might be anxiety.

Has anyone else diagnosed these symptoms in their Yorkie? I am really concerned that this might be a big issue, and would really like to get treatment for whatever the underlying cause might be.

04-07-2017, 12:39 PM	#1
ChristaPelaez YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 1	Anxiety attack/Seizure-like symptoms - Hi, I am hoping someone might know the cause of some episodes my 3 year old Yorkie has had... Symptoms: He will completely tense up, spread out his legs, and grip the floor. Sometimes he shifts to one side, and is completely stiff as he spreads out his legs. The first and second times it happened he threw up, and one time he defecated. This third time (today) he just stiffened up, but I tried holding him, and that seemed to calm him down. I noticed he was panting slightly as I held him. I thought he had recovered, so I went to put him down, but he spread out all his legs and stiffened as he approached the floor. He seems aware as this happening, nothing significant happens with his eyes, but he doesn't look at me if I call him. It is almost like he is paralyzed - he just stands there gripping the floor. Each episode has lasted about 5-10 minutes. Frequency: The first time this happened was about 4 months ago, and it has happened intermittently twice since then. After the first episode, I rushed him to our vet for an evaluation. He checked his vitals, and said it did not sound like a stroke, and thought it might be anxiety. Has anyone else diagnosed these symptoms in their Yorkie? I am really concerned that this might be a big issue, and would really like to get treatment for whatever the underlying cause might be.