Pretty sure Samuel had a seizure this morning

[kalina82]

glad he got a clean bill of health. Hopefully he won't do it again. hope the blood results come back good too

[upindust]

Originally Posted by Deenie

I was with my younger son on the couch and my husband came home with groceries (he works nights) and immediately, he and Guinness barked ran in circles and then Samuel came and crawled into my lap He's like a cat in that respect, he sort of creeps. But he was almost trying to bury into me I thought he was scared but then he curled into a ball with his legs all tucked in and was scratching at his face and drooling bad.

he started shaking and then he sort of went limp but never lost consciencness nor released his bowels. I'm going to call the vet of course. I held him until it went away and loved on him but I put him with a blanket in the crate so he could rest. I know when Maggie had them they would wear her out

Had to write this to calm down a bit

You need to find a way so he won't swallow his tongue also when they have a siezer go to a DARK room. no lights at all and coax them. Our palmerian had them.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by upindust

You need to find a way so he won't swallow his tongue also when they have a siezer go to a DARK room. no lights at all and coax them. Our palmerian had them.

this is untrue. don't worry about the tongue, he's not going to swallow it. and if you stick your fingers in his mouth he may clamp down on them and not let go during the seizure.

Just leave them where they are unless its a dangerous place and let it take its course. if it lasts over a certain amount of time (i forgot how many minutes, 1 or 2) then get them to a vet right away.

[Deenie]

What he had wasn't a grand mal we are pretty sure about that.
He was worse if I tried to put him down or walk with him. He was just almost terrified

[zoeybear]

Maybe it was an anxiety attack. It sounds like he wasn't cared for as well before you got him. Maybe something happened to frighten him. I am glad he is doing well and in good hands now.

[Deenie]

well results are back from his bloodwork, He has giardia and heart worms.

I get an estimate on his meds tomorrow. On one hand I'm so saddened by what this sweet little man has gone through and in the other I'm almost having my own anxiety attack thinking about the cost of all this. I should have known better since our wallets are far from fat but at the same time, how do you turn your back?

I cleaned the yard up this morning and I thank God everyday I had Guinness' vaxs all done before bringing a dog into the home without knowing ANYTHING of his background. I am just praying that my stupid action doesn't harm him in any way.

How can Samuel have Giardia and not have diarrea? I don't get it

Is it really crappy of me to feel like a complete ass?

[zoeybear]

Oh you did such a good thing taking him in. I hope it isn't too expensive. He is so lucky to have you! Here is a link to some info on Giardia. This article says that it is common to have the infection but not disease. I guess you can have it without symptoms.Giardia canis in Dogs