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08-24-2010, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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| Seizure? Neurological? I have no idea I posted before that Rhianna was OCD. Last night she had a strange occurence and I didn't think much of it . .. but today, it happened again after she got all excited. I don't know if it is some sort of focal seizure or neurological problem? She did have a seizure back in July after our walk but after going to the vet they thought that she just got over-heated which caused her seizure. She will be going to the vet tomorrow evening, I have to re-call them in the morning to get a "sick call" between 5 - 7 pm because our regular vet has retired and his 2 partners are booked for the next 3 weeks . . . Check out the video and tell me what it looks like to you . . .I am bringing it with me to the vet tomorrow. Please keep Rhianna is your thoughts . .
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08-24-2010, 01:21 PM | #2 | |
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Those almost look like "pedits" that come before seizures, I dont want to scare you but better safe then sorry.. I would take her to the vet for sure...and take the Video with you. And please let us know what they say
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08-24-2010, 01:51 PM | #3 |
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| Max has focal seizures and doesn't do that. I'm not sure what that is. It almost looks like a tick. My thoughts are with you guys. Let's hope it's not a big deal.
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08-24-2010, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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| This doesn't look like the seizures that Mikki has where she gets all stiff and her eyes are completely diluted. She doesn't show that behaviour before her seizures either she just licks her mouth frequently and gets very close to us... Sorry I can't help and hope it is just soemthing very harmless... |
08-24-2010, 02:04 PM | #5 |
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| For me to comment on the above would be pure speculation...I just wanted to wish you luck at your vet appointment, I will keep my fingers crossed.
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08-24-2010, 02:15 PM | #6 |
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| I would like to hear speculation . . .really, I've been trying to research it and haven't found much on it. She does have a bit of a background with a fall off the couch when she was 10 months old and wacked her head. She is now 2 and her first ever seizure was after a walk where the vet said it most likely was due to her over-heating . . . This is the second time I've seen her do this in the past two days . . .prior to that, she's just overly hyper, OCD, mine mine mine . .etc . . . I'm hoping the vet can figure it out . . .
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08-24-2010, 02:37 PM | #7 |
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| Has she been checked for a collapsed trachea...maybe with all the excitement it prolapses????? so sorry hope your beautiful girl gets a diagnosis soon.
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08-24-2010, 03:19 PM | #8 | |
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I agree. Lady has been epileptic for ten years and that is exactly what she does before she has a full blown grand mal seizure. Has Rhianna had a bile acids test yet? All Yorkie should have one when they reach 16 weeks even if they have no symptoms of a liver shunt. Seizures are a classic symptom of a shunt so Rhianna really needs to get a BAT. | |
08-24-2010, 04:34 PM | #9 |
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| That is exactly what happened. . . . Just got back from the vet . . .Rhianna had a seizure at 6:54pm . . .I couldn't wait until tomorrow at that point. I brought the video along and the doctor thinks that the video was an indication that she was going to seize . . . They did a blood panel and urine and I'll have the results tomorrow. Her physical exam, heart, lungs, motor skills were fine. The vet said that since she had one July 3 and another tonight, she didn't feel it necessary to put her on meds. She said that cluster seizures would be med worthy and since Rhianna only had 2 seizures almost 2 months apart, she felt that a lifetime of meds would not be good for her. Right now they are calling it epilepsy and we will await the blood results tomorrow . . .
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08-24-2010, 04:40 PM | #10 | |
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08-24-2010, 04:42 PM | #11 |
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| Wishing you luck tomorrow w/ the bloodwork....Fingers crossed its not serious
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08-24-2010, 04:43 PM | #12 | |
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I'm not sure . . .they took her blood and urine sample . . .when they call tomorrow, I'll find out. . .I know that when she had her pre-op blood work before being spayed in April her BUN was slightly elevated but everything else looked good . . .and when they retested her before her operation everything came back within normal range . . .
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08-24-2010, 04:46 PM | #13 | |
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She very well could just be epileptic.
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