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08-21-2007, 11:59 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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| siezures My poor little Pepper had a siezure for the first time on Saturday. It was the scariest thing in the world for me and her I'm sure. But, she seems fine now, playing, eating, drinking. Has anyone ever expierenced this before? And what were the causes ? |
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08-21-2007, 12:11 PM | #2 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| Oh no. Yes that must have been scarey. Can you give us some background information her? What was the siezure like and how long did it last? |
08-21-2007, 12:19 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA
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| My good friend Sims82257 (Caren) just showed a video of his little Murphy in a seizure (be prepared as it is heartbreaking) and you can contact her as well . . . she will be most helpful |
08-21-2007, 12:38 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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| She's a perfectly healthy 5 yr old. And it happened all of a sudden with no warning signs. She was standing behind my boyfriend and she just stiffened up, leaned over and was shaking up against my boyfriends legs. He didn't realize what was going on until I screamed and picked her up. Her mouth was moving as if she was trying to bite something, her eyes went into a blank stare. We layed her on his lap and talked to her to try to calm her down and get her out of it. You could see after it was over she was scared but, she couldn't move for a few more minutes. It was absolutely horrifying |
08-21-2007, 12:40 PM | #5 |
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| Here's the link to the video and more information . . . http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90267 |
08-21-2007, 12:46 PM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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| thanks alot ! I appreciate it ! |
08-21-2007, 01:24 PM | #7 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| I have some experience with seizures in Yorkies. It sounds like she had a generalized tonic seizure. Have you taken her to the vet? Your vet needs to do a blood panel to rule out any obvious reasons for the seizure like liver problems and do a neurological exam. The bad news is that once she has had a seizure, she will probably continue having them for the rest of her life at odd intervals. But, the good news is that seizures are not at all uncommon and it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with her. Take her to the vet and let him run some tests. At this age, a generalized tonic seizure is most likely going to be due to idiopathic epilepsy which just means that the cause of the seizures cannot be identified whereas symptomatic epilepsy can be attributed to a cause. Dogs with Idiopathic epilepsy usually experience their first seizure at 1-5 years old. There is no test for Idiopathic epilepsy. It is only diagnosed by ruling out other causes. If her tests come out negative, then your vet is going to ask you to keep a log of how often she has seizures and how long they last. Typically a vet will not give medication for epilepsy unless the seizures are severe or are occurring on a frequent basis. A seizure that last for under 15 minutes is not usually life threatening. If the seizure lasts longer or occurs one right after another (cluster seizures) then they can be dangerous and must be treated right away. If you are worried, you can ask for a dose of rectal valium to keep on hand (the valium should be kept out of the light because it will break it down and make it less effective). The valium is only to be administered if the seizure lasts longer than 15 minutes or is particularly violent.
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08-21-2007, 06:34 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central AR
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| My brother's dog has had problems with seizures quite frequently. Turns out she had a liver shunt and it required surgery. The high protein content in her food was making it worse, so prior to surgery she was fed a very low protein diet. There was medicine that she was given to help control her seizures. I hope your baby gets better. Please keep us posted. |
08-22-2007, 04:48 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| Lolobear had 3 seizures about 4 weeks ago but they were a result of low glucose levels. We thought we had been monitoring her levels closely but obviously we had not. I was so terrified and just had to sit there and watch her have them, as I was on the phone with a vet nurse and she told me that I just needed to let her have them. She was foaming at the mouth and everything. I am sorry you had to go through that. I hope you figure out the problem! |
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