Oh God, I remember the first time I read this, way back in 1999, when this was a listserv. I printed it off, so I could show it to people. I have it saved and still laugh uncontrollably when I read it! Thank god there are no elk in Iowa. It's hard enough to wrestle a piece of pizza away from my two, let alone a carcass.
My dog is having seizures. HELP
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There are many reasons that she could be having seizures… any chance that she ate something she should not have? Has her yearly check ups been good, including blood work?
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The foaming at the mouth sounds like an ingestion of something bad.Was she acting over excited before the seizure? I had a Basenji that would occasionally have them and the vet said her brain would misfire because she would get too worked up. Better get the full blood work up done. A low thyroid can cause seizures too.
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I agree about seizures often being related to thyroid problems. I would have the vet run a complete thyroid panel, not just the T4 that most do.
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I agree, it is terrifying to see a seizure. Complete thyroid panel is a good start, and keep a careful diary, starting today, of the time of day, length of seizure (it only seems like forever) and recovery time. Think back to anything new in her life (new carpet, detergents, lawn care products, etc). Then just wait and hope another does not happen. If it does, keep up the diary. Dogs may have occasional random seizures, most vets don't get excited till they come often, or are very prolonged.
A seizure uses a lot of calories, so the ice cream sounds like a good idea! Our old dog took about an hour to recover and she was disoriented but frantic to walk. We would leash her and go out into the street in front of our house and just let her walk in circles till she was exhausted, then she would sleep for a few hours and be just fine. She did that about once a month after she was 17.
Your dogs are both beautiful! I hope your lovely girl never has another seizure!
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thx for the warm wishes all, amber had an mri today and a spinal tap at the neurologist both came back negative, they think its possibly some sort of disease or infectious. took her home sedated, she woke up paddling her arms and screaming and peeing, rushed her to the emergency vet, said her body temp was low and they are gonna monitor her thru the night. this sucks love that dog so much, she better be ok.
also her blood work was perfect and they did thyroid testing not sure if they did full panel but ive paid 4,000 so far so i would assume they did and i will check on this.
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amber shedding her winter coat, its funny when we lived in ct she never got a winter coat then moved to va and after first summer she got one. big humidy change in dc
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crazy the neurologist i saw in leesburg va knows my fiances sister, just got ahold of her and asked bunch of Q's , they think its possibly she developed epilepsy at an older age, i mean i know that is unlikely but i pray that is the case rather than something worse.
i have never been so freaked out in my life seeing ambers first seizure, i cant imagine seeng another one. this is so rough. i thought the worst was happening to her and after putting my jack russell down last yr from bladder cancer i just cant take this anymore. love dogs so much hurts so much seeing them in pain. i mean shes only 7 yrs old just didnt expect this so soon. gonna post a few more pics for your enjoyment, glad to be a part of this forum. basenjis are the best! my jack was 12 when she passed , funny part is my dad is a dog trainer in tolland ct and caspers mom is still kickin at 15 or 16 yrs old, and active as hell.
does anyone know the basenji in ct named romeo? hes a 14 or 15 yr old basenji and he goes to some competition every year and wins biggest basenji and curliest tail lol and a few other awards i believe. romeos owner mariyln is a very nice lady and even watched amber for me once when i went to a concert!
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btw i feel like im posting the pics way to big, im using tinypic to upload them anyone know how i can make the pics smaller? thx in advance
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always loved this pic, zaar at about 3-4 months id say
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zaar vs rotty named fenway
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5 mins later
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miss beautiful as that vet put in the written write up of ambers exam today
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She looks like a sweet heart… prayers headed her way.. and for you too
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There are many reasons that she could be having seizures… any chance that she ate something she should not have? Has her yearly check ups been good, including blood work?
shes had all her vaccinations, i really dont think she ate anything bad im with her pretty much 24 hrs a day since i work from home. we had bloodwork done 6 months ago cuz we were concerned about her being a bit lethargic and needing more water than normal, everything came back fine. as they did this time too, but something is def wrong i pray we find out soon.
the neurologist prescribed zonasamide a med for anti seizures…..clinddamycin .......doxycycline which are both antibiotics
first vet bill $1300, next day $3100, tonight $600-1200 more is our estimate.......rough, but i would pay any amt to keep my dogs healthy and as comfortable as possible
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Don't assume they did a full thyroid panel, ask. Here is a site with articles on hypothyroidism and epilepsy, http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/Thyroid.htm
It is always hard when they are sick but it is really important for us to be sure to ask questions and really try to understand what each test is supposed tell us and how the results guide the next step.
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thx for the site, been checking it out, lotta good info, apreciated, as for your comment about dont assume. i said in my post i assume they did it for the amt of money i paid but i will ask about this.
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I just say don't assume because I learned the hard way that what you would assume was done isn't always what is done. That is also why I said it is important to know what tests are being done and what each will give information about. It is very difficult when we know they are sick and we want so badly for them to be better and know how to help them.
