My Dog is having Seizures. What to do?

[Allison Reynolds]

Does anyone know something about Pets/dogs? I need help.

Actually more of a family dog. My mom and brother's dog to be precise, but that's not the point. This is the first time I've seen him have seizures, this morning he had many. He was calm after taken to the vet, but several hours later I found him having another seizure.

What on earth can we do?

How come it's happening now, what is causing it out of nowhere?

It's really distressing to see especially when you don't know what to do about it.

[jagilki]

I don't have enough info to know. But try the vet again? I don't know.

www.vcahospitals.com/main/pet-health-information/article/animal-health/seizures-general-for-dogs/903

[Mackenzie Gorn]

Take the dog back to the vet and ask about medication. I had a dog who had seizure problems and this basically fixed it. (except right around refill time which was once every 3 months) The medication more then they want to spend on a dog(it was like 100$ per refill). Other then that maybe just hope it was a freak thing.

Also how old is the dog?

[Joe Neglia]

Yeah, something this serious, seeing a vet is the only real answer. All the best for your dog, hope it's something treatable.

[Blindkarevik]

The dog I had in high school had seizures... turned out they were brought on by old age and were triggered when he got too worked up. Even in his advanced age, he still wanted to be, and acted like, a puppy. It's not like he wasn't able to run or play, but after every five minutes we'd have to stop him and calm him down so a seizure wouldn't trigger. All we were told to do if they did happen was to stay near him and just keep petting him until the seizures released.

[Display Name]

Sorry to hear that man.My moms dog had seizures for like the last 3 years of his life.Wouldn't happen often, but it would still suck to see, because you feel helpless.Like above poster said, it seemed to happen when he got all worked up, but he was a regular, happy, wild dog the rest of the time.

[Joe Neglia]

In this regard, dogs work similar to humans - they can have seizures due to numerous things. Nervous system breaking down, epilepsy, even something poisoning them. It's not really something that can be ID'ed and treated online by us.

[Zenengage]

I'm a pharmacist, and I fill prescriptions for lots of dogs with seizures. If it's a recurring problem, a veterinarian will usually write a prescription for a daily dose of phenobarbital or a similar medication to prevent seizures from occurring.

But first step is to take the dog to the vet to get checked out.

[4TheGlory]

Good luck, seizures on both animals and humans are terrifying.

[brody]

My pup had seizures many years ago after being hit by a car. He began to get nutty and bite if you came around when he ate and my dad shot him.

[edgestar]

Seizures are awful. I hope for the best for your dog