Greetings.

As luck (or God) would have it, I have been mommy to several seizure dogs over the decades.  Canine epilipsy is more common, unfortunately, than people realize.  I have learned a LOT about the subject over time and am willing to help if someone needs it.  I am always current on research, statistics, treatments, etc., and have even had to give my own veterinarians some of my information.

Watching your baby have a seizure is one of the scariest things you will ever see.  It is terrifying, frustrating and mind-numbing.  So, if you happen to come upon this post, take a deeeeep breath, exhale...REPEAT....then email me.  I have had dogs that had seizures once a year, many variations of time periods, and currently my beloved Sammy has seizures about every 4-5 weeks.  He has cluster seizures (these are more than one seizure with a limited amount of "recovery" time between seizures.  I have a lot of experience and would like to "give back" to the doggie epileptic community.  I could not have made it through any of the early seizures without the help of some really great, caring, loving people.

 I hope I can help you.

Bernadette

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You sound like a wonderful person.  I never knew that pets had this condition until now.  Please stay strong and keep up the good work and I hope you get much happiness with your great pets.

 Just wondering if there is any medication for them as there is for humans.

 Bless you for being such a caring person.

 Seizures in dogs are often the result of muscle responses to irregular signals from the brain because of toxic substances, metabolic abnormalities or imbalances. These seizures can range from mild to serious. The most common cause of canine seizures is epilepsy. Brain tumors, trauma, poisoning, distemper, low blood sugar and low thyroid function can also trigger convulsions. Sometimes the seizures have different stages, or the symptoms may occur at the same time.

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My dog, Jasper, has had four grand mal seizures.  They only happen in the car, so while our vet says it is epilepsy, I think it has something to do with excitement.  Our vet wants Jasper to take Phenobarbitol twice a day, but I really don't think that is necessary.  (His first seizure was 2 years ago, so it's not like this is a regular occurrance.)  I wasn't there for his first two seizures, but I was there for the second two.  It is so scary!  It starts with his eye twitching, then his head twitches, and then his whole body is convulsing, his mouth is foaming, and he sometimes poops.  After the seizure is over, he is very tired and kind of "out of it" for about an hour.

 Also, a puppy I was fostering (Carlin) had distemper and he had a lot of seizures.  The day he had 18 seizures in a five-hour period, I begged the rescue group we volunteer for to let us put him to sleep.  Bless his heart, he was such a good boy through it all! 

Sammysmom:

Greetings.

As luck (or God) would have it, I have been mommy to several seizure dogs over the decades.  Canine epilipsy is more common, unfortunately, than people realize.  I have learned a LOT about the subject over time and am willing to help if someone needs it.  I am always current on research, statistics, treatments, etc., and have even had to give my own veterinarians some of my information.

Watching your baby have a seizure is one of the scariest things you will ever see.  It is terrifying, frustrating and mind-numbing.  So, if you happen to come upon this post, take a deeeeep breath, exhale...REPEAT....then email me.  I have had dogs that had seizures once a year, many variations of time periods, and currently my beloved Sammy has seizures about every 4-5 weeks.  He has cluster seizures (these are more than one seizure with a limited amount of "recovery" time between seizures.  I have a lot of experience and would like to "give back" to the doggie epileptic community.  I could not have made it through any of the early seizures without the help of some really great, caring, loving people.

 I hope I can help you.

Bernadette

MilfordPrintShop@aol.com