Seizures in dogs (update on Bud) last page
Wednesday morning at 3am and again at 7:20 Bud had a seizure. This is the first that I'm aware of. I took Bud to the vet who gave him a shot of Valium. He has not had a problem since. The vet said it...
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Seizures can be caused by a lot of things. My Rottweiler Harley has them and we spent a lot of time looking at environmental factors before we ruled them out. The most common seizures are caused by Epilepsy and start occurring in dogs that are 3-4 years old. That's the type that Harley has and they are not related to food, pesticides, or other environmental factors.
Harley takes phenobarbital and potassium bromide to control his seizures and he gets a shot of Valium when he has a seizure. The phenol and potassium bromide help, but Harley still has seizures every month or so. Sometimes he has cluster seizures. He's had as many as 7 in a six hour period. These can be fatal.
In addition to the Valium, our vet recommended giving him something sweet after he comes out of the seizure. It helps them recover faster. We keep a quart of vanilla ice cream in the fridge just for Harley. He heads straight for the fridge as soon as he recovers his wits.
Good luck with this. It's really sad to see a great dog suffering with this.
Harley takes phenobarbital and potassium bromide to control his seizures and he gets a shot of Valium when he has a seizure. The phenol and potassium bromide help, but Harley still has seizures every month or so. Sometimes he has cluster seizures. He's had as many as 7 in a six hour period. These can be fatal.
In addition to the Valium, our vet recommended giving him something sweet after he comes out of the seizure. It helps them recover faster. We keep a quart of vanilla ice cream in the fridge just for Harley. He heads straight for the fridge as soon as he recovers his wits.
Good luck with this. It's really sad to see a great dog suffering with this.
