Dog seizure: Help

[Catcher20]

Last night while sitting on the couch, my dog (pit bull/terrier mix) starting to have a seizure while sleeping.

Out of no where, she started to howl/scream, all four legs went straight, her face tensed up, and she began to salivate excessively. This lasted 10-15 seconds and was over.

Afterwards she seemed to be acting normal, but was very tired. She ate and drank normal after it happened. She slept the entire night and seemed fine this morning before leaving for the office. I called the vet and they said to watch her closely for the next 24 hours, and if it happens again to bring her in immediately.

We believe it could have been caused by a lack of oxygen because she was sleeping in a weird position, and she had been outside a lot that day without drinking enough water.

Have any of you experience seizures in dogs? This was a first for my fiancée and I.

[npe001]

My brothers mini aussie had them. Their problem was the flea treatment. Might want to check on that

[Chef]

Our mattie dog had one last year. Skared the Poo out of us. She never had another one....

[SB09]

What kind of food are you feeding her? What kind of heartworm/flea preventative?

Sometimes they just have them. My brother's lab has them pretty regularly when he get's really excited.

[Texas Tracker]

Ice her down next time she has one.

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/icepack.htm

[Barn]

4-6 a year

My wife's beagle has them at least once each and every season change. She shakes and will fall over, hypersalivates, pukes and then pees. Only takes half a minute or so, and then she is tired, but OK. It has happened 4 to 6 times a year for the 5 years we've had her. Pretty good otherwise...

[Hawkpuppy 1]

Seizures are fairly common in dogs. My wife is a vet and deals with dogs almost weekly that have/get them. Can be caused by varying things from diet, meds, physical condition. Usually some blood work and such can help get to the bottom of the causing factor pretty quick if they become persistent.

[Catcher20]

Feeding her Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach, Heartworm treatment is Heart Guard (once monthly), no flea or tick prevention as of now.

It scared us to no end... she got to sleep in the bed with us last night just because of it!

[Catcher20]

Thanks for the posts guys. I hope its nothing to worry about...

[SB09]

Thanks for the posts guys. I hope its nothing to worry about...

I think you're just fine. Diet/meds look fine to me. Shouldn't be any cause for concern on those.

Like mentioned above. You can go have blood tests run for peace of mind. I just wouldn't be surprised if the results of those come back inconclusive. Sometimes it's a byproduct of the dog aging. I know labs are very prone to seizures. Maybe it's something that was passed down from her mother/father. I can understand the fear/concern. They become family members eventually and you never want to see one sick/hurt.

[haley]

Neighbors dog did it when it ate reptiles(Frog or Toad) with a certain type of toxin. She said it started foaming almost and it went away after a little while.

[SB09]

Neighbors dog did it when it ate reptiles(Frog or Toad) with a certain type of toxin. She said it started foaming almost and it went away after a little while.

That's what happens when a dog eats/bites a Toad. Can be scary at first. But, a perfectly normal reaction from a dog. A seizure is not normal though, only the foaming of the mouth.

[Catcher20]

I think you're just fine. Diet/meds look fine to me. Shouldn't be any cause for concern on those.

Like mentioned above. You can go have blood tests run for peace of mind. I just wouldn't be surprised if the results of those come back inconclusive. Sometimes it's a byproduct of the dog aging. I know labs are very prone to seizures. Maybe it's something that was passed down from her mother/father. I can understand the fear/concern. They become family members eventually and you never want to see one sick/hurt.

I rescued her off of HWY 90 in San Antonio and got her healthy, so I am unsure of her age. Vet thinks she was between 6mos to 12mos when I got her, which was last September.

Yes, she is a family member for sure. I spoil her more than I do myself!

[Bullseye07]

My lab did it a few months ago. Took her in, they ran all the tests. Nothing out of the ordinary. Hasn't happened again.

[Plain Lucky]

I would without question go see the vet.

We had about a 4 year old border collie that had one about 5 months ago. Happened after she had been sleeping, I heard a noise and went to check on her and she was on her side, foaming at the mouth, pee on the floor, and she was moving her legs as if she were running. I turned the light on and called her name and she regained consciousness after about 30-45 seconds and seemed fine a few minutes afterwards. I felt that it was most likely a seizure but couldn't rule out that maybe she just had a bad dream. We planned to take her to the vet if it happened again.

Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago. My wife and I were on our way back from being out of town and received a call from our friend who was watching the dogs, saying that the border collie was having a seizure. Long story short, the seizure went on for over an hour and she died before we could get her to the vet. The vet said that seizures are most common in dogs between 3 & 5 and typically occur when they are sleeping or falling asleep. She said that seizures often can be controlled or lessened by seizure medication. Needless to say, if we ever have another dog who has a one we will go to the vet and run whatever tests are necessary ASAP.

We have also had a pomeranian and a german shorthair pointer who both had seizures due to being diabetic. The pomeranian was put on medication, the GSP was too many years ago to remember.

Best of luck, hope it is not serious.