Our dog, Iman, having a focal seizure (we think - please help)

[panthersman66]

i no that im wrong for this but i laughed kinda -__-



[MegaAirdrie]

if her demeanor has changed on the phenobarb, talk to the doc. They are not going to want her to have a behavior/personality change unless necessary. There are other meds, some are more expensive, some cause constipation, etc, but talk to the vet...

[Chrissyluvsmartin]

this just happened to my dog like an hour ago. it makes me feel somewhat better that now i know what was going on. i picked my dog up so he could stop stumbling around. but why would you pull him down the stairs rather than pick him up? not cool bro. but this video helped me out

[nlavertue]

@Chrissyluvsmartin Her seizure actually started on the stairs. I moved her off. Our physician asked us to record as many episodes so she can help to determine the cause. She's well taken care of, trust us. She's living a much better life than she did in the hoarder's home in GA.

[Sugrgrl73]

@Chrissyluvsmartin

I agree totally. This was a helpful video but there is no way I would have pulled my pup down the steps in the middle of having a seizure or any other episode like that...

[MyAngelWithNoWings]

@Sugrgrl73 it may seem like pulling the pup down the steps was bad but think about how the dog was turning in circles and falling, if she would have done that on the steps she could have tumbled down and been hurt really bad

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[Sugrgrl73]

@MyAngelWithNoWings

I'm sorry to disagree and I am not trying to create an argument. However, the RIGHT thing to have done, would have been to pick the dog up and gently set her down on the ground away from the steps and then continue filming her...

[IMightJustBeWrong]

Was this an isolated episode? If not, how often does this happen? How long do these signs last? Are the signs consistent every time?

[nlavertue]

@IMightJustBeWrong It's not an isolated episode. She's now taking Phenobarbital and they have subsided but still happen on occasion. Sadly, the medicine has changed her demeanor quite dramatically.

[kawaiicupcakestar143]

Yeah, it's a seizure. My friend's dog had one just like that a few months ago. But you should do what hylianprincess7 says, it really works.

[hylianprincess7]

Yes. This is a seizure. ANY strange spasms or movements such as these are tell-tale signs. Try giving your dog a dye free food. That's what my friend did (Hers had grand mals so violent that we had to hold her down or else she'd tumble down the stairs and such). Iams is a good dye-free product. Now that she's giving her dog that, Lola's been completely seizure free for 4 years.

[BadDogMedia]

How nice of you to pull the dog down the stairs while it's having it's seizure

[milley663]

it is a seizure because me springer has them all the time

[emily48628]

Looks like it could be Grand mal seizure to me. Dont ask me what it is look online.lol.

[talltree3]

Yes, this is a seizure. If you can afford it, get a MRI of the brain. If you can't, don't worry, there is medication that you can use to treat this. Please, ask your vet about it!!!

[FlyerThanAMaggot]

Ask your doctor about an MRI for your pooch ! To ensure it's not something in the brain.

[FlyerThanAMaggot]

It appears to possibly be focal....but it's not happening in just one leg. With that said I'd think of it as a seizure in itself.

So all you can do is wait for the results and hope the reason can be diagnosed. Possibly something in the brain. My dog has seizures as well. She takes medicine to stop whatever could be growing in her brain...(a tumor). The first seizure she ever had looked something like that...that happened two years ago.