Unknown Dog 'Seizures'

Anyone seen this type of attack? They last for an hour and she is perfectly ok inbetween. Seen vet and neurologist and they have no idea of cause. May be vaccine related.

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• Dog
• seizures
• fits
• diagnosis
• neurological

[coolvawn]

It was a partial seizure, seizure behaviour. She went on to have full epileptic fits about 18 months ago. She is now on medication and it has almost stopped the head dipping attacks and she hasn't fitted for 2 months now.

[UnimelbVCCNeurology]

These look very like atonic seizures to me (rather than myoclonic which usually involves a whole body 'jerk'). The other main differential would be cataplexy which involves brief loss of body tone (usually in the whole body though) - often precipitated by food or other emotional situations, as in people. Have you tried therapy with an anticonvulsant?

[coolvawn]

@UnimelbVCCNeurology Thanks for your input. Mouse was seen yesterday at RCVS and had a brain scan and spinal tap, plus bloods. No abnormalities were found so diagnosis is idiopathic epilepsy and the movements in the video as probable seizure activity. She has started medication today on phenobarbitone.

[TheAlison78]

if it is lasting an hour, it isn't a seizure. once a seizure hits the 5 minute mark, they are fatal.

[coolvawn]

Yes, she has also started having seizures and they only last a couple of minutes and are entirely different. The seizures are always followed by an attack like the above.

[clg26]

@coolvawn Try switching the food. A lot of the costly brands of dog food are adding a herb or more that causes problems. They (makers of it) think it prevents seizures for majority of dogs which it probably does. But other dogs it actually induces them. My dog had worse seizures then this and she is now cured from having them. I gave her milk thistle, some raw moose meat, and switched her to a brand of dog food that is cheap (doesn't have rosemary extract in it). Going on a year and she is fine.

[coolvawn]

@clg26 That is brilliant, I'm so glad she is better. My dog has a natural diet, no commercial dog food. At one time I stopped all supplements, just in case, but it made no difference. I know, in my dog, that fish oils can trigger an attack, so I make sure she doesn't have them.

[soawsomestuff]

it is a mild , very mild seizer, take her to the vets to get meds kus they can become worse, ohh and pretty dog!!!!!!!!!

[LunatheMutt]

@XLovelyEmoPrincessX yes, that was a seizure

[XLovelyEmoPrincessX]

that was not a 'Seizure

[colspgs57]

Don't give any salt ! Snack like potato chip or any snack with salt. That is cause seizures. If I don't give my dog like potato chip snack and he wont seizures.. Believe me. Alice

[VercingetorixXIII]

I would have just thought the dog was acting weird, wouldnt have thought he was having a seizure...

[weatherboi]

Looks like she is learning to bow before the Queen.