She was running around in the backyard playing and bumped her head on a tree chasing his rope swing and had a seizure that last maybe a couple minutes then went and laid down and won’t really do much is this normal right after having a seizure? Vet said just monitor her

Hello It sounds like she sustained some head trauma after hitting her head. If she had a seizure, it is recommended that you take her to a veterinarian right away. They may want to perform skull x-rays and give pain medication, and possibly treat for head trauma. Good luck.

She was running around in the backyard playing and bumped her head on a tree chasing his rope swing and had a seizure that last maybe a couple minutes then went and laid down and won’t really do much is this normal right after having a seizure? Vet said just monitor her

Hello It sounds like she sustained some head trauma after hitting her head. If she had a seizure, it is recommended that you take her to a veterinarian right away. They may want to perform skull x-rays and give pain medication, and possibly treat for head trauma. Good luck.

We have a Chesapeake Bay retriever who is 1 1/2 years old. The end of March of 2018 our pup started to have seizures. Had 4 the first time and we took him to the ER Animal Hospital, they did blood work and stated it was not environmental, and suggested an MRI and Spinal Tap. He has since been on Phenobarbital, and Keppra (generic pill) now and MRI and Spinal Tap were just completed this week. He have taken him to a neurologist for animals and she also stated MRI and Spinal Tap just to rule out other items. The MRI came back normal but the Spinal Tap his WBC was 8 and the neurologist said 5 was normal. Now she wants to do some more blood testing for Tick diseases, Limes disease, Meningitis and Protozoal infection. This is getting very expensive and after his MRI and Spinal Tap, he can't walk very far and we used to walk 3 miles a day. Currently on Phenobarbital 60 mg 1 1/2 pills every 12 hours Levetiracetam ER 500 mg 2 pills ever 12 hours - recently has been drooling which he usually has seizures when this occur res. Neurologist stated to give him 2 pill extra at one time during mid day for 3 days to see if this helps with drooling We live in DFW area of Texas and is current on all his shots

It does make sense to pursue the elevated WBC in his spinal tap, as that means it may be a treatable disease that may get worse without treatment, and better with treatment. The medications that he is on may be contributing to him not being able to walk as far, as they can be sedating.

hi, about a month ago our 4-5 y/o rescued blue heeler had his first cluster of seizures after 3 months without any (he had started Zonasimide and it seemed to be working). he's been on phenobarbital + zonasimide since, but the seizures are still happening every 1-2 weeks, and every time it happens they're in clusters. giving him 1 extra dose of pheno makes the clusters stop, but idk why they keep happening. he's also shedding WAY more than he used to, he's gaining weight, his poop starts out solid but by the end of the day it's liquid, he drags after 15 mins of walking (he used to be able to go for an hour no problem), and he's even more tired and apathetic than he used to be--he's always been a lazy dog and would only play when really excited, but now he won't play at all, ever. he also whines VERY often, even after we've let him outside, fed him, given him attention, etc. it's like he's constantly in pain and he looks sad all the time, and he sleeps probably 20 hours a day. also, he has severe muscle atrophy on his front right limb from past trauma, causing him to limp, but even though we walk him for at least 45 mins a day it will not get better and he won't put weight on it, but it doesn't seem to hurt him to put weight on it? we are so distraught that something seems wrong with him, but he just had bloodwork done at the vet last week and all of his values are within the normal range. in the past they've ruled out all medical causes for the seizures besides epilepsy or a neurological issue, and his leg has been ruled as just muscle atrophy. what is wrong with him and why is he so sad? ): he acts like a senior dog but he's only 4 or 5 years and we're scared that something is underlying all these issues.

From the things that you describe with Red, it would be a good idea to seek a referral to an internal medicine specialist. He has a number of concerning signs and problems. An internal medicine specialist will be able to further examine him, beyond screening bloodwork, and may be able to give you some insight into what might be going on, and what you might be able to do for him.

We have a cockapoo who only has a seizure when he gets bathed (which we no longer do, we just use a washcloth here and there). He begins to tremble,his eyes bulge, he loses his bowels, stiffens, will fall over and doggie peddles. It's traumatic for all of us. How do we fix this so i can bathe him? It's been 2 years. He's developing a large amount of skin tags and i think it's the oils on the skin. I have to buzz him because no groomer will without bathing him first. Help!

One option is to use a waterless shampoo to help clean Marley if taking a bath is traumatic for him; but apart from that I can only recommend trying to ease his stress slowly over time by introducing him slowly to a bath, start by placing him in the bath with no water multiple times and praise him for his bravery, afterwards place him in the bath with an inch of water and again praise him for his bravery. This could be built up over time to allow him to take a bath but there is no short term fix. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM