Hi,I have 3 dogs all around 11 years old now ,my oldest is a min poodle at two years old he started having seizures the vet said it was just something that happens with his breed then 8 month later my chihuahua begain having them at this time I only had the two dogs,we went back to vet for more testing and everything came out normal except the presence of elevated liver enzymes in my chihuahua,for along time after I would just take them in when they had a seizure and kept a diary of daily life to maybe determine any patterns that might suggest a cause my vet simply thought that it was just a coincidence that I had two dogs that just suffer from seizure disorder ,I simply didn’t agree with him oh and I forgot to mention I changed all food ,cleaning supplies and even the products I use on my skin trying to eleminate what could be causing it ,then a few years later after we had moved I took in a rescue dog as a foster and after about 3 weeks he too had a seizure so back to vet to look for a possible contagion to no avail again the vet staits that I just am very unlucky when it comes to getting dog breeds that are pron to seizures month pass and my brother and his dogs come to stay with us for 8months no problems at all with his dogs so I start to believe the vet was correct then we adopt a dog from one of my clients with dementha since she was unable to car for him anymore,I had spent time with this Maltese for over a year no history of seizures then after 3 months with me he has them and worst of all they last for 30+ min and occurrence daily I also have noticed that my dogs are now having vision issues and worst yet tooth issues or should I say gum issues especially the poodle his teeth are all loose in his gums and his breath is horrid I no longer can afford the vet care I once could and I just wondering if this could all be from a poisoning event or maybe some obscure pathogen

I never really considered lead poisoning until recently. My dog was a normal, friendly puppy when we first got him. Then, for whatever reason, at around 6-8 months old, he because completely terrified of strangers. And not just strangers, but people he had previously met and been okay with. It was so long ago now. A while back, I had read up on lead poisoning and recalled he had eaten a corner of the wall in the house we were renting and thought maybe lead poisoning, but at that point, it had been months since it had happened. But he's had a few of the symptoms. We've already had x-rays and blood work because he was vomiting all the time as a puppy, but now that he's eating a different food, that's stopped. We thought it was just a diet thing. Now it's just been released that Acana (the food we had been feeding him) has extremely high levels of several different toxic metals. Is lead poisoning something that is ongoing and I should take him to be checked, even though it's been probably two years since he's had this food? Would there be anything that can be done for his anxiety problems?

Hi, I didn’t see it but my kids believe our 8 month old black lab (70lbs) ate a round (smaller than a pea size) lead split-shot fishing weight. Is this size a dosage that would be dangerous or is it small enough I don’t need to worry about lead poisoning? It’s been three days. Haven’t noticed anything different in dog.