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My dog, Belvie, had his first (and hopefully last!!) seizure around 12:45 this morning. We were both sleeping in the bedroom, me on the bed and him on his blankets, when he woke me up because he was thrashing around. It was a grand mal seizure. He was completely unconscious and thrashing badly. It lasted about a minute.
My husband was able to talk to him and get him responsive. We immediately rushed him to the emergency vet's office. Long story short, bloodwork was as normal as it could be after a seizure and his physical exam was good. We opted not to have him stay the rest of the morning (until 6:30 am... it was 2:30 am at the time) and I decided that I would just stay up to watch him just in case. I'll be calling our regular vet when they open at 7am to see if they want to see him. So far he is sleeping soundly.
As far as we know, this is his first seizure. He is 3 1/2 years old and we have had him since he was 3 months. The vet said this was a normal age for him to start to develop seizures without it being a brain tumor. Hopefully this will be his last one.
Anyone else have experience with seizures? Has your dog only had one and be ok? It was a very scary experience and I never want to repeat it.
My husband was able to talk to him and get him responsive. We immediately rushed him to the emergency vet's office. Long story short, bloodwork was as normal as it could be after a seizure and his physical exam was good. We opted not to have him stay the rest of the morning (until 6:30 am... it was 2:30 am at the time) and I decided that I would just stay up to watch him just in case. I'll be calling our regular vet when they open at 7am to see if they want to see him. So far he is sleeping soundly.
As far as we know, this is his first seizure. He is 3 1/2 years old and we have had him since he was 3 months. The vet said this was a normal age for him to start to develop seizures without it being a brain tumor. Hopefully this will be his last one.
Anyone else have experience with seizures? Has your dog only had one and be ok? It was a very scary experience and I never want to repeat it.