Lola had a seizure this morning. Just getting it down here for documentation purposes. Which reminds me that I need to go through and tag all the other ones so I can track this better.
Poor Lola! My girl, Nina, has seizures too. So far, not enough to warrant medicating her, but I'm tracking them as well. How often does Lola have them? How long do they last? Has the vet suggested medicating her?
I feel your pain. Isn't it the saddest thing? Breaks my heart to pieces....
It's horrible, every time. After her second seizure, the vet put her on phenol (phenyl) barbitol. They don't want the seizres to start to cluster (and I don't either!).
Lola seems to have one about every 3-4 weeks. They last...uh, I don't know, because I get down there with her as soon as I see what's happening. Maybe 2-4 minutes, with a 30-second frozen period post-seizure where she can't see and barely moves.
I've tried pressing (firmly, but not too hard) on her closed eyeballs during the seizure -- it's supposed to trigger something (can't remember now -- sorry!) that helps shorten the seizures. It seems to work, though that might just be wishful thinking. She always has them in the early morning, usually around 5-ish. Her earliest was 3:30 a.m. and latest was 7:30 a.m. (one apiece).
What has your vet said about Nina if they're not going to medicate her?
She's only had 3 so far and they were about a month apart. It's been about 2 months now since she's had one. They don't want to medicate unless they become more frequent and/or more severe. Apparently this isn't entirely unusual in dogs from what I understand? Either way, it sucks and I worry about her. But she's totally happy and perky otherwise.
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My girl, Nina, has seizures too. So far, not enough to warrant medicating her, but I'm tracking them as well.
How often does Lola have them? How long do they last? Has the vet suggested medicating her?
I feel your pain. Isn't it the saddest thing? Breaks my heart to pieces....
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Lola seems to have one about every 3-4 weeks. They last...uh, I don't know, because I get down there with her as soon as I see what's happening. Maybe 2-4 minutes, with a 30-second frozen period post-seizure where she can't see and barely moves.
I've tried pressing (firmly, but not too hard) on her closed eyeballs during the seizure -- it's supposed to trigger something (can't remember now -- sorry!) that helps shorten the seizures. It seems to work, though that might just be wishful thinking. She always has them in the early morning, usually around 5-ish. Her earliest was 3:30 a.m. and latest was 7:30 a.m. (one apiece).
What has your vet said about Nina if they're not going to medicate her?
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