I think my dog has epilepsy....

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today my mom told me some horrible news...my dog ozzy was having convulsions or a seizure or somthing...im so scared..she said he was sleeping and he woke up and kept moving his head back and forth and then he fell on the floor and was crawling around and he kept smacking into the walls...it took him about 3-4 mins to get him back to normal (he had a previous one about a week before but it only lasted a couple seconds, i didnt know about it of course)...goddammit...i try so hard to make myself get back on track with my life..and now this.. (i wrote in the depression forum)..can anyone please help me with this? we dont exactly have very much money right now (mom was telling me that we might have to sell our house and move away.. )..how can i help my baby without spending a lot of money?? i know he should go to the vet, but we really cant afford to bring him...i just lost my cat..and now this.. please help me...i really dont think i can put up with this anymore.

My friend was just diagnosed with epilepsy a few months ago, after having his first grand mal seizure (that he knew of)...when I was with him. He was prescribed an anti-seizure medication, which is keeping it under control. There are a number of anti-convulsive medications, and I don't think they're all expensive.The problem is that seizures can be caused by something more serious, like a brain tumor. However, your dog may just have the seizure problem alone, like my friend.But without going to the vet, it's hard to determine exactly what the cause of the siezures is. Is there any place you can bring the dog that won't cost too much? The local animal shelter may have some helpful information.

thanks...i looked up some info on grand mal seizures today. i hope i can figure out what to do...i love him so much..i dont want him to die or anything.

Very important: Has your dog consumed ANY amount of chocolate??? And, if so, what KIND of chocolate?

not that i know of...i know chocolate is VERY bad for a dog..what if he did consume any?...is he going to die ???

Aw, damn. I was just going to tell her to ask you :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

When my friends dog at some of my half-eaten chocolate. So, I'm going to have to say chocolate too. The dog did die tho :frowning:

omfg......dont tell me that...i really dont think he had any..but what if he did??

horrible timing for me. The dog, i don't think actually died from it, but it did have an allergic reaction!

well.....now im frightened shitless...

He wont die!Let Ajmakoko help you, shes the dog expert on this forum. It's her dog in the avater

i hope she can...i mean hes only about 2 and a half years old..hes still only a puppy to me..i fucking love him so much...

Your dog didn't have an allergic reaction. The comment by the boy who killed the dog by feeding him chocolate is irrelevant (as usual).

o....well thats wrong then???!

My friend's dog has this problem, except the dog is pretty old. He has to give the dog anti-seizure medication daily. I am not sure how much the meds are, but unfortunately I think they are expensive. I think you are going to have to go to the vet. Like Steve said, the animal shelter may be able to send you in the right direction for help. I hope everything works out sweetie. hugs

Some dogs have a tendency towards epilepsy...Labs being one of the more popular breads that does. It's genetic. Get dog to a vet...they may be able to help.

The dog did die tho.......The dog, i don't think actually died from it, but it did have an allergic reaction! Dude... can you think before you type? If you don't know what happened then please shut up.

my dog is just a plain old mutt lol..hes precious..

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner!!! First day of school has had me extremely busy and tired!

Chocolate contains theobromine, which is similar to caffiene. It affects the heart muscle and the central nervous system, and can cause epileptic seizures, armythmia, and hypothermia. It also causes dogs to pee a lot, and to become hyper and restless.

Different types of chocolate have different amounts of theobromine... If your dog weighed 20 pounds (say, a Min. Pin. sized dog), the fatal doses would be: Baker's Chocolate 2 ounces; Dark Chocolate 6 ounces; Milk Chocolate 20 ounces; and White Chocolate 250 pounds.

If he hasn't been anywhere NEAR chocolate (and trust me, if a dog has tasted chocolate before, they WANT it, because it's very addictive) then I am completely wrong. If he has (and now I feel super bad for not getting back to you sooner) eaten chocolate, try to guess when that was. Chocolate generally has a "half-life" of seventeen hours in the stomach. However, in this specific case, I don't think getting your dog to vomit will be much help.

ALSO, Distemper, lead poisening, liver diseases, and even brain tumors cause seizures. If your dog has any other symptoms at all, please say them.

All of this stuff, SteveA, is pulled straight out of my butt. If you want links to back it up, you'll have to get them yourself; I am way too tired.

o hunn thank you so much for replying. dont worry about not replying right away. (thats my dog in the avatar btw).he hasnt had any chocolate to my knowledge..we have never given him any. now mind you he does eat a lot of random things around the house (he always has). like he would just keep picking at the carpet and eating fuzzies and stuff..also, if we leave him home alone he eats around the door O__o.. (we have wooden molding, and the paint and stuff is taken off from him chewing). could he have some type of food poisoning? he hasnt had any "fits" since like 4 days ago, but it really scared the shi* out of my mother and I.since we know for a fact that he never had any chocolate...what else could it be? im hoping it isnt a brain tumor, like i said before, he eats almost anything he can get into his mouth, so maybe something upset his tummy.. just the thought of him getting sick makes me want to cry. ive always had such a special bond with animals, and i hate the fact that he is just so damn helpless..thank you for getting back to me, and good luck in school. but if you think of anything else that might have caused it, please let me know. thanx a million XOx

Straight out of your but is OK by me. He apparently hasn't had any chocolate, though.A dog can get a seizure for pretty much the same reasons that a person can. It's possible that he's had small siezures that weren't noticed; it may be a one-off; maybe something serious caused the seizure, like a brian tumor or some ingested toxin. Maybe it was something else, masquerading as an epileptic seizure. It will be interesting to see if it happens again.If the dog has another seizure, he needs to be checked out by a vet. If it's epileptic seizures from an unknown cause, it may be easily controlled with anticonvulsant medication. There are a bunch to choose from, and one that works may not be that expensive.