Epileptic dog at work today...

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So even though I work at an animal hospital I don't often get to see a dog actually have a seizure. Mostly people come in after their dog has had a seizure and by then they are fine.
Today there was a poor golden retriever who had been clustering all day
and had already had 14 seizures before coming in.
Full generalized seizures.
It's amazing how it's exactly the same.
His legs stiffened, he convulsed, he drooled, he bit his tongue and he was exhausted afterwards...
The treatment is pretty much the same too.
We gave valium and IV phenobarbital.
Potassium Bromide is commonly given to dogs though because most people can't afford to give their dogs things like Keppra although it isn't unheard of.

After he settled down I took him out to go the washroom and the vet was concerned about him having a seizure outside because he was such a big dog and I wouldn't be able to carry him inside by myself.

So she said, "Okay, if you aren't back in 5 minutes then I can only assume..."

I cut her off by saying "You can only assume that one of us is seizuring!"

Tada! Opportunities for seizure jokes are few and far between!
 
Actually seizures in dogs is quite common. When I first started researching seizures, a lot of the results came up seizures in animals. Poor doggy
 
Oh yes, it is very common. I just don't get to see it in action often. I have noticed that there are alot of things that pop up during searches too. I find that vets are more open to seizures and their causes but maybe it is because people can't afford MRIs or EEGs for their pets. Plus you will never hear a vet accuse a dog of having a seizure just because they are stressed. Interesting, eh?
 
I once saw a dog having a seizure at my daughter's softball game and deep down thought to myself that I was glad it was the dog seizing and not me this time in the public place. But the seizure didn't last but a few minutes and his owner was right there with him and took good care of the poor animal. I actually did feel for the dog.

And yes, it is interesting that we never hear of a vet accuse a dog of seizing because of stress. :ponder:
 
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