A seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in the brain. The cells that make up the brain, neurons, communicate with each …
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I had a pup with seizures. To anyone else going through it, remember they aren't in as much pain about it as you are. Also, nothing worked better to alleviate his pain and stress, than CBD oil. I got one specifically for dogs, and that worked miracles. It was a 20$ bottle. Lasted a long time, at some point he went from 2-3 seizures a month with up to 12 (some days multiple), to not having any for 5 months, my CBD oil for him ran out, and I didn't think to get it since I was broke, and he wasn't needing it. Then one day I was at work and he had 3, left early and within 12 hours he had passed away. My biggest regret is nit having that on hand for him, it might not have prevented what happened. But it would have made it a lot easier on both of us. But he was well loved, and cared for, and was the happiest boy possible. He had a whole lifetime of joy in his 3.5 years of life.
Oh damn. This is an old video. I will post anyway. I really appreciate the way you broke things down and explained it all. My dog was roughly 3-5 years old when she began having them. I am not sure of her age but she was fairly young when I adopted her. I took her to an emergency Vet (always happens on the weekend) and he put her on Gabapentin and Keppra. She's been taking these drugs for 5 years now. Maybe a little less than that.
On those meds, she would go about 3 months between seizures. The longest she has gone was 7 months or something astonishing, but then they started coming with a vengeance. Now her seizures are coming literally every 3 weeks and 2 or 3 days.
She had 2 in the same day the last time and we increased her dosages of both drugs and increased the frequency to every 8 hours. Now today she had another one, 3 weeks and 3 days from the last one. Putting her on much higher doses and more often has done absolutely nothing.
How hard would it be to take her off these two meds and put her on something else like Phenobarbitol? I am going to take her back in to see the Vet as early in the week as I can but until then, I'm going to keep her close to me cause at this point, anything could happen. I just want to be the best mom I can be. This breaks my heart.
It takes her longer to come out of the fog these days too. I'm afraid of the damage that is happening to her as a result of the seizures. She's too sweet and too lovable to live like this.
A week ago I was playing fetch with my 3 YO German Shepherd when she experienced her first seizure. Scared me to death, I thought she was dying right in front of me. Thankfully, she's okay, and we had the tests done and both came through clear. But please, don't make my mistake of trying to hold her/pet her while in seizure. I got a pretty nasty bite for my efforts! My vet, and other vets I've seen online all say to just let them be. And once the seizure passes, they still may be disoriented for 5-10 minutes afterwards and may show strange behavior and may not even recognize you.
I am convinced that this is caused directly from Vaccines and Flea/Tick medications. To treat- one must detox their dog- PRONTO. Asap.
1st thing- Fresh food diet- (Turkey or beef meatloaf w egg, bone broth, steamed (2 min) spinach, carrot, sweet potato, broccoli, sardine, (and quinoa if you need a healthy non grain filler)- 9 essential aminos, plus fat/carbs). The cost is the same as kibble- (which is crap) if bought in bulk. And always use filtered water. 2. Chlorella/Cilantro to detox and chelate out chemicals and metals from dogs body. 3. Probiotics and Enzymes- very important. This helps protect your pet and optimize nutrients to fight off seizures. 4. DMG- Liquid- has shown to work very very well as an anti convulsant. Order the liquid- on the gums ideally. DMG has been Shown To Block seizures in Rats and Mice. 5. Milk Thistle or Adored Beast Liver tonic to help the liver cells regenerate (Administer for 90-120 days) 6. Fish Oil, Coconut or MCT Oil . Very impt. 7. You can add Taurine or curcumin also if you wish. Both are impt and safe. 8. No More vaccines or flea meds or topicals with chemicals- they are killing our pets. Only NATURAL Products or Dawn dish detergent baths, or apple cider vinegar/water dipped comb to rid of fleas. Both work.
My dog has had more than 12 seizures in the last 24 hours. I do not know what to do. No medicines seem to be working. We are so helpless. He is failing to even recognise our family members at this point.
Oh. This helps out a lot. My Sweet girl has seizures. But this information helps out. Sometimes these episodes can make my mother extremely upset while I have mental breakdown.
My 7yr old pittie has suddenly having tonic/clinic seizures every 2 hours. None of the mess helped. Until we started 3mg melatonin 2x a day. HASNT HAD A SEIZURE SINCE it's all over the web. Not approved but WORKS with zero side effects. Not even making him sleepy!
My dog had one recently and started giving him CBD tincture. It's helping him alot! He hasn't had anymore and it's keeping him more calm and not so anxious
My dog has been on Epiphen for 2 years now but unfortunately the seizures started again in August so I've been researching myself since then for a natural remedy. I found it and am documenting my findings in her seizure journal and I have done a 5 Minute YouTube vlog with a 2 week update and weekly updates thereafter. The title is (Epilepsy in dogs) the channel is (Just Kidding) . After having 16 seizures from the 1st December till the 14th I started her on this natural remedy on the 15th December 2023
Hello , what you think , when we coming home our dog is so happy jumping all around and next he gets seizure , now is happening often, when he gets excited or to happy , he is Jack Russell, 16 years old
My dog is on all 4 of the medications you listed. It wasn't until after we put her on the KBr (very last option) that her seizures stopped. We went from averaging a few a month to only 1 in over 2 years. It took 5 years since her first before I finally pinpointed the cause: trauma. Tara went nearly a year without a seizure on KBr until she was attacked at a dog park and had one that night. They've always been in her sleep, never once while awake. They started almost directly after a traumatic event 5 years ago. I can only figure that she's having bad nightmares that are jerking her awake and causing the neurological issue to trigger.
My 17yo diabetic Dachshund had one and her gums where cold. I could not check BG as they have discontinued the alpha Trak2 been trying to get the strips. I have one arriving tomorrow as explained the situation there is a shortage in Australia they are all on back order. Her bloods and biochemistry is good following the seizure. I put glucose on her gums when it passed as my first thought was not an hypo due to how full on it was with the mouth chomping. It is common for cold gums with a seizure? It went for less than 3 mins. She gets active at night I’ve noticed so I check bg until I ran out the week of the seizure as low bg can be tricky to see with her sometimes. She is vision and hearing impaired. Not related to diabetes she has had cataract surgery, gunderson flap, and one eye removed some of her eye surgeries since 2017. Slow loss of hearing over 3 years. I thought maybe dementia as when I’d check her BG when she was up and active at night it was fine. But the sezuire if not BG has thrown me. She has been diabetic for 9 years and not being able to check her BG at the time as not helped, I rubbed glucose her her gums of course but with her age I wonder what your thoughts are? She has grade 2 heart murmur no tx needed atm. Full pet insurance and a great team of eye specialists, heart and diabetic vets, and will do MRI if needed but she had her eye out in May we use an anethesthologt if now. But due to age and comorbities the vet and I don’t want to put her under unless it’s necessary. Already 3 GAs this year which is about standard for her. Sorry for the waffling just wondering if cold gums common in all sezuires or more related to BG? I really appreciate your video and I feel so stupid not being able to check her BG as it would of save me a lot of panic.
My cat has seizure her vet need MRI to diagnosis what kind of seizure was. I can’t do that for her it’s very expensive it cost 6000$. Im asking if there is another way like a test to know what kind of seizure she had? Thanks to anyone who answered my question
Not very informative. I want to know what’s causing the rise in seizures. It’s not normal for so many dogs to have neurological problems that don’t have any known cause. Is it over vaccinating? Poisons in the food or water. What’s causing this?
My 17 1/2 yr old Jack Russell had her 1st seizure this past monday. 😢 My husband said she had another today (Friday)! They've lasted less than 10 seconds and she seems to rebound fairly quick. I'm contacting my vet monday for appointment. Thank you for this information so i know what to expect! I know she's old but she's always been a very hardy little dog.
My girl has been diagnosed since she was 10mths old with epilepsy and was having up to 30 seizures a day, she's 7yrs old now and still having monthly clusters we've tried every combination and strength of medication possible but she doesn't seem to move off around 12 to 14 in 24hrs once a month I'm thankful it's not the number it was but I'd love her to have none unfortunately that's the best I think she's gonna have it she's a beautiful jack russell I won't stop fighting for her with everything I have ❤
My dog, english bulldog, all of a sudden stopped eating or drinking . After all the tests done doctors have not found anything abnormal. I am my witts end. He has been pacing, walking in circles and now and is having problems walking. His limbs are getting weaker. He goes to the food bowl and water bowl but never takes anything in. I.have to force feed him with a syringe with soft food and also give him water with syringe.
Any insight you can provide would be so appreciated. I live in winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and it has been suggested by the vets here that i drive to Saskatchewan to be seen by a neurological doctor. Which is 7 hours by car. Its impossible for me to do. Any advice you can provide will be so appreciated. Regards
My 14 year old pug Jolly Molly was put on liquid Baytril to prevent secondary infection from trachael collapse and present gag cough and had two seizures when on the liquid med for 4 days and stopped all meds. Thank you for the info – appreciate
This is so helpful. Well explained and easy to follow and understand. You are a great educator! My dog had a seizure today (first time) and your video provided a great overview and everything I needed to know. Thank you Doctor!
Thank you for this! My Frenchie had. Seizure last year after the vet gave him Simpirica. A few months later he had what another vet at the same office called a Focal seizure while he was in his office. Neither vet even offered to test him. He has a more severe one the other day. I think it’s time to find a new veterinary clinic.😢
We have a Spaniel with rage disorder caused by seizures. We've kept it really well controlled without medication though, and she's young so she still has to be spayed. I hope getting her spayed will reduce or get rid of them.
My dog only has seizures when he's in a situation that causes him high anxiety, so far at the vet and groomer. I'm reluctant to medicate daily versus just removing stressors.stressor. He is almost 3, first one was experienced at approximately 1.5 years of age.
I had a pup with seizures. To anyone else going through it, remember they aren't in as much pain about it as you are. Also, nothing worked better to alleviate his pain and stress, than CBD oil. I got one specifically for dogs, and that worked miracles. It was a 20$ bottle. Lasted a long time, at some point he went from 2-3 seizures a month with up to 12 (some days multiple), to not having any for 5 months, my CBD oil for him ran out, and I didn't think to get it since I was broke, and he wasn't needing it. Then one day I was at work and he had 3, left early and within 12 hours he had passed away. My biggest regret is nit having that on hand for him, it might not have prevented what happened. But it would have made it a lot easier on both of us. But he was well loved, and cared for, and was the happiest boy possible. He had a whole lifetime of joy in his 3.5 years of life.
RIP King 09/19/2019 – 06/02/2024🤍🕊
One of reason not mentioned is Severe ANEMIA can cause seizures in dogs , low hb, low rbc count…..please check for these symptoms also
Excellent informations!
Oh damn. This is an old video. I will post anyway. I really appreciate the way you broke things down and explained it all. My dog was roughly 3-5 years old when she began having them. I am not sure of her age but she was fairly young when I adopted her. I took her to an emergency Vet (always happens on the weekend) and he put her on Gabapentin and Keppra. She's been taking these drugs for 5 years now. Maybe a little less than that.
On those meds, she would go about 3 months between seizures. The longest she has gone was 7 months or something astonishing, but then they started coming with a vengeance. Now her seizures are coming literally every 3 weeks and 2 or 3 days.
She had 2 in the same day the last time and we increased her dosages of both drugs and increased the frequency to every 8 hours. Now today she had another one, 3 weeks and 3 days from the last one. Putting her on much higher doses and more often has done absolutely nothing.
How hard would it be to take her off these two meds and put her on something else like Phenobarbitol? I am going to take her back in to see the Vet as early in the week as I can but until then, I'm going to keep her close to me cause at this point, anything could happen. I just want to be the best mom I can be. This breaks my heart.
It takes her longer to come out of the fog these days too. I'm afraid of the damage that is happening to her as a result of the seizures. She's too sweet and too lovable to live like this.
A week ago I was playing fetch with my 3 YO German Shepherd when she experienced her first seizure. Scared me to death, I thought she was dying right in front of me. Thankfully, she's okay, and we had the tests done and both came through clear. But please, don't make my mistake of trying to hold her/pet her while in seizure. I got a pretty nasty bite for my efforts! My vet, and other vets I've seen online all say to just let them be. And once the seizure passes, they still may be disoriented for 5-10 minutes afterwards and may show strange behavior and may not even recognize you.
I hope any of this information helps!
I am convinced that this is caused directly from Vaccines and Flea/Tick medications.
To treat- one must detox their dog- PRONTO. Asap.
1st thing- Fresh food diet- (Turkey or beef meatloaf w egg, bone broth, steamed (2 min) spinach, carrot, sweet potato, broccoli, sardine, (and quinoa if you need a healthy non grain filler)- 9 essential aminos, plus fat/carbs). The cost is the same as kibble- (which is crap) if bought in bulk. And always use filtered water.
2. Chlorella/Cilantro to detox and chelate out chemicals and metals from dogs body.
3. Probiotics and Enzymes- very important. This helps protect your pet and optimize nutrients to fight off seizures.
4. DMG- Liquid- has shown to work very very well as an anti convulsant. Order the liquid- on the gums ideally. DMG has been Shown To Block seizures in Rats and Mice.
5. Milk Thistle or Adored Beast Liver tonic to help the liver cells regenerate (Administer for 90-120 days)
6. Fish Oil, Coconut or MCT Oil . Very impt.
7. You can add Taurine or curcumin also if you wish. Both are impt and safe.
8. No More vaccines or flea meds or topicals with chemicals- they are killing our pets. Only NATURAL Products or Dawn dish detergent baths, or apple cider vinegar/water dipped comb to rid of fleas. Both work.
My dog has had more than 12 seizures in the last 24 hours. I do not know what to do. No medicines seem to be working. We are so helpless. He is failing to even recognise our family members at this point.
My one year old rottweiler had back to back seizure and died in a few minutes. Even before i could reach to the hospital
Oh. This helps out a lot. My Sweet girl has seizures. But this information helps out. Sometimes these episodes can make my mother extremely upset while I have mental breakdown.
Do all seizures include shaking and stiffening.
What about hyperthermia? How would you treat the hyperthermia that comes along with?
My 7yr old pittie has suddenly having tonic/clinic seizures every 2 hours. None of the mess helped. Until we started 3mg melatonin 2x a day. HASNT HAD A SEIZURE SINCE it's all over the web. Not approved but WORKS with zero side effects. Not even making him sleepy!
My dog had one recently and started giving him CBD tincture. It's helping him alot! He hasn't had anymore and it's keeping him more calm and not so anxious
My dog has been on Epiphen for 2 years now but unfortunately the seizures started again in August so I've been researching myself since then for a natural remedy. I found it and am documenting my findings in her seizure journal and I have done a 5 Minute YouTube vlog with a 2 week update and weekly updates thereafter. The title is (Epilepsy in dogs) the channel is (Just Kidding) . After having 16 seizures from the 1st December till the 14th I started her on this natural remedy on the 15th December 2023
Hello , what you think , when we coming home our dog is so happy jumping all around and next he gets seizure , now is happening often, when he gets excited or to happy , he is Jack Russell, 16 years old
Hello, I have a question
My dog is on all 4 of the medications you listed. It wasn't until after we put her on the KBr (very last option) that her seizures stopped. We went from averaging a few a month to only 1 in over 2 years. It took 5 years since her first before I finally pinpointed the cause: trauma. Tara went nearly a year without a seizure on KBr until she was attacked at a dog park and had one that night. They've always been in her sleep, never once while awake. They started almost directly after a traumatic event 5 years ago. I can only figure that she's having bad nightmares that are jerking her awake and causing the neurological issue to trigger.
Very informative. Thank you
My 17yo diabetic Dachshund had one and her gums where cold. I could not check BG as they have discontinued the alpha Trak2 been trying to get the strips. I have one arriving tomorrow as explained the situation there is a shortage in Australia they are all on back order. Her bloods and biochemistry is good following the seizure. I put glucose on her gums when it passed as my first thought was not an hypo due to how full on it was with the mouth chomping. It is common for cold gums with a seizure? It went for less than 3 mins. She gets active at night I’ve noticed so I check bg until I ran out the week of the seizure as low bg can be tricky to see with her sometimes. She is vision and hearing impaired. Not related to diabetes she has had cataract surgery, gunderson flap, and one eye removed some of her eye surgeries since 2017. Slow loss of hearing over 3 years. I thought maybe dementia as when I’d check her BG when she was up and active at night it was fine. But the sezuire if not BG has thrown me. She has been diabetic for 9 years and not being able to check her BG at the time as not helped, I rubbed glucose her her gums of course but with her age I wonder what your thoughts are? She has grade 2 heart murmur no tx needed atm. Full pet insurance and a great team of eye specialists, heart and diabetic vets, and will do MRI if needed but she had her eye out in May we use an anethesthologt if now. But due to age and comorbities the vet and I don’t want to put her under unless it’s necessary. Already 3 GAs this year which is about standard for her. Sorry for the waffling just wondering if cold gums common in all sezuires or more related to BG? I really appreciate your video and I feel so stupid not being able to check her BG as it would of save me a lot of panic.
My cat has seizure her vet need MRI to diagnosis what kind of seizure was. I can’t do that for her it’s very expensive it cost 6000$. Im asking if there is another way like a test to know what kind of seizure she had? Thanks to anyone who answered my question
Not very informative. I want to know what’s causing the rise in seizures. It’s not normal for so many dogs to have neurological problems that don’t have any known cause. Is it over vaccinating? Poisons in the food or water. What’s causing this?
Very well explained doctor. It gave us all the right information.
My 17 1/2 yr old Jack Russell had her 1st seizure this past monday. 😢 My husband said she had another today (Friday)! They've lasted less than 10 seconds and she seems to rebound fairly quick. I'm contacting my vet monday for appointment. Thank you for this information so i know what to expect! I know she's old but she's always been a very hardy little dog.
My girl has been diagnosed since she was 10mths old with epilepsy and was having up to 30 seizures a day, she's 7yrs old now and still having monthly clusters we've tried every combination and strength of medication possible but she doesn't seem to move off around 12 to 14 in 24hrs once a month I'm thankful it's not the number it was but I'd love her to have none unfortunately that's the best I think she's gonna have it she's a beautiful jack russell I won't stop fighting for her with everything I have ❤
My dog, english bulldog, all of a sudden stopped eating or drinking . After all the tests done doctors have not found anything abnormal. I am my witts end. He has been pacing, walking in circles and now and is having problems walking. His limbs are getting weaker. He goes to the food bowl and water bowl but never takes anything in. I.have to force feed him with a syringe with soft food and also give him water with syringe.
Any insight you can provide would be so appreciated. I live in winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and it has been suggested by the vets here that i drive to Saskatchewan to be seen by a neurological doctor. Which is 7 hours by car. Its impossible for me to do. Any advice you can provide will be so appreciated.
Regards
My 14 year old pug Jolly Molly was put on liquid Baytril to prevent secondary infection from trachael collapse and present gag cough and had two seizures when on the liquid med for 4 days and stopped all meds. Thank you for the info – appreciate
This seems to be very detail and extremely helpful.
This is so helpful. Well explained and easy to follow and understand. You are a great educator! My dog had a seizure today (first time) and your video provided a great overview and everything I needed to know. Thank you Doctor!
Great video. Thank you for being so thorough and keeping it simple for us. I had to make the tough choice to say goodbye to my 14.5 year old senior.
Thank you for this! My Frenchie had. Seizure last year after the vet gave him Simpirica. A few months later he had what another vet at the same office called a Focal seizure while he was in his office. Neither vet even offered to test him. He has a more severe one the other day. I think it’s time to find a new veterinary clinic.😢
Wish you were my vet, really good video. Thank you.
I lost my dog, cause of seizures
We have a Spaniel with rage disorder caused by seizures. We've kept it really well controlled without medication though, and she's young so she still has to be spayed. I hope getting her spayed will reduce or get rid of them.
Thank you
Great, informative video! I’m curious, has there been much research into the placebo effect in epilepsy treatment in dogs?
Can you post an informational Video on "Paroxysmal Dyskinesia" which are in a different catagory to Epileptic Seizures in dogs? Thank You.
This is the best and most informative explanation of seizures in dogs on the internet. Thank you so much.
How can you guys afford all the medical costs?
My dog only has seizures when he's in a situation that causes him high anxiety, so far at the vet and groomer. I'm reluctant to medicate daily versus just removing stressors.stressor. He is almost 3, first one was experienced at approximately 1.5 years of age.