CANINE SEIZURES - Page 5

And this comes from a person that joined on Dec, 20 2009 and didn't made single worthy contribution to this board lol.


"She probably gave up after googling "dog trayneing" and not finding any results"


How would you know did you try too google yourself? This is how far your skills go ;) 

My contribution here is limited to derailing the idiots who have hijacked this place for the last year or so.  


Once that happens, I'll go back into lurk mode. 

I guess your way of doing it, is if you can't beat them join them? LoL

I fully expect to beat them, so no need to join them. 

hahahaha yeah with your tactics, I can see that happening.

Well, it's been two days since the last frenzy of new topics from a certain know-nothing poster.  Maybe I should declare victory! 

DD,

Not even shaming some of these people for their behavior on this forum really helps, sad to say. Once in a while one gets an insincere apology from the one wacko, but guaranteed, just because they can post crap here, they will. And they will try to "show us" by posting and posting cut and paste material, even though these same people could not possibly discern a legitimate source from one that is not and they don't really understand what they posted.

Ah, the beauty and the beast aspects of the internet...... It allows even people with practically no understanding of anything to post something, anything......

Eventually, hopefully, the forum can regain some credibility.

deleted as duplicative.

Remember that some of these individuals have demonstrated that they are mentally unstable and/or mentally ill. Their posts clearly reflect this. My personal concern has always been (1) that they are NOT in my geographic area, and (2) I don't bother to engage them (amusing as it may be, in a sick sort of way) because it is unseemly.  Further, we have seen some of the melt-downs on this forum. Can you imagine how they behave in person? Someone must actually deal with them, once they go into melt-down mode. We have no clue s to how "harmless" any of them may be. The extent of their conduct here (threats, stalking, etc.), serves to demonstrate their mental illness. I choose NOT to engage them. It is unseemly and I have no idea what they may do in their own environs, once they have one of their melt-downs. Of course, some are just nasty, bitter people with ugly personalities. :-)   We have all dealt with them at one time or another--they are often the officious  little clerks who go on a bs power-trip because they can make you wait.  LOL

Either way, there are other things in the world that matter a LOT more. We just had two deputies shot down here on a domestic violence call. They have life-threatening injuries and may not live. They are the 7th and 8th LEOs gunned down in this area since Halloween. That is a hell of a lot more significant to me than the idiots and nut-cakes that have invaded this dog forum. So, can we get this site BACK to dogs.
 
The topic is canine seizures. I actually had a dog that had seizures, an AMbred gsd. She was a Woodacre's Dakota daughter. The seizures came every 30 days like clock-work, beginning at age 3. The vet and I went through trying to determine whether "something" precipitated them every 30 days: special food (horsemeat), bottled water, etc.to eliminate food and water as a cause. We never learned what. She was on ace promezine (sp) and Dilantin (250 mgs) daily. NOTHING prevented the seizures, or even arrested them once begun. She went downhill, after the death of my Scottie (her lil buddy) and the seizures accelerated over a 6 month or so period, until they came several times a day a few days a week. She was finally PTS, as I believe she suffered brain damage and really didn't know where she was, who I was and was frightened all the time.

Does anyone else have any direct experience with canine seizures? Diagnostics have improved over the past several years, after all.

Happy Holidays, btw

 Hi Mystere,

I just read about the two LEOs who were shot in your area. How tragic!! I hope they will survive. Senseless violence has become more and more the norm for people in this country, and your notes above about unstable people are well taken.

As for seizures, yes, unfortunately, I have had a lot of experience, some with client dogs, some with rescues. In many instances the causes were not discovered and the disorder called "idiopathic", meaning a catch-all phrase because no discernible cause was evident. However, as in humans, there can be a variety of causes, but most people are not going to pay for neurological and other work ups to try to find that cause. Also, as in humans, most cases can be well-controlled with the right medication or combination of medications. Many dogs live normal and otherwise healthy lives. Besides the medications you mention, there are others that can be used. The question is always the duration and extent of the seizure. If they can be prevented, or limited even after starting, or allowed to play out with no further immediately following additional seizure, that is the best scenario. Having more than one seizure immediately is a life-threatening emergency.

In the case of your dog, it seems she had some very serious, but undiagnosed problem. In her case, it might have been that she did have a tumor which was causing the seizure. Your having to put her down, despite your pain, in her case was likely the most kind thing you could have done.

I had a woman bring her male lab to me for boarding about a year ago. He was not neutered and when I asked about that, the woman told me she intended to breed him AND, in the next breath, told me he had seizures and handed me a bottle of phenobarbital prescribed by her vet. Needless to say, we had a talk right then and I was very blunt and frank with her about the issue of ever breeding this dog. Fortunately, she listened without becoming defensive, thought about it, and the next time he was boarded, he had been neutered.