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My GSP had a seizure this morning
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:34 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:34 am
I woke up this morning at 5am to my 1 yr old GSP trying to throw up. I turn the lights on and he comes walking towards me towards the door of the bed room to go outside and he stumbles at the door lays on his side and starts shaking uncontrollably and moving his paws. His body turned hard as a rock and he was gasping for air. It was terrible because I honestly though I was watching my dog die in my arms. After about 30 seconds he stops and was kind of confused but got up and was moving around somewhat normal. We called the vet when they opened and they said since it had been a few hours his vitals were back to normal and there was no reason to bring him in. They said just to monitor him and if he wouldn't eat or drink bring him in.
I'm trying to figure out what caused this. He doesn't have a history of these. We just got back from Kansas where he hunted 5 days straight and he was pretty worn down. I fed him extremely well but he still lose 4-6 lbs over the week. Currently he's sleeping in his bed.
Any ideas as to what caused this?
I'm trying to figure out what caused this. He doesn't have a history of these. We just got back from Kansas where he hunted 5 days straight and he was pretty worn down. I fed him extremely well but he still lose 4-6 lbs over the week. Currently he's sleeping in his bed.
Any ideas as to what caused this?
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Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:38 am to eyepooted
Damn that is scary. How long have you been back from Kansas? Reach back out to the kennel and see of they have had a history of this and can give some guidance.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:42 am to eyepooted
My dog had this happen at the end of a duck hunt on the water. His was due to low blood sugar...
Glad to hear he's doing well.
Glad to hear he's doing well.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:45 am to Larry Gooseman
Yes it was very scary. I don't normally freaking out in situations like that but I lost it.
We took his temp and it was fine. How did you fix the low blood sugar? Feed him?
We took his temp and it was fine. How did you fix the low blood sugar? Feed him?
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:46 am to eyepooted
Wick we've been back since Tuesday and he has seemed fine.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:47 am to eyepooted
Karo or honey, you can check the gums. If they are pale white and not pink or red that can be the issue.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:52 am to eyepooted
I had to pick my dog up to prevent him from drowning - scary as hell. We got him to emergency vet within an hour - my pup did not return to normal, he was swaying back and forth and could barely hold himself up.
Vet hooked him up to IV and he was good as new.
Vet recommended I carry nutri-cal on every hunt - it's a high calorie gel. I won't do a hunt without it now.
Vet hooked him up to IV and he was good as new.
Vet recommended I carry nutri-cal on every hunt - it's a high calorie gel. I won't do a hunt without it now.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:52 am to wickowick
Ok I'll check he's sleeping at the house with my so who is also sick. I'm coaching my sons bb team right now.
tried up loading some photos of our hunt but Photobucket is acting up. I can't see my photos from my camera roll in the app.
tried up loading some photos of our hunt but Photobucket is acting up. I can't see my photos from my camera roll in the app.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:57 am to Larry Gooseman
I have learned to never hunt without honey or Karo. Last year a friend sent his point with us to Kansas and it was hypoglycemic and we had to give it Karo on a piece of bread every time we stopped to hunt. No issues as long as we treated his issue and didn't let it become a problem.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 10:59 am to eyepooted
They can be from just about anything from low blood sugar, to kidney issues, to brain tumors, etc, or most of the time for no reason at all, just like people some dogs just have seizures
Have you heard the old wives tale about if you have a child with asthma to get them a chihuahua and let them sleep in the same bed and the dog will "take" the asthma away from the child? Yeah I don't believe it either, but my wife has had epilepsy(seizure disorder) for 25 years secondary to a car accident and had trouble controlling her sieziures , doctors continued to try and find the right cocktail of meds with not much luck, we got a yellow lab 14 years ago that sleeps in the bed with us, and yup you guessed it , wife has not had a seizure since but the dog seems to have them occasionally , so did the drs just finally get the right combo of drugs for her or did the lab "take" the seizures away???? I don't know and does not matter
Have you heard the old wives tale about if you have a child with asthma to get them a chihuahua and let them sleep in the same bed and the dog will "take" the asthma away from the child? Yeah I don't believe it either, but my wife has had epilepsy(seizure disorder) for 25 years secondary to a car accident and had trouble controlling her sieziures , doctors continued to try and find the right cocktail of meds with not much luck, we got a yellow lab 14 years ago that sleeps in the bed with us, and yup you guessed it , wife has not had a seizure since but the dog seems to have them occasionally , so did the drs just finally get the right combo of drugs for her or did the lab "take" the seizures away???? I don't know and does not matter
This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:25 am to eyepooted
Blood sugar. When you work them hard it can happen. Since his weight dropped dramatically from the prior week his system is out of whack. Increase his fat content with wet food mixed with his dry. Give him some karo syrup or lots of peanut butter.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:28 am to Tigerpaw123
My bed would be covered in black lab hair if that actually worked 
I had my first one in front of my ex when I was 25. She had been kidnapped/carjacked before that, and said watching me have a seizure was the most scared she's ever been. She was on her cell phone with 911, and on her house phone with my parents, her parents, and her best friend before the wambulance got there.
I have to switch meds every two years or so, and luckily I know before they happen because I can do stuff to prevent them. Sucks arse though. Pretty much every decision I make has to involve my seizures in some way
I had my first one in front of my ex when I was 25. She had been kidnapped/carjacked before that, and said watching me have a seizure was the most scared she's ever been. She was on her cell phone with 911, and on her house phone with my parents, her parents, and her best friend before the wambulance got there.
I have to switch meds every two years or so, and luckily I know before they happen because I can do stuff to prevent them. Sucks arse though. Pretty much every decision I make has to involve my seizures in some way
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:35 am to Hammertime
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Pretty much every decision I make has to involve my seizures in some way
never really thought about that aspect of this...sounds like a hell of a burden.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:43 am to eyepooted
My border collie had one in my office 2 weeks ago, scared me pretty bad.
I brought him to the vet right after and after doing bloodwork his liver enzymes were really high (they were normal a month before that). He is always eating grass and we were at the camp working the day before so she said he probably got a hold of something poisonous, she said most plants with gel in the stems is poisonous to a dog (sago palm, etc). She gave him denamarin to help flush his liver and 5 days later his liver enzymes were cut in half.
Do you remember yours eating anything out of the norm?
I brought him to the vet right after and after doing bloodwork his liver enzymes were really high (they were normal a month before that). He is always eating grass and we were at the camp working the day before so she said he probably got a hold of something poisonous, she said most plants with gel in the stems is poisonous to a dog (sago palm, etc). She gave him denamarin to help flush his liver and 5 days later his liver enzymes were cut in half.
Do you remember yours eating anything out of the norm?
This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 11:44 am
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:47 am to Mmackl1
I don't remember him eating anything out of the norm but he does like to eat gas.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 11:51 am to Boxcar
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Blood sugar. When you work them hard it can happen. Since his weight dropped dramatically from the prior week his system is out of whack. Increase his fat content with wet food mixed with his dry. Give him some karo syrup or lots of peanut butter.
Even if he has been resting for the last three days
Posted on 12/3/16 at 12:12 pm to Spankum
Yup, just to get to Mandeville from Metairie, I have to drive through Slidell in case something happens. It's only 15 minutes longer, but it's still a PITA. I can't go out and do things if I feel bad. Can't go to school if I feel bad. If I forget to bring meds somewhere, I have to stop whatever I'm doing to go get them. I miss out on about 1/8 of the stuff I would like to do.
I've only had three major ones, but I either have vertigo, or my head is fricked probably 1/4-1/2 of the time. Wish I could go back and change what made it happen, but it's just something I have to deal with until I die. Happens to a lot of children though. I never knew that, but most grow out of it
I've only had three major ones, but I either have vertigo, or my head is fricked probably 1/4-1/2 of the time. Wish I could go back and change what made it happen, but it's just something I have to deal with until I die. Happens to a lot of children though. I never knew that, but most grow out of it
Posted on 12/3/16 at 12:13 pm to eyepooted
Yeah,
Spoon him some peanut butter.
Put him on wet food till his weight comes back.
If he was 7-8 yrs old Id expect tumors or leisions but not atvhis age.
Spoon him some peanut butter.
Put him on wet food till his weight comes back.
If he was 7-8 yrs old Id expect tumors or leisions but not atvhis age.
Posted on 12/3/16 at 12:14 pm to Mmackl1
My lab has had seizures before and we think it was due to sago palms
Do you have sagos op?
Do you have sagos op?
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