re: Dog just had a seizure

I just wanted to share with you my experience with our dog and seizures. We had a shitzu. When he was 2 he had his first seizure. We panicked and brought him to the overnight vet at 10pm. All the vet did was give him a valium IV and we picked him up in the morning. It costs us $500 (he only cost $425).

We later brought him to the regular vet. They gave us some medicine but it only was supposed to make them less frequent and severe. We didn't see that. He still had them about 2-3 times a month and they would last 30-90 minutes. They usually came when he got really excited. After 4-5 years we stopped the medicine as it didn't seem to have any effect. He had them his whole life but still lived a very happy life until he was almost 17 (he died this last April). Ultimately, it was cancer that got him. I just wanted you to know that seizures are not some death sentence. You have to make sure they are watched near water because if they fall in they will drown. Other than that, just comfort them while they are seizing and your dog should have a good life.