Dog Seizures In My Own Experience

Today I am less worried when he has seizures than I was a few years ago. My Boxer Gregory had the first seizure more than three years ago. It was quite violent. He was shaking a lot and I thought his legs will break or that he will swallow his tongue and get suffocated. I was scared and didn't know what to do.

After a while, his fits became predictable. I could point out the duration, the pattern and even the frequency. I also documented a lot and learned to deal with the most unpredictable issues that can appear. I was ready.

Most of the times they appear once at every two weeks and they can last a whole day with short pauses. Usually there are three seizures a day, each of about 30 minutes. After the crisis moment, Gregory would sit on the floor and drink everything I gave him.

Whenever I saw that his eyes were twitching or that the head was rolling, I knew that a seizure will occur. After a few seconds he will start trembling and shake violently. He would open his mouth and the jaws will start to clamp. Usually it takes a few minutes but in my mind it appears much longer. I am always hoping it will take less and less till it will go away. When the seizure stops, Gregory is laying down, quite. But I know that another seizure is coming.

Only after the second or the third seizure Gregory wants to raise and his eyes become a little clearer. After a while I got used to everything and when time came for another seizure I was ready.

During a fit the body temperature increases and this is why the dog needs to drink a lot of water afterwards. Because he will drink a lot of water, the dog will need to urinate a lot. That could be difficult because he is disorientated and he can't stand on his legs.

Here is how I dealt with this situation: I replaced the water with ice cubes. The dog licks the cubes and he lowers his body temperature without excess drinking.

After the seizure, we strap a harness around the dog's body and this helps us support him when it was needed. This measure also helped us prevent the dog from stumbling upon things.

The seizure medication sometimes helps the dogs gain weight. You will need to help the dog get rid of that through exercise. Run with your dog and exercise with him. Also give him a low fat diet full of vitamins and proteins.

Besides that, make sure the dog food you are giving him contains less if no chemicals. The chemicals can make the seizures worst. Check the package before purchasing dog food and pick the one with fewer chemicals. You could also ask your vet to recommend some chemicals free food.

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