Tasha, my little dachshund, had a Grand Mal seizure about an hour ago. It’s only the second time I’ve seen her have one and it’s been at least 3 years since her last one. She was on the couch with me and I looked over when she whimpered and she was all tensed up, her eyes bulged from fear, and shaking all over. I picked her up and held her close to me and just stroked her head and soothed her as best I could. She was so scared, she cried tears.
After she stopped seizing I put her in her kennel where she is comfortable and could get her wits about her while I collected mine. She’s chewing on a rawhide right now like nothing happened.
Oh, scary! I dated a girl whose cat had seizures. The good news is that they aren’t actually conscious of the seisures, so they don’t suffer through them. They just feel kind of crappy when they come to and go back tow whatever it was they were doing.
That’s a sweet looking weiner!
Er, am I the only one who thought that sounded a little more homoerotic than intended?
Thanks for the good wishes from both Boris and Sherman. I’ve done some reading on the subject since it happened, and there isn’t much to be done except medication, but that’s only indicated if the seizures are regular (monthly or more).
I feel for you (and your little buddy)… My Aussie has had a number of seizures, usually heat-related though he did get one or two after a head-on collision with one of the other dogs in the household. Scary as hell, but being there for them (like you were) is good for you and good for them.
Like your little girl, 15 minutes after my guy’s seizure, he was ready to go like nothing had happened.
Good luck… 2 in 3 years is probably not much to worry about but if they increase in frequency then it would be worth a trip to the vet.
