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In reply to the discussion: *Daughter just called, said dog (...doodle) had 'massive seizure,' [View all]badhair77
(4,217 posts)23. When our labradoodle was about 3 she had a seizure.
After it happened she looked confused and regained her balance, then seemed fine. The vet told us we could take her to the emergency clinic or just take her in to see her the next day, which is what we chose. The vet gave her phenobarbital. That drug seemed to make her groggy. After several months my husband reduced the medication because we didnt like what it did to the dog. After speaking with the vet she said that dosage really wasnt doing anything and to just take her off it. About 7 years went by and no other seizures. Then suddenly she had another one. After that, no more. We never did find any cause for the seizures.
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Not with dogs... Our last cat had a handful of seizures in the weeks before her passing.
RockRaven
May 2021
#4
When they got old both my dog Jason and my cat Luke had seizures. Both went on meds
tblue37
May 2021
#32
Lots. 2 seizure dogs. Canine Epilepsy is not a death sentence. My 2 dogs lived into their teens
irisblue
May 2021
#34