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Was That A Seizure

Was That A Seizure

Signs and symptoms of a seizure:

Recognizing a seizure in your pet will be important to achieving a successful treatment.  It is important to know that your pet will often show signs before he has a seizure, a Warning Period. During this Warning Period you may notice your dog acting atypically scared, worried, or stressed out or is clinging to you. They may also stare off into space and seem confused. A housed trained pet can suddenly not be able to control their bowels during these symptoms. During this time your pet is not conscious of what they are doing and will be unresponsive and unaware of their environment.

As the seizure progresses you will see these Signs and Symptoms:

  • foaming at the mouth
  • twitching
  • drooling
  • chomping
  • collapsing
  • making paddling motions with their legs.
  • it’s also not uncommon for dogs to urinate or defecate.

After your pet experiences a seizure you might also find these Signs and Symptoms:

  • walking in circles
  • bumping into things
  • drooling
  • generally being disoriented and wobbly.
  • your pet may also become temporarily blind
  • you might see blood if they bit themselves during the event.

 

Recovery from a seizure will be individual to each dog, it can be seconds to a day.

 

Was it a seizure:

To know if your dog is having a true seizure or not consider your pet’s consciousness or their awareness of its surroundings during the event in question. Ask yourself these questions if your pet is doing something that appears to be a seizure:

  1. Is my pet aware of their surroundings?
  2. Will they respond to being called by name?
  3. Is my pet easily aroused or responsive to me?
  4. Can it be woken up if it appears to be asleep?

If your pet is conscious and can respond to you or its surrounding it is not having a true seizure. If you have any concern or question as to whether or not your pet had a seizure it is important to take your pet to your Veterinarian for an assessment and to describe the events of what happened.

 

 

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