seizure question

[AtomicSkies]

i was wondering is there any way to tell if a dog will have seizures before they have one? like through blood work or something? i doubt it but it dosent hurt to ask right

[alimel]

I don't know if you can tell by blood work but I can always tell when Buddy is going to have a seizure, he seeks us out and gets very clingy with a strange look in his eyes.

Are worried about one of the Beagles?

[AtomicSkies]

no...harrisons older sister has a poodle...which his younger sisters friend found wondering in a k-mart parking lot ...and he has them and we were over there for dinner last night and it got me thinking about it and i wondered

[EmmaGirl]

Just as in people, there is no blood work that can foresee a seizure. There may be signs but often a seizure is unprovoked (sp).

[AtomicSkies]

Originally Posted by EmmaGirl

Just as in people, there is no blood work that can foresee a seizure. There may be signs but often a seizure is unprovoked (sp).

didnt think so...shame

[weezyNollie]

Another dog to sense it and tell you? ha ha. Like in people. There are dogs who are service dogs for the epileptic. They sense when the seizure is coming and notify their owners.

[AtomicSkies]

Originally Posted by weezyNollie

Another dog to sense it and tell you? ha ha. Like in people. There are dogs who are service dogs for the epipleptic. They sense when the seizure is coming and notify their owners.

i know i am fascinated by them its crazy how they seem to just know

[Obedog]

Do they know why he is having seizures? I have heard of food allergies causing seizures before... Perhaps finding out what is causing them?

[AtomicSkies]

Originally Posted by Obedog

Do they know why he is having seizures? I have heard of food allergies causing seizures before... Perhaps finding out what is causing them?

i dont know honestly...although harrison was talking to his sister about food...they feed total junk i dont think they know any better...his mom actually honestly believes that ol roy is good because it says it has omega something or other on the bag bleck

[FairyDogMother]

This is a very interesting thread to me. Keller, my deaf foster girl, started having seizures at night last week! Scares the kibble out of me!
Right now I'm charting for the Vet and she's going in this week. I know they probably won't be able to tell much from following some of the other threads in the past on the subject.
We feed a good diet and she wasn't having them before. She's just hitting her "teenage years". She's had 3 so far, all at night between 12 midnight and 3a.m. ....

Bosley's Slave has some very in depth threads about his seizures you may want to take a peek at.