Lhasa still seizing.......

sonia — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:35:46 GMT

Well, I'm back. My Lhasa was doing so well for so long but about 6 weeks ago she started having seizures again, this time really bad, in clusters, several a day. I immediately took her to the vet again, they ran tests, found nothing & prescribed meds for her. I didn't want to resort to that answer too quickly but I was so worried that because she was "clustering" so badly, I had to do something to stop the seizures before it caused perm. damage. Day one, took the meds, no more seizures but I had a "drunken, blind, zombie" dog. The vet warned it would take about 5 days for the meds to sink in to her system. It did. She's been a joy and a whole new dog since then. Until last night. Out of no where, she seized in the middle of the night, and again this afternoon. I "upped" her meds this morning before I went to work but when my husband called me at work to say she had another this afternoon, I just wanted to die. I'm going to the vets again this evening for a consultation and to get more meds. The one strange thing I MAY have discovered is this: During her "clustering" she was eating canned dog food. Then during the last 6 weeks or so, hardly no appetite and would eat nothing unless I cooked it for her. Then suddenly, about 4 days ago, out of the blue, she decided to eat the canned food again. (I have another puppy in the house who eats it and sometimes leaves a little). I was thrilled that she would eat animal food again......Question is this: How much of a possibility is it that this food could be causing the seizures? I mean so many weeks with no seizures and they suddenly start again when she begins eating again, even while on meds? I'm deperate for help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: Lhasa still seizing.......

mom2344 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:34:38 GMT

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/site_map.htm

http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/

http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/Resources.html

RE: Lhasa still seizing.......

mom2344 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:43:07 GMT

http://www.acvim.org/websites/acvim/index.php?p=3

I would seek out a veterinary specialist. Just like neurologists treat humans with seizure disorder, there are vet's that treat dogs for this too.

Good luck!

RE: Lhasa still seizing.......

Linda — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:57 GMT

I would ask the Vet about that and also call the dog food company they always have a 1-800 number that says "any questions please call 1-800" I'll also check into it with a friend of mine I work with she's a Vet tech.