Darn Squirrells & Penny's Head Bobbing...

[Taz_Zoee]

OMG! I only watched the videos to see if it was similar to Zoee's. I should have known, since Zoee's were only petite mal seizures. I am literally crying right now. I didn't watch all of the videos. In fact the second one I only watched a couple seconds of it. (we need a crying "smiley" face here)
I bet you freaked out when that happened the first time. I know I did and Zoee's were WAAAAY minor compared to Penny's.
Do you know what causes this? Or is it just something that happens? Ugh, I'm about to burst into full blown sobbing here.
I am so glad you are getting this under control. How old is Penny? I know you've said in other threads, but I don't remember, sorry.
Please give Penny hugs from me.

[apbtmom76]

OMG! I only watched the videos to see if it was similar to Zoee's. I should have known, since Zoee's were only petite mal seizures. I am literally crying right now. I didn't watch all of the videos. In fact the second one I only watched a couple seconds of it. (we need a crying "smiley" face here)
I bet you freaked out when that happened the first time. I know I did and Zoee's were WAAAAY minor compared to Penny's.
Do you know what causes this? Or is it just something that happens? Ugh, I'm about to burst into full blown sobbing here.
I am so glad you are getting this under control. How old is Penny? I know you've said in other threads, but I don't remember, sorry.
Please give Penny hugs from me.

Oh girl I cry everytime she has one, it doesn't matter, i still bust into tears, as I feel sooooo helpless to do anything for her. Penny says not to cry though, she never rememebrs what has ahppened, except that we are all fussing over her, lol. And yes the first several times it happened I fereaked out, she usually does this at night and we are awakened to this. And no we have spent several hundred dollars trying to figure out what causes it, the vet says it has to be inherited especially since she is so young, I have had Phoenix tested and he does not carry the gene so it had to come from her mothers side. Penny will be 4 years old in April this year, in July it'll be two years we have been battling this. And Penny says thank you soooo much for the love, she loves it And she says to tell Zoee hugs to her as well

[pomtzu]

Poor Penny! Is she diabetic by any chance? Years ago I had a Lhasa that was diabetic and she suffered from seizures. The first couple of times it totally freaked me out, and she used to make the most ungodly cry/howl when she had one. It is fortunate that they don't remember them - poor babies. It's more frightening for us humans to watch helplessly, than it is for the dog to experience it.

Hope you can get Penny's under control for good - and soon!

[apbtmom76]

Poor Penny! Is she diabetic by any chance? Years ago I had a Lhasa that was diabetic and she suffered from seizures. The first couple of times it totally freaked me out, and she used to make the most ungodly cry/howl when she had one. It is fortunate that they don't remember them - poor babies. It's more frightening for us humans to watch helplessly, than it is for the dog to experience it.

Hope you can get Penny's under control for good - and soon!

Thanks pomtzu, and no that is one of the first things I checked for especialyl when the vet said that seizures could be brought on by low blood sugar. When Penny actually vocalizes, I get soo upset as I know she is trying to tell me something I just wish I could help her, all I can do is love her And the last part of your statement is soo very true. And thank you I too hope we can get it under control, her longest time free was 4 months 3 weeks. That is our goal to beat,

[pomtzu]

Ya know - I was thinking about Penny last night, and how you said you give corn syrup or honey and then she is okay. That sounds so much like a blood sugar issue. Maybe she's not a full blown diabetic, but crashes occasionally for some reason?? I used to have to give my Lhasa corn syrup when she crashed. She didn't have a head bob - she would just walk in a tight circle and be really disoriented. It was next to impossible to keep her stable even on insulin. She proved very difficult to regulate.
Just thought I'd share that with you - just one more idea to add to the confusion.

[Casper]

You've got some great looking dogs there. I love the picture of two of them crashed on the couch.

[apbtmom76]

Ya know - I was thinking about Penny last night, and how you said you give corn syrup or honey and then she is okay. That sounds so much like a blood sugar issue. Maybe she's not a full blown diabetic, but crashes occasionally for some reason?? I used to have to give my Lhasa corn syrup when she crashed. She didn't have a head bob - she would just walk in a tight circle and be really disoriented. It was next to impossible to keep her stable even on insulin. She proved very difficult to regulate.
Just thought I'd share that with you - just one more idea to add to the confusion.

aww Pomtzu, thank you, I do have Penny blood drawn every 3 months just for medical reasons and all those tests are run, and everytime her blood sugar comes back normal but Doc says that is the only thing he can think of to fix it, so that is what we do, the syrup, and I try ot always give her honey as she is ona astrict no grain diet. Penny's med level is proving a bit difficult to get in order as well, thank you for the iinfo and insight though, I do appreciate it.

You've got some great looking dogs there. I love the picture of two of them crashed on the couch.

Thank you Oyster, they are all terribly rotten, I have sooo many pics of them all crashed onthe couches, was even funnier that they had been chasing squirrells and this is what it came too, lol

[cassiesmom]

You've got some great looking dogs there. I love the picture of two of them crashed on the couch.

Me too! I was thinking they must have done a lot of hard work following the squirrel!