Sheila,
First off Welcome to PetTalk. And I am sorry to hear your baby girl is sick.
In April my greyhound Shaianne went under for routine surgery to remove a mole off her leg, I picked her up on Friday and Sat morning she had a grand mal seizure. I called the vet knowing that Greyhounds are notorious for not handling anesthia well. The vet told me it had nothing to do with the anesethia. I believed him b/c I know that purebred dogs are prone to epilepsy after the age of 6 mos to 5 years. He told me before they medicated her to keep an eye on her for up to a month. Two weeks later she had another grand mal, so I called the vet and they wanted to see her right away, I took her and we got blood work etc. She was put on a low dose of phenobarb and the seizures were controlled.
I noticed over the course of a few months she had a rapid weight gain. She gained 6-8 pounds in a month. The vet didn't seem concerned b/c she looked great. I think now that she was retaining fluid, and her lungs were filling up, the amount of activity that she could handle reduced to about half. We couldn't take long walks, and when we did she often would lay down, about 2 blocks from home. I just thought it was because she had gained so much weight. Then on Sept 13, she had a grand mal seizure and crossed to the bridge. After talking to my vet, and a friend that is a vet, and I work in the medical profession and alot of them agreed with me that she had an anuerysm and it leaked and that is what took her sweet little life. I don't want to scare you at all, but it was coincedental that the seizures started after her surgery. I have a wonderful vet and do not hold them responsible at all. If the meds didn't stop the seizure the next step would have been an MRI or CT thinking it might be a brain tumor. It was my decision that I wasn't going to go that route. She had a wonderful life, she wanted for nothing. She gave and received more love than she knew in the 2 years before I got her. I have no regrets with her. My only regret is that she didn't live longer.
But then I wouldn't have the sweet little Keegan the Barbarian in my life!
I will be praying for your beautiful baby and you will be in my thoughts.