Horrible day... Presley having a seizure

[Presley]

This morning was horrible... I came out of the shower and was going to my bedroom to get dressed when Presley came upstairs.. She usally likes to jump in the tub when i'm done showering but this morning she didn't.. She was acting very odd.. Almost drunk like..Staggering over to me and I patted my bed for her to jump up onto it.. She couldn't.. I knew something was wrong with her.. I got dressed and went to walk downstairs and she was ahead of me and slide down the stairs into my mom. She had no control over her back end at all, She could hardly walk and was falling over. I had to carry my big girl.. I was in tears by this point seeing my poor girl like this. I called into the ER Vet clinic at 8:15 and spoke to the vet and I told him i would be bring her in to have her checked out. But the clinic was an hour away and to make matters worse the bridge leading out of town was closed for repairs untill 9am. And we were taking my moms horse up to the breeders today.. It was all turning out horribly.. We got to the vets a little after 10am. He took a blood sample and then asked me loads of questions about where i got her from and so on. That there are some labs in this area that have epilepsy, He believes that her dad has it but asked me to call the breeder where i got her from to ask a few more questions. I am so angry to think that this is happening. Presley is only 5 months. For one these labs in this area that have epilepsy were all from these people knowing that they were breeding dogs with epilepsy, It took the owners of these puppies taking them to court to make it all stop. But there are 2 out there that have not been fixed and are still used for breeding. A chocolate (Presleys dad was a chocolate) and a black. The vet reconised the name of her dad.. This has me Very upset. Very angry and i really don't know what to say to the breeder. She cleared the puppies of health problems and i am not pointing fingers but if this is the dog the vet is talking about then she wasn't asking the right things before she bred her dog to him.
Anyways, Presley is at home with me now. She has some Valium incase she has another seizure. Her blood work will be back on Tuesday and the vet said on the blood work the epilepsy wont show up as anything that the blood work is basically ruling out a load of other things it may be....
Anyways i needed to vent a bit and if anyone has any info epilepsy/seizures could you please pass it on....
thank you
Melissa & Presley

[shais_mom]

You have my prayers. My greyhound had seizures also and it was terrifying. We thought she had epilepsy but she didn't, it was an aneursym.
The cheapest medication for epilepsy is phenobarbital. Another pettalker has an epileptic dog and she gets her perscription filled at the local pharmacy, she says it is much cheaper. Shaianne was on a half a pill once a day. 100 pills were anout $20. american money of course.
Good luck and please let us know how she is doing.
My vet told me that purebred dogs are more prone to epilepsy. And it can come upon them anywhere from 5-6 mos to 4 years.

[zippy-kat]

Goodness what a bad day for you!!

I don't have any medical advice but I'm here if you need a shoulder and/or and ear! I'm only a PM a way...

{{hugs}}
you guys are in my thoughts & prayers!!

[Logan]

I'm so sorry that you and your beautiful girl are having to deal with this. I know nothing about seizures at all, luckily, but hopefully some of our experienced people (like Staci, who has already chimed in) will be able to tell you about their experiences.

Lots of love to you and Pressley.

Logan

[LoudLou]

Melissa, SO Sorry to hear about poor Presley. Hope the 'White Coats' can help the two of you get through this. Prayers and hugs and LOTS of LOVE to you and your family. Loves & Cuddles to the BEE-YOO-TEE-FULL Presley girl.

[Gio]

Melissa I'm so sorry for what you and Presley have to go through! You will both be in my thoughts. Please keep us updated.

Believe me I fully understand your anger at those breeders, some people really have no morals at all.

[Pam]

Oh Melissa your note is so sad and frustrating too. I hope that Presley will be able to snap out of this and maybe it isn't epilepsy at all. As I understand it, you didn't really see a seizure occur so I guess there is a slim hope it's something else.

One of my poodles, Ashley, (RB) developed seizures about two days after slamming her head into my dining room wall. She had been playing tug-o-war with my other dog and you know how they jerk their heads from side to side? Well, she jerked it real hard right into the wall. She was a little dazed right after it happened but then appeared OK. Two nights later while sleeping in the bed with my daughter she had a seizure. The next night she had another one which I saw. Our vet put her on phenobartital, one pill in the morning and one at night. We had to periodically take her for blood work to make sure that the proper levels were in her blood. She never had another seizure once on the Phenobarb. The vet felt that it could have been related to the head injury but also could have been because she is a poodle. Apparently the risk is higher among some breeds and poodles are one of them. I have had 5 and Ashley is the only one who had them so I guess maybe I am lucky. She led a completely normal life except for having to take 2 pills a day but she even got so used to them that we would say "time for your pill" and she would come right over. She was I guess about 7 years old at the time and she lived to be 14.

I hope you get some answers regarding the ethics of the breeder. It won't change anything, though, because Presley is your baby and you love her but at least you might gain some understanding as to why and also put the breeder out of business if they are found to be knowingly breeding dogs with this trait.

[anna_66]

Melissa, I'm so sorry to hear about Presley. I just want you to know I'm hear for you. Your both in our prayers.
{{{{{Cyber Hugs!}}}}}

[mugsy]

I have a friend who had a Staffie with epilepsy. She didn't give him phenobarb because of the long term liver damage. She contacted a homeopath who put her on to some natural drugs. I will get the info from her and let you know.

[Presley]

Goodmorning and thank you all..
Presley has been A-OK so far this morning. She has been pretty sleepy though, maybe still an effect of the valium from yesterday?
Anyways, I don't know what to do about the breeder. I contacted her about the male she bred to. She told me it is not the same dog as the vet is talking about and that this dog came from the U.S. she also would not give me the phone # or even the name of the people who own the male. So i can not really get anymore information or ask them any questions. She said she has not heard of any seizures from his pups.
The breeder is saying the Nutro Natural Choice LB with glucosomine/Chrondritin Adult food is what is doing it. She is having a allergic reaction to the corn in the food. She also told me to put her on puppy chow. In puppy chow Corn is the first on the list. So what to believe. The vet told me i have switched her food to many times and not to change it at all untill we sort this out. We need to see what the blood work says and if it shows nothing we are going to do food allergies. I honestly thought i was doing my best by switching her over to Nutro Natural Choice LB with glucosomine/Chrondritin Adult food
I guess not.. I really don't know what to do anymore. Last night was Presley's first night sleeping out of her crate.. She slept on the bed with me so i could make sure she was ok.. I am so worried I really don't want something wrong with her like this atleast if we knew what it was it could be treated....
Anyways.. The vet asked me to keep her very calm the next few days, No florescence lights (we don't have any anyways), quiet, dark. It is really hard to have a 5 month old pup calm! He also asked me to record all odd behaviour from her if she has another seizure record it and how long it lasts. Yesterday morning from start to finish this whole seizure lasted almost 2 hours so this has me a bit worried. About a week before yesterday she has been Very whinny,running like crazy almost out of control. Very nervous and restless. Just not herself at all. Last week i also heard her thrashing around in her crate at night. I checked on her but by that time she was fine. I just don't know. I am so stressed from many other things going on in my life and my poor girl now, Its just having my run in circles.
I know i have posted here before about dogfood. I really REALLY! need to know of some good natural food that is good for dogs with allergies.. even email me...
[email protected]

Melissa & Presley

[Albea]

So sorry about Presley.
I hope the vet can find the reason for her seizure, if that's what it was, and help her with her problem realy soon.
Best wishes for a quick recovery and many hugs to the dear pup from us.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I am so sorry about Presley. I've had both a dog and a cat who had seizures. The seizures were so frightening. They would go into convulsions. My vet did say that while they are in the convulsion, they aren't aware of what's happening and are not in pain. It's possible something Presley will out grow. There's medicine that could help too. So, try to stay calm for Presley's sake. I know how hard THAT is to do.

I could always tell when my dog was about to have a seizure. She would start looking around like she could see something I couldn't. Then she'd start creeping around real quiet like and looking into space. If you see anything like that...it may be a clue one is on the way. I hope this helps a tiny bit.
You both are in my Prayers. Please keep us posted.

[Presley]

Ok i have spoke too soon.. Presley just had another seizure.. I recorded it all and gave her a valium and i am going to go laydown with her and i hope she will be ok... I am so stressed out and it hurts so much to see her like that... I feel so helpless....

[lovemymaltese]

I have you and Presley in my prayers. I hope that everything turns out okay. Let us know when Presley is feeling better.

[zippy-kat]

Just a thought... do you know the stud's registered name?

You could contact the AKC and see if they'd give you any information re: owner. Might not work, but it's worth a shot...