Suze, There is not much you can do but observe. Head trauma would certainly cause seizures (from the falling brick?). How old is this dog? There are so many variations of seizures, some of them so mild that vets look for other causes, not thinking about focal seizures. For example, I heard about a dog who kept lifting one front leg and staring at the wall and screaming. The vet thought it was a back problem. Somehow, between a bunch of breeders trying to help this lady, we figured out that the dog was actually seizuring. The lady put her dog on phenobarbitol and it solved the problem. I would not do anything with your dog except watch him/her closely. If he continues to seizure monthly, weekly, every two months etc it is probably epilepsy.
I had a boarding dog once - young, tiny little scrap of a bitch from disreputable breeding (pet shop puppy) -- who seizured twice in the first week I had her here. Calling the owners, I found she had already seizured prior to this and I had to have her with me for a month!! Yikes! Couldn't put her out with my dogs as I was terrified she would seizure out there and they would, in typical pack dog instinct, put her "our of her misery". Not sure that they would do this but couldn't take a chance. She never seizured again while she was here so I guess it could have been stress from being in another environment. Don't know what happened after that. Good luck, Anne Susan Cochran wrote: > Well, it was worth a shot. I have heard of seizures from using either of > these two heartworm preventatives, but Heartguard is very safe and I've > never had any problems with it. > > I hope that your little one gets better. > All the best, > Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:34 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Seizure > > > Hi, Susan, > > No, they are not on either. I use heartguard. The dog seems to > be > > calm and eating well and recovering so far. It will be a long > > night......... > > > > thanks, > > > > Suze > > > > Susan Cochran wrote: > > > > > > Suze, are they on Intercept or Sentinel? > > > All the best, > > > Susan Cochran > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:45 PM > > > Subject: [CKCS-L] Seizure > > > > > > > Hi, List, > > > > One of our dogs is at the vet after having a seizure. He is > > > stable now > > > > after iv fluid and valium. Although our dogs are confined to a run > > > > outdoors, we noticed that a few of them seemed off color the last > couple > > > > of days. I've wondered if they got into something like a bird carcass > > > > that had died and fallen into their pen. > > > > The help I could use now is to know what screens to run > (besides a > > > > general tox screen) to rule out all other causes but epilepsy. This > dog > > > > got ataxic when given metronidazole a year and a half or more ago. He > > > > has not shown any signs of this since then. Additionally he is > possible > > > > that he was hit with a heavy paver which was carelessly left by a > > > > workman on the top of the fence rail and had fallen in. > > > > > > > > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Suze > > > > -- > > > > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > > > > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a > man > > > > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > > > > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > "Magic Commands": > > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > > Search the Archives... > http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original > author. > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > "Magic Commands": > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > > > > -- > > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > > > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. 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