OK, it may be that we have an answer. One I had not ever considered. I called my vet and we thing it may be salt toxicity. The amount of peanuts consumed at 95mg sodium could well have caused salt toxicity which DOES cause neurologic problems including seizures.
If so, this was isolated, he is fine now (though well could have died from this) and we will be out of the woods. THAT being said, we still won't breed him soon. A much relieved, Suze "Susan A. Schlenger" wrote: > > Me, too Jo Ann, > I have a call into my vet to ask. However, that being said, even if I > can prove it was the cause I would not breed him until I knew it wasn't > epilepsy. I'm glad in this instance that it is a male, because I can > wait a few years if necesssary to prove to myself that he is not > epileptic before breeding him if we can. > > I may consider acutal allergy testing; that would be more definitive. > It will only take me six months to get an appointment with the allergist > at Tufts. <G> > > Suze > > bjcav wrote: > > > > Many people are allergic to peanuts..so why not dogs? > > I'd give the vet a call. > > I *hope* that's what it was!! > > Jo Ann Carvill > > BJ Cavaliers > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.bjcavaliers.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:13 PM > > Subject: [CKCS-L] Could it be peanuts??????????? > > > > > Hi, List, > > > Our boy is doing well and did NOT seize during the night. (I was > > up > > > with him all night to monitor him). We found (this morning) several > > > piles of poop which were LOADED with honey roasted peanuts. > > > I am at a loss to explain how a dog could get the peanuts, but I > > put > > > nothing beyond some of my clever dogs. (OR my youngest son who > > > sometimes disobeys the rule about bringing food to his bedroom). > > > > > > Could an "overdose" of peanuts cause a seizure???? > > > > > > Suze > > > -- > > > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > > > > ========================================================= > > "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. -- 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.
