From: Pamela Quisling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: advice please - seizures
For what it is worth, I would like to tell you all about my experience with
my ruby girl, Rose. She has what was finally diagnosed as "Episodic
Falling." There were two medical articles written on "Episodic Falling In A
Cavalier" and once I had these articles. I can't find them at the momentbut
I bet someone on this list has heard of this and may havethe information.
Anyway, my experience with Rose and episodic falling, began about 3
years ago one summer, when Rose, coming in from an active romp in the yard,
suddenly fell to her side and became stiff as a board, she sort of shook or
trembled all over. She did not lose consciousness but she had a sort of
terrified look
in her eyes...she drooled but not excessively and she did not lose control
of her bowels or bladder. The seizure lasted about 15 minutes in which I
just held her quietly on my lap. After about 15 minutes she wiggled down
and sort of hunched her back and scuttled into her crate. I watched her and
she was just lying there
normally for about 1/2 hour and then she was fine.
That summer Rose had about 3 episodes. She has continued to have these
spells on and off (usually during the Spring or Summer although
I don't think they are heat related) for the past 3 years. Each spell has
been exactly the same except sometimes they are shorter in duration. The
longest was 15 minutes and the shortest was about 5 minutes.
Last year she only had one episode. That time she was just sitting
around doing nothing and it happened. This year she has had one so far but
it lasted only about 5 minutes. She never loses consciousness but she cannot
move and she is very rigid. My vets have the articles I mentioned and
apparently there is
no treatment per se for these episodes. The important thing is to comfort
and to reassure her and keep the other dogs off her. I am not saying that
this is
what happened to your Cavalier, I just wanted to tell you about what I
learned about Episodic Falling....apparently it is a very real problem and a
form of epilepsy but is relatively mild and not nearly as threatening as the
true epilepsies. I sincerely hope this information helps you and that
someone
can find the articles I used to have (I will keep looking if anyone is
interested, let me know). Rose is otherwise a very healthy happy Cavalier
and she did
not come from an importer....she was bred by a reputable breeder from
healthly parents. She is six years old now and has no heart murmurs and
no other symptoms of any kind. Hope this helps.
Pam Quisling, Nashville, TN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary McHenry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] advice please
> susan,
> Thanks for the info. I will pass it along.
>
> i knew i could count on this list for good info.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Susan Van Luchene
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] advice please
>
>
> Hi Mary,
>
> Unfortunately, you are more than likely correct about the seizures this
> little Ruby had not being a 'one time thing'. Here's a couple of sites you
> can pass on to your friend for some information on Canine Epilepsy:
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