Pam, do you have her on monthly heartworm preventative and do these seizures happen within a week of giving the monthly dose? This sounds very much like something that happened to one of our pups and it stopped after they changed heartworm medications. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Quisling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] advice please > 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: > > ========================================================= > "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 2002 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 2002 by its original author.
