Seizures in dog
Our Lowchen is 3 years old and a delight. Saturday morning (3am) I heard found her sitting on the floor staring after she had vomited. Cleaned her up and put her back on the bed where she sleeps. An hour later I found her vomiting again. Feeling something was wrong I attempted to calm her down and she started running in circled trying to get her left flank until she fell down and stretched her legs ridged. Thinking she was choking or having a heart attacked I tried to look down her mouth and she got me (not bad but wow). I held her while hoping she would start breathing again. She finally did after it seemed like hours. Calmed her down and were able to contact a vet (very nice to talk to us at 4 in the morning) who informed us that we had just experienced a seizure. Pet owners can identify with our horror while we watched this in our vacation home where we knew no vet. We obviously took her to the vet next morning and are awaiting the results of blood urine etc tests. Heart temp etc. were all fine.
Here is the gist of our question: next day at six in the morning she vomited again. Then again during the second mornign walk. This morning she vomited again (3am). She still eats, deficates so I don’t believe there is a blockage and we quite sure she has not eaten any poison, been hit on the head etc. We are addressing the seizure but on all the articles that I have read I have not seen mention of vomiting once or twice a day for several days…. Has anyone?
bcd52
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I have, over the years, had several dogs, one cat, and I’m fairly certain a horse who have all experienced seizures, but never once have I known seizures to be accompanied by vomiting.
I would suspect poisoning or some other toxic exposure in your dog’s case.
I do hope the test results can shed more light on your alarming situation. I can well understand your worry, particularly when away from home and your regular vet.
I hope your dog recovers quickly and completely.
Tempest
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Vomiting associated with seizures I would tend to also think of a toxin that might have been ingested. I don’t know of seizures otherwise being related to vomiting> Really check around to see if there is anything possible that your dog could have ingested..even something like grapes which is toxic could cause this type of reaction.
Bloodwork should give you some answers to what is going on as well. It will check internal organ enzymes such as kidneys and liver…
I hope that things turn out well for your dog and you have answers quickly.
hscvt
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Thanks for information / suggestions. Still vomiting. Went to the vet this morning for an x-ray and they could not see anything. Tech is coming in this afternoon to check. If nothing they will do a sonogram and or barium test. I supposed if she ingested something soft it would not show up. Waiting is the pits. I guess that could have caused the seizure.
bcd52
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An obstruction would show up on x-rays or ultrasound (depending on the type of obstruction) but toxins would not. Did her blood/urine tests all come back normal?
Tempest
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I completely agree with Tempest regarding obstructions. Sometimes even if the actual item that is causing the obstruction can’t be seen on an xray..you are able to see gas patterns, abnormal shape of intestines, etc…to determine that there is “something” obstructing. How were the bloodwork results? Were there any elevations there especially with liver enzymes.
hscvt
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Blood work is normal. urine normal. I do believe there must be a blockage of clothe or tissue (although wouldn’t tissues have disentigrated by 5 days). I hope they can resolve this soooooon. Why do dogs crave those tissues etc
bcd52
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Well I’m glad to hear that bloodwork was normal. Now let’s focus on the vomiting. Tissue will usually pass through the body…but if there is cloth…that won’t..not all the time..so there is a potential for that. Check around your house and look for anything that could be missing. Are you missing a sock somewhere? Any parts of cloth that have been chewed etc…
Why do they crave these things? Good question…Why do dogs eat their own feces? Another good question. I guess only they will know!!!
hscvt
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This time of year people are spraying the weeds to kill them out also spraying, to kill bugs dusting their flowers for mites. your dog could have got some on his feet licked it got a toxic from this worth checking. good luck
REBA
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Went up to VT to see my wife and dog. Dog is fine. She vomited for the week. Had x-rays, sonograms, barium swallow test etc. etc. and has finally stopped and returned to her happy self. We are scouring the house for anything she might have gotten into. Even to the point that we remouved a plant that is supposed to be very dangerous…name escapes me now….and even thought she might have bitten one of the many toads that are in the grass. I hope it never happens again and thank you all for your help.
bcd52