Thread: Dog Seizures

Originally Posted by Brakelie

I had a labrador start doing exactly the same, vet tried telling me it was epilepsy and here are some pills that will cost you big money for the rest of her life. It didn't seem right to me as it seemed more like a low blood sugar seizure as she was ravenous afterwards. I pushed them into doing a scan and hello what's this... huge growth/benign tumour about half a soccer ball size on her intestine which I guess was draining her sugar levels down. Anyway spent way too much getting the growth removed and she carried on problem free for another 7 years and lived till she was 15. So before accepting it is epilepsy, get a scan to make sure there are no internal growths or tumors

What do you mean by 'ravenous"? hungry and viscous?

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

What do you mean by 'ravenous"? hungry and viscous?

I mean hungry, really hungry! We were actually feeding her every couple of hours in the days before the surgery to keep her blood sugars up and that helped reduce the frequency of seizures. After a seizure she was disoriented and aggressive, as in growling but not biting so we just gave her plenty of space.