I did read that Siezures can lead to death, but I interpreted it for extreme cases as well. I'm hoping Dakota will stay at the once a month level for his sake. I'm sorry to hear about your parents dog. That is heartbreaking.

Dakota had his third seizure this morning. This time it was a month and half since the last one so that's good. I'm glad it hasn't increased in time. I'm off from work and he is very clingy with me, like the other two times. I feel like he is needing reassurance maybe? I'm trying not to behave differently, hoping it will get him back to his old self sooner. It's just really hard to see him so unsure. Usually Dakota and Willow have thier morning romps and I don't think he is up to it. Should I try to keep Willow away? I thought about taking her for a walk to give him some rest, but I think that will upset him more since he doesn't want to leave my side. I'm just not sure what I should do to help him through this. I'm a bit lost... I'm taking him and Willow to the vet in the next week for some heartworm meds so I will talk some more to the vet about this but in the mean time if any of you have suggestions, I would love to hear it.

Having a seizure takes a lot out of them, he probably needs quiet time for a little while. After my moms dog would have a seizure she would usually 'hide' under my moms desk and sleep for most of the rest of the day. If any of the other dogs would try to play with her they got bitten, if me or my siblings tried to interact with her, we got growled at.

Well we are thinking that Sierra is having seizures now after the frighting collapse at the dog park all most a month ago i have been on HIGH alert with my baby girl. Yesterday morning i work up to find Sierra on the floor next to the bed by my head, she has NEVER slept there before, she was not there all night as i had gotten up at 3am and she was on her dog bed. when i woke at 6am she was smacking her lips and sticking her tongue out, she looked a bit off and gave me a sad look. i got out of bed and got on the ground with her to give her some love, after we got up we went down stairs to go out, she had trouble getting down the steps on the first few, looked like it was the hind legs. she came back inside and was super clingy with me and was digging her head into my arm, i just sat there holding her for a long time. i gave them breakfast and got ready and went to the gym as she seemed ok. i got home and she was back to her self, went for a walk played some and i left for work. we had a vet visit all ready set up that day or else i think i would have made one. we did blood work on her and it all came back fine, the vet said to keep an eye on her and keep a log of when i notice a change in her behavior, if it is happening once a month or so then no worries, if they start happening sooner then we need to look into it more. she has been fine up till that park episode so i wonder if that triggered something in her as her diet has not changed nor has anything else in her life so i wonder if these things just happen or does something trigger them... im also concerned about her on our hikes and about making sure i pack things to help her if it happens. wonder if there are know foods out there that help prevent seizures that i can start feeding, you know certain vitamins or proteins that kind of stuff. our vet said sugar is a good thing to feed but not to go giving her pure sugar but maybe get some sweet potato treats, im also gonna look into those sport drinks for dogs as maybe they have some sugar or electrolytes in them. i have some homework to do i guess.....

I'm sorry to hear that about Sierra
If she is starting to have seizures, I hope they are infrequent.

I think Sierra likes fish, correct? I buy these treats for Ginger that are dehydrated and they are make of only fish skins wrapped around sweet potato or chicken wrapped around sweet potato. Remind me, and I'll bring some for you on Sunday to our meet up to try on Sierra.

Oh! And there are also chicken wrapped carrots too...carrots would be something that has sugar in it....maybe you could also try if she likes raw carrots?

I was so glad to find this topic. Kobey, who will be 3 in February, had a seizure last night. I've never seen an animal or person have this, so at first I honestly didn't think he was going to make it. We went to the vet today and they did blood work and will be calling with results tomorrow. I'm so worried about him. But soo glad to read that the seizures themselves won't shorten his life. I couldn't believe all of the things I found when researching that could cause these... Hoping to hear some answers tomorrow..

oh poor Kobey i hope everything comes back ok.

sierra has been fine now, i think hers were in response to the dog park deal

Not to alarm you but Dakota passed exactly 11 months after his first seizure. It was not confirmed but all signs pointed to a brain tumor. Just make sure you discuss all types of seizures. Some posted an article about it not too long ago. I will see if I can find it.

Wow, I'm an idiot. I only read the first page of this thread. I didn't even realize there were three pages. I'm so sorry to hear that

http://www.dogseizures.net/

Check out this link. I found it very helpful. My regular vet never mentioned that Dakota could have a brain tumor. After reading this I started to wonder but then he passed less than a month later. Atleast it wasn't a shock when the emergency vet mentioned brain tumor to me. I do wish I had pursued the possibility before he passed. I really thought I was going to have several more years with him.