Causes And Treatments Of Seizures In Dogs
Dog owners love their pets. A canine is a best friend and even a family member. People love their dogs very much, and when they see their dog having a seizure, they often get very upset and afraid. Seizures in dogs can be very scary, but they are also a very common situation. Many pets have them, and they sometimes even go unnoticed for the animal’s entire life. Knowledge about what is happening, and what can be done about it will greatly ease your emotions.
Some seizures are not even noticeable in canines, and some can be very extreme. Sometimes your pet will have involuntary spasms that just look like he or she is acting silly. There is no sign of any suffering, so these are usually dismissed as being part of your silly dog’s behavior. The more serious events are the ones that usually draw the attention. These often include a loss of consciousness or behavior that tends to last a very long time.
Odd behavior is often a problem in a dog, but not usually serious. Mild problems may also be limb spasms and loss of balance. However, more serious types of problems can occur. Your pet may actually faint, or may have a problem lasting for a very long time, even more than half an hour.
Allow the situation to pass before touching your pet. Make sure he or she cannot be harmed from any objects nearby, and just wait. It will pass. When it does, call the vet. If the event lasted a long time or happened many times within a day, it is a good idea to rush the animal in.
There are many disorders that can cause a canine to behave in such a strange, often scary manner. Some may be simple. Your pet could simply be reacting to something he or she is allergic to. But it could also be much more serious, such as an infection, an organ illness, a genetic abnormality, or even a brain tumor. Treatment often depends on what the cause of the problem actually is.
If the animal does not have the problem very often, your veterinarian may recommend that nothing be done. Medication is usually prescribed, but it can take many tries to find the best treatment, so if the events are rare, the medicine is not often necessary since the animal is not suffering.
Unfortunately, there is the occasional situation where no medicine will control or eliminate the seizures and the animal will have to be put to sleep, but this is really not something that happens often because most of the time the animal is not actually being harmed.
When you know what to do when your four-legged friend is seizing, it is not as scary as when you have no idea what is going on. Your mind is put at ease when you know that no pain is being experienced, and you are doing all you can to help your dog. Seizures in dogs are very common, and usually very treatable, so most of the time you have nothing to worry about.
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