Hi Gloria. It's my Australian Shepherd that has the seizures. My Chihuahua doesn't have them. My Aussie started having them at about 2 years old. She's now almost 3. The vet has her on Potassium Bromide to control them. Most dogs get put on Phenobarbital (sp?) but it can cause liver problems. My vet wanted to try Potassium Bromide (a little safer) first and she is doing well on it. The idea is to lesson the amount of seizures. There is no cure for epilepsy in canines, just like in humans. Most dog have to be on the meds their whole lives. There is a Yahoo list called k9epilepsy that you could join. You can get tons of info and help from the people on that list! Here's the link if you need it.... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9epilepsy/ Stefanie
--- On Mon, 6/30/08, GJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: GJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: hey fellow chihuahua parents i have a question To: [email protected] Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 2:57 PM Wow Stefanie...we just experienced the same thing with Luna - seizures? she has had 2 on different occasions where her body was ridgid, eyes fixed - but only lasted about 20 seconds. Common with this breed?? We have only 3+ years experience with Chihuahuas.. . We mostly have had large breed dogs, since I train in Obedience Compitition - we fell madly in love with these "little ones" we had to have 5!!! 2 belongs to Emmy my 22 year old who couldn't take them because when Turbo would see any dog or cat on TV he would bark - so she left the radio on for them, but then when he heard a siren he would howl - so management warned her. She is moving out asap to have her babies back - said, "I can't live without them"!! Can anyone give me more info on seizures?? Thanks a bunch!! Gloria C. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It sounds like he was having a dream. One of my dogs has seizures and they > never last longer than a minute or two at the most. And afterward, she is > very out of it and takes a long time to recover. When she has seizures, her > whole body goes rigid, her eyes and mouth open and she salivates. It's very > obvious that she is seizing. > > Your guy was probably in deep REM sleep and dreaming. When puppies dream > heavily, they sometimes move their legs as if they are "running". They also > make little noises sometimes. They are sometime hard to awaken, too. You > might want to check with your vet just in case, though. But I really > wouldn't worry about it. > > Stefanie >
