I had a mutt named maggy and she was the best dog ever ....well she had started having seizures at age 5 she was 14 when she left us and I never once put her on any meds I would just lay with her when sh ehad them and she would alwyas come get me or my husband. I always said I would know when it would be time to give her meds or put her down and we never did put her on meds! It was thanks giving 5 years ago now that we gave her a fest and then had her put down the next day. She was having a hard time with day to day stuff and I could no longer see her suffer. I am at peace with my decision and had her buried in a pet semetary. Ellen
--- In [email protected], "mokatz95" <mokat...@...> wrote: > > Have any of you had any experience with seizures in Chihuahuas? One of mine, > almost two years old, has been having them. The first two were really mild > and a few weeks apart. Last Saturday night she had two more, one right after > the other and they were worse than the first two, but still really mild and > they didn't last very long . The first time she had one, we rushed her off > to the emergency vet and they did blood work and nothing else. This time we > didn't take her to the emergency vet because we knew they wouldn't do > anything for her. My husband called our vet this morning and she said that > even though the seizures are now more severe (Lori is now flopping around), > because the duration is so short, they are still considered mild. Because the > medication (Phenobarbital twice a day) is hard on dogs, she suggests that for > the time being we just keep an eye on her. If they continue to become more > frequent or severe, we should bring her in. They will then do another blood > work-up and put her on the medication. > > I guess what my question is..if any of you have experienced this with your > Chihuahua, how did you handle it? I am afraid to leave her alone for any > length of time. I make sure she is with me wherever I am in the house, and > now I don't want to have to leave her alone if I have to leave the house for > any length of time for fear of her having a not so mild one and hurting > herself. What do you do? > > Sorry so long and thanks in advance for answering my questions! > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
