My 2 y.o. Boston has just started having seizures...?

2013-03-14 5:31 am
last night, my little girl, Molly had a severe seizure. At about 0345 she darted out of bed to the living room and had a seizure on the carpet, followed by severe disorientation and possible temporary blindness (she did not recognize me or my husband). We calmed her down, called the e vet and got her body temp to go down as well. We were instructed to keep an eye on her as one single seizure may not be cause for alarm.... Cue to 0700 another seizure followed by a half dozen more of varying severity. The last one occurred around 0800, very bad, she lost control of her bowels and immediately began running full speed into walls and other objects. Obviously we rushed her to the vet. She stayed all day and they found nothing. They sent her home with some rectal Valium and a medication called zonisamide which the vet stated was a fairly new drug and not much is known about it. She had another very small breakthrough seizure this evening. Needless to say its been a harrowing two days. Has anyone had experiences with seizures that can offer us some hope? More specifically with this drug or other drugs like it? What methods are successful? Do you have any advice for future spells or what we should do next?

Sorry this was so long, thank you for your time.
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I've been doing my combing through the various breed specific clubs and forums.... A second job? My husband and I are both sailors in the United States Navy so i dont see that as an option. And regardless of our occupations, cost is a non-issue as we have always had savings set aside for a pet emergency as any responsible owner should.

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2013-03-14 5:34 am
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sorry , u get to work with the vet as they try to find
the proper combination for your dog.

do suggest a cut back in spending if not
a second job as this can and does ge expensive.

contact Boston Terrier clubs in area or the national
for info and forums.
參考: been there
2013-03-14 1:17 pm
Wow! Your dog went through quite a lot for a first time seizure event. I can give you some basic information as I am sure your vet also did. Usually the first time a dog has a seizure it is not life threatening and often the only one the dog has. It is common for the vet to do some basic bloodwork to rule out any internal organ problems. Often nothing is found and the owners are told to keep an eye for any others and medication is not started unless the seizures occur with some frequency determined by the vet - maybe twice a week or so. Your dog had more than the normal and you did everything right. I am not familiar with the new drug you mention - Zonisamide but have heard of the Valium being used. Hopefully this will help her. You need to be in pretty steady contact with your vet with updates on any future episodes she may have and any side effects that the new medication may be causing that you are not aware of.

Seizures become a life threatening situation when they come close together (which hers were), become very prolonged (perhaps 5 minutes or so) or she has one and doesn't come out of it. You have seen many together and, as I said, you did the correct thing.

I hope the best for you and your dog and that the medication helps to control the seizures in the future. Your vet may do some testing on the medication levels at some point to make sure it is in the therapeutic range. There are other medications or additional medications that can be used if the combination she is on now is not sufficient. Do not give up hope. Your experience so far is not the normal that most owners deal with.
2013-03-14 1:14 pm
Get a second opinion! This could be life thretening. Please call a different vet or take your dog to a different vet. I can not believe they told you they didn't find anything wrong, more like they don't know what is wrong. I hope your dog turns out okay!


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