Seizure?

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TwyfordM

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So my nans been rushed into hospital and we have her little jr x chi here, he's a regular at ours often stays here for a days/weeks so although nan being taken to hospital is obviously going to stress him out its not uncommon.

He's just jumped onto my mums lap and has what we are guessing was a seizure (he's on route to vets now, waiting on news) went suddenly very ridged, totally glazed look, stopped breathing and his muscles and even jaw were locked tight, tried to check if he was choking and had to force open his mouth. Quickly started rubbing his chest and slowly he started to breathe normally and his muscles started to untighten and he just laid on my lap and started falling asleep, which as he never sits still is more than slightly concerning 😳 he seems back with the land of the living now but just wants to sleep and when i popped him on the floor to see if he could walk he took two steps and flopped down and almost went to sleep right there. Vets wanted him in straight away so he's on route, but just curious in the mean time if anyone's experienced something similar? Nan also not in a good way so fingers crossed for them both and I'm going to continue climbing the walls waiting for news 😳
 
Probably a bit different but I had a Lab who had epileptic seizures from being about 18 months old, she could have them in the middle of a walk, anywhere, she once had one on the beach. His seizure sounds similar to hers but possibly more concerning if he is older and it's his first one. It could be caused by stress.

I hope both the dog and his owner are soon better.
 
Pearlsasinger said:
Probably a bit different but I had a Lab who had epileptic seizures from being about 18 months old, she could have them in the middle of a walk, anywhere, she once had one on the beach. His seizure sounds similar to hers but possibly more concerning if he is older and it's his first one. It could be caused by stress.

I hope both the dog and his owner are soon better.
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Thanks, He's around 5 i think and nothing previous. Vets said no temperature, but his muscles are still tight internally. They're waiting to see if he poos as they're thinking he's potentially ingested something bad. Nan meanwhile is on a spinal board and off for a CT scan 🙈
 
He's home, they're going to assume it's stress and only do further investigations if it reoccurs 🙄 as much as i appreciate the PDSA for people like my nan who are retired, disabled and would struggle to afford full price vet care, they really don't do a thorough investigation. I think my nan may have him insured but need to go through paperwork as I'll be lucky if she can remember her own name right now 😳 fingers crossed, he's insured still and can get some proper investigation done if it's not a one off...
He's perked up a little at least!
 
rara007 said:
How’s he getting on?
And nan too!
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Seems ok, back to little big man syndrome 🙄 keeping a close eye though.
Nans been moved to the renal unit at a bigger hospital, shes out of ICU, they can't find any problems with back etc but she's still complaining of pain there. First concern is stabilising kidneys and getting dialysis back under control. Long road ahead there but she's out of the immediate danger zone at least
 
Is anyone have tried giving Marijuana to their pets for Medical purposes? I have read many articles about medical marijuana and how it can be used to treat seizures, nausea, stress, anxiety, arthritis, back pain, symptoms of cancer, and gastrointestinal issues, among other health conditions in dogs. Like this article about a marijuana strain from https://www.gyo.green/heavyweight-seeds-fruit-punch-hvy-frp-f.html. Alternatively, they’ve also found new ways to infuse cannabis on food and beverages. If this is true I can’t find any solid conclusive evidence that speaks to its efficacy. Any personal experience or testimonial would be highly appreciated. Thanks
 
Theres no efficacy studys as of yet as far as I'm aware but numerous clinical trials are ongoing into its use in dogs in the usa. Its showing some very promising for helping control seizures in some types of epilepsy.

Dogs however are quite sensitive to the affects of cannaboids so dosing can be a challenge ( overdose is commonly seen as dogs steal) but as its curently not legal for a vet to precribe so theres no official dosing schedule available. Though I do know as a fact some of the holistic vets im Australia been prescribing and selling the cbd oil.

I'm not convinced its the new "miracle cure" for multiple conditions... but it does have some promise...Wether it will be better and safer then the current treatments remains to be seen. Hopefully it will help but we need accurate dose rates becuase overdosing is a huge issue.

From personal experience of overdoses I am not a fan of giving it or recommending it without a researched rate availiable. Dogs are very sensitive to the drug and it takes a very long time to clear from their system versus humans. It can causes quite severe depression, vomiting, abnormal heart rates, ataxia and urine dribbling, failure to temperature regulate,seizures coma etc. It kills occasionally at high dose. Some dogs also get very agitated on it even at low doses. Recovery can take a long time-days in the cases of severe overdoses.
Like most drugs the dose is the difference between treatment and toxin.

The pharmacys selling urine tests now has been a massive help. As obviously all of the above are very serious signs of illness and knowing why they are happening is important.

There is NO cure or reversal for an overdose so you have to wait it out and treat symptomatically. So the lack of a set dose rate makes things a bit..interesting.

That said Cbd appears to be much less likely to show adverse affects then the THC as it doesnt produce the same level of high. Time will tell of its actually helping dogs with certain conditions....or sedating them and preventing them from showing distress in painful conditions.
Theres some studies into its affect on Osteoarthritis in dogs are ongoing.

At this point I wouldn't recommend it over drugs with known dose rates and known side effects but Il freely admit it needs a lot more research into it and I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of the clinical trials.
 
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