9 month old bassett-seizure/hospitalized. Help!!

milliegrace · 09-05-2011, 08:23 PM

Hey everyone. I need some help or to know if anyone else has ever experienced this. I have a 9 month old basset Millie. She has been healthy thus far. No problems whatsoever.

This morning we hung out inside mostly since it was raining here. Everything was normal. She did suck some water down pretty fast though. She was pretty normal energy till around noon when she started sleeping around the house. I figured she was just worn out. Though looking back now she was more lethargic than normal.

My toddler and I had to go to a family baseball came and Millie went to sleep in her crate. We were gone for 3 hours. I came back and went to take Millie out. I noticed right away she didn't jump up as normal and there was a slight limp to her back leg. My sister lives next door so I started heading that way with her. We have a duplex so it wasn't far or anything. I get right outside the door and Millie drops to the ground and starts having a bad seizure. I have never seen anything like this. Very violent and lasted about 2 minutes. She then layed there with no movement except breathing. Eyes were not tracking us.

Thankfully my sister and her friend were there. They put Millie in their car and my daughter and I got in mine. We went right to the ER Vet. Were there within 20 minutes. Millie was still pretty much unresponsive. Tongue hanging out the side of her mouth when she was carried in. Her eyes were following us though which was the only change.

We were there for about 3 hours. All of her blood work came back excellent so it is unlikely she had a virus/bacteria or ate anything toxic. She is still in the same state though not really responding to much. They said usually epileptic dogs would start to recover. They are thinking she has brain damage of some sort. They really could give me no explanation of what happened/is happening.

Millie is staying there overnight. I am praying she makes some progress tonight. I am at a loss as to what to do.

Has this ever happened to anyone else's dog? I am just baffled at would happen so suddenly in a healthy, young dog to where she ended up like this. They said she is pretty young for it to be epilepsy. I am so thankful my daughter saw none of it. She is 2 and it was pretty terrifying for me as a 27 year old.

Please share any ideas you could have about this!

Mikey T · 09-05-2011, 08:43 PM

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They said usually epileptic dogs would start to recover

Having had a dog that died of epilepsy it took her longer than most to get through the post ictal stage fully about 24 hours but within a minute or two she was up and walking , generally bumping into things but up and about. Remaining comotose is not a normal reaction to an epiletic siezure nor is is the age of the dog Idopatic epiliepsy 1year - 5 years with a high point of the bell curve around 18mnth-2 years Younger dog there is general another cause for the siezure. Common in realitive terms given the rareity of siezure causing disorders in general is a liver shunt but there should be some abnormalities in the blood work.

CANINE SEIZURES - OVERVIEW,
CAUSES AND TREATMENTS

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Following the seizure, the dog may lay motionless for a brief period. Eventually he will get up on his feet and may appear to be perfectly normal, but typically will show signs of post ictal behavior. These signs may include blindness, disorientation, pacing or running about the house bumping into things. The post-ictal behavior can last anywhere from hours to days after a seizure.

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it was pretty terrifying for me as a 27 year old.

You have every right to be terified Iwould be too right now I only wish I could give you sone encouraging informaion but that I can not But I and the rest of the crew will sling healing drool and pray for a full recovery.

vb3 · 09-05-2011, 08:53 PM

The symptoms you're describing sounds similar to another hound owner who unfortunately lost theirs not too long ago. They shared their experience with all of us on the Cyberhound boards. Check out the links below - I have no idea if this is what's happening to Millie or not but it sounds awfully similar to me. Hope it helps, and I hope Millie gets better.

We might lose our little Hannah

Our Little Hannah

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 09-05-2011, 09:07 PM

Thankfully, I've never had this happen, but I can sympathize with the feelings you are having right now. I hope beyond hope that Millie shows some improvement for you (and for her own sake of course).

We are sending healing vibes and drool to you and Millie. Please keep us posted on how she is.

klm42005 · 09-06-2011, 09:28 AM

This post just made my heart drop......sending prayers and healing drool Millie's way....please keep us posted.

~Woody Hayes' mom

milliegrace · 09-06-2011, 09:51 AM

I have some good news. Thank you everyone for thinking of Millie!!!

So I went to check on Millie and get news this morning. They put me in a room and I was waiting for some horrible news....when who walks in...Millie!

A little lower energy than normal but still jumped up and tail wagging. Parts of her leg were shaved and she had her little port for the iv on her. I got to take her outside for a little walk and she was just sniffing everything the whole way. It was a MAJOR turn around. I thought I was going to have make some hard decisions this morning that is what bad shape she was in last night. We are still at a loss as to why she had the seizure. Which is kind of scary to me. We don't know if it will happen again. She is going to meet with the neurologist today and see if she needs to take medication or if we need to see if it ever happens again. She should come home this evening. I am still a little nervous cause the seizure and afterwards were really scary. Hope I never have to see that again.

Mikey T · 09-06-2011, 10:04 AM

fwiw there are many many times that a dog only has 1 siezure and it never happens again. it is not worth worrying about unless the dog starts having frequent siezure and by frequent every nuerologiest defines it a bit differently but on the order of 1 every 3 month to 1 month would warrant treatment.

Mommy2MaggieMae · 09-06-2011, 10:19 AM

Hopefully Millie and your family don't have to go through anything like that again!

milliegrace · 09-06-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey T

fwiw there are many many times that a dog only has 1 siezure and it never happens again. it is not worth worrying about unless the dog starts having frequent siezure and by frequent every nuerologiest defines it a bit differently but on the order of 1 every 3 month to 1 month would warrant treatment.

Thanks Mikey! I admit I am not good in situations like that. Hoping it was a one time occurrence. If not we will do whatever is needed in the future to help her out. I was just so happy to see her walking in--never expected that!!

Annie714 · 09-06-2011, 11:25 AM

Keep up the healing Millie!! Annie is slinging some healing drool

09-05-2011, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
milliegrace Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 17	9 month old bassett-seizure/hospitalized. Help!! Hey everyone. I need some help or to know if anyone else has ever experienced this. I have a 9 month old basset Millie. She has been healthy thus far. No problems whatsoever. This morning we hung out inside mostly since it was raining here. Everything was normal. She did suck some water down pretty fast though. She was pretty normal energy till around noon when she started sleeping around the house. I figured she was just worn out. Though looking back now she was more lethargic than normal. My toddler and I had to go to a family baseball came and Millie went to sleep in her crate. We were gone for 3 hours. I came back and went to take Millie out. I noticed right away she didn't jump up as normal and there was a slight limp to her back leg. My sister lives next door so I started heading that way with her. We have a duplex so it wasn't far or anything. I get right outside the door and Millie drops to the ground and starts having a bad seizure. I have never seen anything like this. Very violent and lasted about 2 minutes. She then layed there with no movement except breathing. Eyes were not tracking us. Thankfully my sister and her friend were there. They put Millie in their car and my daughter and I got in mine. We went right to the ER Vet. Were there within 20 minutes. Millie was still pretty much unresponsive. Tongue hanging out the side of her mouth when she was carried in. Her eyes were following us though which was the only change. We were there for about 3 hours. All of her blood work came back excellent so it is unlikely she had a virus/bacteria or ate anything toxic. She is still in the same state though not really responding to much. They said usually epileptic dogs would start to recover. They are thinking she has brain damage of some sort. They really could give me no explanation of what happened/is happening. Millie is staying there overnight. I am praying she makes some progress tonight. I am at a loss as to what to do. Has this ever happened to anyone else's dog? I am just baffled at would happen so suddenly in a healthy, young dog to where she ended up like this. They said she is pretty young for it to be epilepsy. I am so thankful my daughter saw none of it. She is 2 and it was pretty terrifying for me as a 27 year old. Please share any ideas you could have about this! __________________ ~* Shannon *~ http://pdgm.pitapata.com/9uT5m4.png http://i55.tinypic.com/2ik6420.jpg

09-05-2011, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
vb3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 523	The symptoms you're describing sounds similar to another hound owner who unfortunately lost theirs not too long ago. They shared their experience with all of us on the Cyberhound boards. Check out the links below - I have no idea if this is what's happening to Millie or not but it sounds awfully similar to me. Hope it helps, and I hope Millie gets better. We might lose our little Hannah Our Little Hannah __________________ www.jowlsoffury.blogspot.com

09-05-2011, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
MollyMcFrecklesMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 1,182	Thankfully, I've never had this happen, but I can sympathize with the feelings you are having right now. I hope beyond hope that Millie shows some improvement for you (and for her own sake of course). We are sending healing vibes and drool to you and Millie. Please keep us posted on how she is. __________________ Michelle - proudly owned by Molly (21 mos) and Winston (14 months). Molly McFreckles' World: The adventures of a Basset Hound living with Addison's Disease and a baby brother named Winston

09-06-2011, 09:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
milliegrace Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 17	Positive update! I have some good news. Thank you everyone for thinking of Millie!!! So I went to check on Millie and get news this morning. They put me in a room and I was waiting for some horrible news....when who walks in...Millie! A little lower energy than normal but still jumped up and tail wagging. Parts of her leg were shaved and she had her little port for the iv on her. I got to take her outside for a little walk and she was just sniffing everything the whole way. It was a MAJOR turn around. I thought I was going to have make some hard decisions this morning that is what bad shape she was in last night. We are still at a loss as to why she had the seizure. Which is kind of scary to me. We don't know if it will happen again. She is going to meet with the neurologist today and see if she needs to take medication or if we need to see if it ever happens again. She should come home this evening. I am still a little nervous cause the seizure and afterwards were really scary. Hope I never have to see that again. __________________ ~* Shannon *~ http://pdgm.pitapata.com/9uT5m4.png http://i55.tinypic.com/2ik6420.jpg

09-06-2011, 10:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mommy2MaggieMae Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 137	Hopefully Millie and your family don't have to go through anything like that again! __________________ - Laura

09-06-2011, 09:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
klm42005 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Port Clinton, Ohio Posts: 437	This post just made my heart drop......sending prayers and healing drool Millie's way....please keep us posted. ~Woody Hayes' mom

09-06-2011, 10:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mikey T Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: West Warrwick, RI Posts: 7,729	fwiw there are many many times that a dog only has 1 siezure and it never happens again. it is not worth worrying about unless the dog starts having frequent siezure and by frequent every nuerologiest defines it a bit differently but on the order of 1 every 3 month to 1 month would warrant treatment.

09-06-2011, 11:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	Keep up the healing Millie!! Annie is slinging some healing drool __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

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