Martinek Z, Horak F: Development of so - called «Genuine» Epileptic
Seizures in Dogs During Emotional Excitement.
Not exact matches
In this phase contestants were charged with analyzing retrospective prolonged intracranial EEG data recorded from four
dogs with naturally occurring epilepsy and from eight individuals with medication - resistant
seizures during evaluation for epilepsy surgery.
In the same light, epileptic people can now own a
dog that alerts them to an oncoming
seizure or to keep them from harm
during the duration of their
seizures.
There are many causes of
seizures in dogs; I don't think that the dental work without anaesthesia is connected to it as
seizures usually occur
during dental work not after.
This type of
seizure occurs when the calcium level drops below 6 mg / dl and
in dogs (but not cats) and seems to be associated with exercise
during the hypocalcemia state.
In most
dogs (38.4 %)
seizure episodes occurred
during sleep regardless of time of day.
An article
in the Journal of Holistic Veterinary Medicine discussed the use of an ice pack placed on the
dog's spine just before or
during a
seizure.
In 22.6 % of the affected
dogs, the
seizures occurred both
during sleep and while awake.
In general,
dogs do lose consciousness and they often, but not always, urinate or defecate
during a
seizure.
In addition, some
seizure medications cause issues with balance and the
dogs are trained, if needed, to help the child
during these times by walking beside them with a harness they can hold to help stabilize themselves.
o If you must leave your
dog unsupervised, secure him
in an area where he can not accidentally injure himself
during a
seizure (falling down steps, knocking over unstable or top - heavy items, falling into a pool, etc.) o If you must be away from home and there will be no adult at home who can look after the
dog, make sure you make arrangements for appropriate supervision and care for the
dog from people knowledgeable about his condition, informed on how best to care for him, and both willing and able to deal with a
seizure should one occur.
Many people believe
seizure alert
dogs (
dogs that sense and warn their masters of upcoming
seizures) or
seizure response
dogs (
dogs that provide assistance to their masters
during and after a
seizure) can provide epilepsy patients with a greater sense of control over their disorder because they seem to be able to help them avoid catastrophe
in public places, such as driving a car.
Do not attempt to put anything
in the
dog's mouth
during a
seizure.
In most cases, these
dogs are trained to recognize subtle behavior or body language changes
during seizure events.