OneFineAcre
Herd Master
We have this little dog "Buddy" who had a seizure or something today. We think he may be a Cockapoo or something like that. He is definitely one of those little yippy designer cross breeds. The reason we don't know for sure what he is, is because I picked him up in the middle of the road on a Friday night around 10pm about a year and a half ago. I almost hit him in the road on the way to the store. On the way back, I stopped and picked him up.
Not a big fan of yippy dogs, but didn't want him to get killed either. You could tell that he had recently been given a bath because he smelled clean, and I had no idea that I would still have him. Put a big sign up at the store, checked Craigslist etc. No luck. Obviously, somebody didn't care for him and dumped him out. Anyway, this picture will explain why I still have him.
So, this morning, I was in the kitchen and Rachel yelled "Daddy, something's wrong with Buddy". So, I went in there and he couldn't stand up. I thought something was wrong with his front leg. Rachel picked him up and I looked at his foot and didn't see anything wrong. So I told her to put him down. He couldn't stand up, and I knew then that something was wrong with him. I picked him up and sat down on the couch with him and told Rachel to go out an and get her mom who was milking goats. He went stiff, and his eyes were rolled back. I thought he was going to die in my arms right then. After a few minutes he seemed to regain consciousness, but he was trembling and you could tell that whatever happened it scared him. After a while he returned to normal, but was still a little subdued acting. An hour later, he acted like nothing ever happened.
I guess I have another vet bill in my future. Anyone ever had a dog have seizures? My wife said that they once had a standard poodle who had them all the time.
Not a big fan of yippy dogs, but didn't want him to get killed either. You could tell that he had recently been given a bath because he smelled clean, and I had no idea that I would still have him. Put a big sign up at the store, checked Craigslist etc. No luck. Obviously, somebody didn't care for him and dumped him out. Anyway, this picture will explain why I still have him.
So, this morning, I was in the kitchen and Rachel yelled "Daddy, something's wrong with Buddy". So, I went in there and he couldn't stand up. I thought something was wrong with his front leg. Rachel picked him up and I looked at his foot and didn't see anything wrong. So I told her to put him down. He couldn't stand up, and I knew then that something was wrong with him. I picked him up and sat down on the couch with him and told Rachel to go out an and get her mom who was milking goats. He went stiff, and his eyes were rolled back. I thought he was going to die in my arms right then. After a few minutes he seemed to regain consciousness, but he was trembling and you could tell that whatever happened it scared him. After a while he returned to normal, but was still a little subdued acting. An hour later, he acted like nothing ever happened.
I guess I have another vet bill in my future. Anyone ever had a dog have seizures? My wife said that they once had a standard poodle who had them all the time.
Buddy may not have another for a very long time and yet they could start increasing rapidly. Seizures in dogs are controllable with medication. Just monitor him and if he starts having more, meds are best. Usually a dog that has a seizure will eventually have more. It would be a good idea to get a round of bloodwork done. Poodles are very prone to seizures so poodle mixes are certainly at higher risk. 
