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[Whippets Rule]

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Hate to throw water on the fire BUT most fits occur when a dog is at rest and it's very common for them to occur in the early hours during deep sleep.My vet told me this and also friends with epileptic dogs have said the same.

Hope it's not fits but sadly i think your vets information is incorrect.

 

[Millie]

Hate to throw water on the fire BUT most fits occur when a dog is at rest and it's very common for them to occur in the early hours during deep sleep.My vet told me this and also friends with epileptic dogs have said the same.
Hope it's not fits but sadly i think your vets information is incorrect.

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Yes I go along with this too ! I look after my vets whippets when she goes on hols. One of her boys has fits and each one whilst he's been here, have happened whilst he was resting/sleeping.

 

[05whippet]

Hate to throw water on the fire BUT most fits occur when a dog is at rest and it's very common for them to occur in the early hours during deep sleep.My vet told me this and also friends with epileptic dogs have said the same.
Hope it's not fits but sadly i think your vets information is incorrect.

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Yes I go along with this too ! I look after my vets whippets when she goes on hols. One of her boys has fits and each one whilst he's been here, have happened whilst he was resting/sleeping.

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I too agree with the above,if it were me I think I'd be getting a second opinion from another vet.

 

[Lanakeshena]

Hate to throw water on the fire BUT most fits occur when a dog is at rest and it's very common for them to occur in the early hours during deep sleep.My vet told me this and also friends with epileptic dogs have said the same.
Hope it's not fits but sadly i think your vets information is incorrect.

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Yes I go along with this too ! I look after my vets whippets when she goes on hols. One of her boys has fits and each one whilst he's been here, have happened whilst he was resting/sleeping.

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I too agree with the above,if it were me I think I'd be getting a second opinion from another vet.

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I to agree with above, i would get a 2nd opinion, i have had pets and do have a pet with epilepsy and fitting.

Some fits if few and far between dont need medication, our old dog didnt need medication, just had to make sure he was in a safe place and couldnt get hurt if and when he did fit, he to had night fits, we would know as he'd be unsteady on his legs and very quiet for 24 hours afterwards. Our cat on the other hand has repeated fits one after the other, and were coming very 15 minutes, she does have to have medication, and leads a perfectly normal life. :thumbsup:

 

[CHRIS DOYLE]

Hello everyone. This is a subject I am revisiting to share with you the recent events.

Sheba, since I last posted on this subject, has had two further seizures and this is what they are now considered to be. We had her to the vet this afternoon following a fit she had this morning. Worryingly, as she was having it ,the whippets but for Pam's intervention, would have turned on Sheba with probably disasterous consequences. Anyway, she has had blood samples taken to rule out any other causes of the seizures following which she will probably be given medication, which we are told, will need to be administered for the rest of her life. I took a pic in the waiting room just before she went in. Has anyone any views on the efficasy of such treatment re a normal life? Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[posh totty]

hi lampy i have a friend with a dalmation with this problem and he lives a very good and active life! care has to taken when he is around their horses when a fit is likely and also sarahs child is removed but other then that almost normal life, had a few probs getting the med right and at right levels but now you would never know to be honest he ever has a problem, on end of the fone if you need me :thumbsup:

 

[FeeFee]

My friend's greyhound started having fits very suddenly and they were very frequent right from the start. When she started on medication it took a little while to get the dose right, but she's now doing fine and - fingers crossed - hasn't had a fit for several months and seems really well and happy.

Unfortunately it isn't uncommon for other dogs to attack a dog who's fitting, even if they are the best of friends otherwise

 

[marielou]

Many years ago now I had a border collie which has come off second in an encounter with a car, this left her with fits, the full blown thrashing about sort. We saw the vet and he was reluctant to prescribe anything, we just kept her safe when it happened. Within a few months they settled down a lot to where she had maybe one or two a year. We found it got worse if she got hot so we were always very careful that she drank plenty and was not allowed out when it was very hot outside. She lived a full and very happy life and we sadly lost her when she was 19yrs old!!!!

Take heart I know its looks awful and you worry so much about them but our Jess was still running in the woods trying to pick up fallen trees when she was a very old lady.

Wishing you all the best

Marie

 

[Noni]

My friend's collie has bad epilepsy (not very well controlled) and she has to leave him away from one of her other dogs when she is not there because this dog will attack the dog if he is having a seizure.

Her other two dogs ignore it all, except for this one bitch. So it may be wise to look out for this?

My little whippet has had three 'fits' over the last two years and just as you described. My vet is advising no action until they happen more frequently.

 

[JAX]

Sorry to hear about your dog , but you must be careful about leaving the whippets with her alone , I homed a rescue Greyhound with a couple who also had a rotty , they got on really great until the GH started to have fits and the Rottie tried to kill him . (w00t) I think its the `unknown` that makes the dogs do these things Unfortunately Danny the Greyhound fits got so bad he was PTS Maybe nowadays medication is so much better

all the best with her :luck:

 

[CHRIS DOYLE]

Sorry to hear about your dog , but you must be careful about leaving the whippets with her alone , I homed a rescue Greyhound with a couple who also had a rotty , they got on really great until the GH started to have fits and the Rottie tried to kill him .  (w00t) I think its the `unknown` that makes the dogs do these things  Unfortunately Danny the Greyhound fits got so bad he was PTS    Maybe nowadays medication is so much better 
all the best with her  :luck:

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Hi Jax. Yes the whippets are now segregated when Pam goes out. Also, when they go in kennels at hols time Sheba will not go. Pam comes on holiday with Diane andme with our whippets, Sheba will come as well now. I love Sheba and am pleased she comes with us now. Thanks Chris :thumbsup:

 

[Pennymeadow Whippets]

Did the dog have any problems before the car incident?maybe the collision caused a bleed in the brain has your vet checked for any signs of a tumor?or a fractured skull?

 

[*Lesley*]

Poor Sheba she is such a lovely girl, I hope you can get some medication to help her, good luck to you and Pam :luck: :luck: :huggles:

 

[Paula Roberts]

Hope all goes well with the medication Lampy, :thumbsup: :luck: Sheba look forwards to seeing you when you come on your holidays. :huggles:

 

[Whippets Rule]

Phenobarb works very well for most dogs once the correct level in the blood is established. It takes three weeks approx for the level to build and at this time the dog has a blood test...if the level is wrong,then the tablets will be increased/decreased and the dog re-tested after three weeks.

Sometimes phenobarb alone isn't enough or just doesn't do the trick in which case pottasium bromide is the other drug of choice.

sadly expect things to get slightly worse before they get better because until the drug/s reach the required levels the dog can carry on fitting.

My parents border collie is ten now and has had fits on and off since he was two...he no longer fits and leads a normal life but his drugs were upped recently as his face started to twitch....my beagle boy Parker also had his phenobarb increased because his littl face started twitching too.

The only thing i will say is that phenobarb makes dogs hungrier and thirstier and initially with Parker he took to licking the fridge and worrying for food,this has settled but he is now a very very food motivated dog and has recently been put on a diet.....other than the food mania he leads a normal life right now.

edited to add......other dogs can attack and injure a fitting dog but also as a dog comes out of its fit it is unable to see for a while and can be very frightened and aggressive both to other dogs and owner..we had to shut Parker in the bedroom and leave him for ten minutes until his vision returned as he was aggressive after his last fit...the dog has no idea who you are,it is blind(due to massively dilated pupils) very scared and very disorientated.

HTH

 

[william hill]

hi all never done a post before so please bare with me

my best ever little friend inka a five year old whippet bitch has been by my side and confidant for five years and we are a comlete double act, 10 days ago she ran from me, fliped over and had a huge fit and i mean huge i ran back with her in my arms and of to the vet they put her on a drip etc etc and four days later she had about 9 fits in one day and was de hydating badly back to the vets till midnight on a drip and she sort of never came out of post fit i said i had read about pexion and they agreed but said she realy needed to se a neuro spesialist , off we went mri scan spinal tap reviled the worst that she had leasions on her left side of her brain and abnormal stemm sell results she has been put on keppra 500mg 6 tablets twice a day 5m predisolone clinacian every 8 hrs and halve a 400mg pexion three times a day , We are 10 days on and not had a fit but tonght she looked for all the world to have a hypo we gave her a biscut and a drink and she has just slept, but why i have made this post is she is so thirsty on these meds she pees and pees and pees and eats like a train , but the heart breaking bit is she acts as if i am a stranger and its as i have lost my best mate, please some one tell me there is light at the end of this tunnel as i cant take much more of seeing my little mate so confused and terrified of not even being sure if its me , every day no sleep for us and her downstairs is a toilet and she just looks as if to say this is a nightmare,

has anyone any thoughts that are different to our current vet meds as i am at a loss

best regards

william hill

 

[The Dog House - Watford]

Hi Chris,

I just wanted to check in and see how Sheba got on at the vets. Did they have any conclusions for her "behaviour"?.