My dog had a strange episode with urination. Was it a seizure?

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When I roll over this am, my dog has her head facing the wall in between my bed and night stand, so I call out to her and there is no response. She looks stuck and her back legs are locked for sure. She then starts a hopping/jumping motion that pushes her into the wall and looses control of her bladder. She is contracting a steady urine till bladder is empty. After a couple of minutes she seems fine but acting startled. I have no idea what happened or why!? Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 6 months old | 70 lbs

Lauren Jones VMD · Accepted Answer

Since Cali was having neurologically abnormal repeated behavior, seemed unaware of your presence, and lost control of her bladder, it seems likely that she had a seizure. One of the most common causes of seizures in a 3 year old dog is epilepsy, but other possibilities include liver diseases (portosystemic shunts), toxin exposure, or brain tumors. If another episode occurs, take a video to show to her vet. There is no need to rush to a vet after a one time occurrence, as she will likely not be started on any seizure control medications. However, should Cali have another seizure within a 24 hour period, she should go to an ER vet because this would be considered a "cluster seizure".

My dog had a strange episode with urination. Was it a seizure?

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